Growing our future: Introducing the Pacific School Food Network to support healthy school food and nutrition environments for better nourished children in the Pacific Islands

Sarah Burkhart; Pragya Singh; Jessica E Raneri; Ann Hayman; Sefano Katz; Ulamila Matairakula; Clarissa Mackay; Bridget Horsey; Steven Underhill; Ateca Kama; Josephine Maelaua; Brynn Demei; Arlene Mitchell; Mamta Gurung Nyangmi; Tebwaatoki Taawetia; Tabera Tekatu; Danny Hunter

doi:10.1016/j.lanwpc.2021.100338

Growing our future: Introducing the Pacific School Food Network to support healthy school food and nutrition environments for better nourished children in the Pacific Islands

Lancet Reg Health West Pac. 2021 Dec 13:18:100338. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2021.100338. eCollection 2022 Jan.

Authors

Sarah Burkhart¹, Pragya Singh², Jessica E Raneri³, Ann Hayman⁴, Sefano Katz⁵, Ulamila Matairakula⁵, Clarissa Mackay⁶, Bridget Horsey¹, Steven Underhill⁷, Ateca Kama⁸, Josephine Maelaua⁹, Brynn Demei¹⁰, Arlene Mitchell¹¹, Mamta Gurung Nyangmi¹², Tebwaatoki Taawetia¹³, Tabera Tekatu¹³, Danny Hunter¹⁴

Affiliations

¹ Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland Australia.
² Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Public Health and Primary Care, College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Fiji National University, Fiji Islands.
³ Senior Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture Advisor to both Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research and Agricultural Development and Food Security Section, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Canberra.
⁴ Food Safety and Nutrition Consultant, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Subregional Office for the Pacific Islands.
⁵ Pacific Blue Foundation, P.O.B 13306, Suva, Fiji Islands.
⁶ Eat Right, Be Bright, New Zealand.
⁷ Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland Australia.
⁸ Manager National Food and Nutrition Centre, P.O. Box 2450, Government Buildings, Suva, Fiji.
⁹ School of Public Health, Faculty of Nursing, Medicine and Health Sciences, Solomon Islands National University, Honiara, Solomon Islands.
¹⁰ Ministry of Education, Madalaii Box 189 Koror, Palau.
¹¹ Executive Director, Global Child Nutrition Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA.
¹² Asia Pacific Coordinator Global Child Nutrition Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA.
¹³ Ministry of Education, Bikenibeu, Republic of Kiribati.
¹⁴ Alliance of Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Rome, Italy.

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