Charting Availability of Processed and Unprocessed Foods in School Neighbourhood Nutrition Environments in an Urban Australian Setting

Charting Availability of Processed and Unprocessed Foods in School Neighbourhood Nutrition Environments in an Urban Australian Setting

School Neighbourhood Nutrition Environments (SNNEs) can facilitate or impede healthy eating. This study describes the SNNEs surrounding 6 Good Start Program (GSP) schools in 5 suburbs in Logan, Queensland. Relative density of healthy and unhealthy food outlets was calculated for SNNEs surrounding GS...

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Main Authors: Holly Oaken, Lisa Vaughan, Nicola Fa’avale, Robert S. Ware, Lisa Schubert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Environmental and Public Health
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8397469
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spelling doaj-a291c0eeebae44489b4c73cee2a67cec2020-11-24T23:06:24ZengHindawi LimitedJournal of Environmental and Public Health1687-98051687-98132017-01-01201710.1155/2017/83974698397469Charting Availability of Processed and Unprocessed Foods in School Neighbourhood Nutrition Environments in an Urban Australian SettingHolly Oaken0Lisa Vaughan1Nicola Fa’avale2Robert S. Ware3Lisa Schubert4School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Public Health Building, Herston, QLD 4006, AustraliaSchool of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Public Health Building, Herston, QLD 4006, AustraliaSchool of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Public Health Building, Herston, QLD 4006, AustraliaSchool of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Public Health Building, Herston, QLD 4006, AustraliaSchool of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Public Health Building, Herston, QLD 4006, AustraliaSchool Neighbourhood Nutrition Environments (SNNEs) can facilitate or impede healthy eating. This study describes the SNNEs surrounding 6 Good Start Program (GSP) schools in 5 suburbs in Logan, Queensland. Relative density of healthy and unhealthy food outlets was calculated for SNNEs surrounding GSP (6) and non-GSP (10) schools within the 5 suburbs. Relative accessibility of minimally processed and highly processed food and drink in SNNEs of the 6 GSP schools was determined using shelf measurements of snack foods. Unhealthy outlets greatly outnumber healthy outlets (mean relative density 15.6%, median 19.1%). The majority of outlets stock predominantly highly processed food and drink. Study areas are dominated by unhealthy food outlets and highly processed food.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8397469
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Nicola Fa’avale
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Lisa Schubert
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Lisa Vaughan
Nicola Fa’avale
Robert S. Ware
Lisa Schubert
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Journal of Environmental and Public Health
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title Charting Availability of Processed and Unprocessed Foods in School Neighbourhood Nutrition Environments in an Urban Australian Setting
title_short Charting Availability of Processed and Unprocessed Foods in School Neighbourhood Nutrition Environments in an Urban Australian Setting
title_full Charting Availability of Processed and Unprocessed Foods in School Neighbourhood Nutrition Environments in an Urban Australian Setting
title_fullStr Charting Availability of Processed and Unprocessed Foods in School Neighbourhood Nutrition Environments in an Urban Australian Setting
title_full_unstemmed Charting Availability of Processed and Unprocessed Foods in School Neighbourhood Nutrition Environments in an Urban Australian Setting
title_sort charting availability of processed and unprocessed foods in school neighbourhood nutrition environments in an urban australian setting
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series Journal of Environmental and Public Health
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1687-9813
publishDate 2017-01-01
description School Neighbourhood Nutrition Environments (SNNEs) can facilitate or impede healthy eating. This study describes the SNNEs surrounding 6 Good Start Program (GSP) schools in 5 suburbs in Logan, Queensland. Relative density of healthy and unhealthy food outlets was calculated for SNNEs surrounding GSP (6) and non-GSP (10) schools within the 5 suburbs. Relative accessibility of minimally processed and highly processed food and drink in SNNEs of the 6 GSP schools was determined using shelf measurements of snack foods. Unhealthy outlets greatly outnumber healthy outlets (mean relative density 15.6%, median 19.1%). The majority of outlets stock predominantly highly processed food and drink. Study areas are dominated by unhealthy food outlets and highly processed food.
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