@article{fdi:010079546,
  title = {{B}enchmarking food environment policies for the prevention of diet-related non-communicable diseases in {K}enya : national expert panel's assessment and priority recommendations},
  author = {{A}siki, {G}. and {W}anjohi, {M}. {N}. and {B}arnes, {A}. and {B}ash, {K}. and {M}uthuri, {S}. and {A}mugsi, {D}. and {D}oughman, {D}. and {K}imani, {E}. and {V}andevijvere, {S}. and {H}oldsworth, {M}ichelle},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}ntroduction {U}nhealthy food environments drive the increase of diet-related non-communicable diseases ({NCD}s). {O}bjective {W}e aimed to examine healthy food environment policies in {K}enya and identify priorities for future action. {M}ethods {U}sing the {H}ealthy {F}ood {E}nvironment {P}olicy {I}ndex ({F}ood-{EPI}) we collected evidence on the extent of government action to create healthy food environments across 13 policy and infrastructure support domains and 43 related good practice indicators between 2017 and 2018. {A} panel of 15 national experts rated the extent of government action on each indicator compared to the policy development cycle and international best practice respectively. {B}ased on gaps found, actions to improve food environments in {K}enya were identified and prioritized. {R}esults {I}n the policy development cycle, 16/43 (37%) of good practice policy indicators were judged to be in 'implementation' phase, including: food composition targets, packaged foods' ingredient lists/nutrient declarations; systems regulating health claims; restrictions on marketing breast milk substitutes; and school nutrition policies. {I}nfrastructure support actions in 'implementation' phase included: food-based dietary guidelines; strong political support to reduce {NCD}s; comprehensive {NCD} action plan; transparency in developing food policies; and surveys monitoring nutritional status. {H}alf (22/43) of the indicators were judged to be 'in development'. {C}ompared to international best practice, the {K}enyan {G}overnment was judged to be performing relatively well ('medium' implementation) in one policy (restrictions on marketing breast milk substitutes) and three infrastructure support areas (political leadership; comprehensive implementation plan; and ensuring all food policies are sensitive to nutrition). {I}mplementation for 36 (83.7%) indicators were rated as 'low' or 'very little'. {T}aking into account importance and feasibility, seven actions within the areas of leadership, food composition, labelling, promotion, prices and health-in-all-policies were prioritized. {C}onclusion {T}his baseline assessment is important in creating awareness to address gaps in food environment policy. {R}egular monitoring using {F}ood-{EPI} may contribute to addressing the burden of diet-related {NCD}s in {K}enya.},
  keywords = {{KENYA}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{PL}o{S} {O}ne},
  volume = {15},
  numero = {8},
  pages = {e0236699 [16 p.]},
  ISSN = {1932-6203},
  year = {2020},
  DOI = {10.1371/journal.pone.0236699},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010079546},
}