Addressing inequities in healthy eating

Sharon Friel; Libby Hattersley; Laura Ford; Kerryn O'Rourke

doi:10.1093/heapro/dav073

Addressing inequities in healthy eating

Health Promot Int. 2015 Sep:30 Suppl 2:ii77-88. doi: 10.1093/heapro/dav073.

Authors

Sharon Friel¹, Libby Hattersley², Laura Ford², Kerryn O'Rourke³

Affiliations

¹ Regulatory Institutions Network, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia Menzies Centre for Health Policy, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia sharon.friel@anu.edu.au.
² Menzies Centre for Health Policy, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
³ Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth), Melbourne, Australia.

PMID: 26420812
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dav073

Abstract

What, when, where and how much people eat is influenced by a complex mix of factors at societal, community and individual levels. These influences operate both directly through the food system and indirectly through political, economic, social and cultural pathways that cause social stratification and influence the quality of conditions in which people live their lives. These factors are the social determinants of inequities in healthy eating. This paper provides an overview of the current evidence base for addressing these determinants and for the promotion of equity in healthy eating.

Keywords: diet; inequalities in health; policy and implementation.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Diet*
Health Behavior
Health Promotion
Health Status Disparities*
Humans
Public Health Practice
Residence Characteristics
Socioeconomic Factors