scholarly journals Impact of Varied Menu Nutrition Labelling Formats on Consumer Food Selections using FAFH

2021 ◽  
pp. 199-207
Author(s):  
D. Kalaivani ◽  
Sarvesh Jadhav ◽  
Radhika Hedaoo
Keyword(s):  
Foreseeable Future ◽  
Traffic Light ◽  
Public Health Action ◽  
Free Sugars ◽  
Nutrition Labelling ◽  
Food And Beverage ◽  
Health Action ◽  
Total Fat ◽  
The Impact ◽  
One Way Anova

The adoption of menu labelling in restaurant menus is a sporadic but constructive pursuit worldwide. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of varied menu labelling formats on consumer food acceptance alongside the consumer’s knowledge about nutrition hitherto.162 adults aged 18–40 were distributed among the three menu classification settings: (1) No labelling; (2) kilocalorie labelling; (3) kilocalorie, total fat and free sugars with TLS (Traffic light system) labelling. Participants were offered with their allocated menu online via goggle forms and instructed to select two starters as they would at any restaurant. Followed by this, the participants were exposed to all the three menu labelling conditions simultaneously and were asked to select any one of the three menu category formats which they would prefer to see at restaurants. The variances in the macronutrient content of the starters selected by the participant’s as per the allocated menu classification condition were analysed using one way ANOVA. Legislatively mandated menu labelling schemes at food and beverage establishments needs to be emphasized and enforced politically, to function as prime drivers of public health action in foreseeable future.

scholarly journals Healthy-Canteen Displays: A Tactic to Encourage Community Sport Canteens to Provide Healthier Food and Beverage Options

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (19) ◽  
pp. 10194
Author(s):  
Gina Trakman ◽  
Kiera Staley ◽  
Adrienne Forsyth ◽  
Brooke Devlin ◽  
Anne Skiadopoulos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Health Behaviours ◽  
Healthy Foods ◽  
Traffic Light ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Community Sport ◽  
Trade Show ◽  
Food And Beverage ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Impact

(1) Background: Community sport settings present a range of conflicting health behaviours, including the tension between being physically active and consuming discretionary foods. Therefore, community sport settings are considered a promising location for health promotion. The aim of this project was to evaluate perceptions, knowledge and the impact (e.g., barriers and outcomes) of a healthy-canteen (cafeteria) display, based on traffic light labeling (TLL), which was set up at an Australian Basketball Association Managers’ Convention and Trade Show. (2) Methods: We set up a healthy ‘canteen display and surveyed Basketball managers on their perceptions of the display before (Survey 1) and after (Survey 2) visiting the display. Three months later they were surveyed (Survey 3) on changes made to their community sport canteens. (3) Results: Eighty-eight, 76 and 22 participants completed Surveys 1, 2 and 3, respectively. Participants believed stocking healthy foods and beverages was important (mean 8.5/10). Food waste, lack of consumer interest and price were identified barriers to stocking healthy foods. After visiting the display, 75% were inspired to make changes and 50% were surprised by the differences between their perceptions of the healthfulness of foods and the TLL ratings. Post-convention, 41% and 70% made or had planned healthy changes to their community sport canteen. (4) Conclusions: A healthy-canteen display is a low-cost, easy-to-implement strategy that may be able to direct self-driven improvement in the healthfulness of foods stocked at community canteens and lead to improved nutritional intakes at these venues.

scholarly journals Vaccination is Australia's most important COVID-19 public health action, even though herd immunity is unlikely

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma S McBryde ◽  
Michael T Meehan ◽  
Jamie Sziklay ◽  
Adeshina Adekunle ◽  
Abdul Kuddus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reproduction Number ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Severe Disease ◽  
Herd Immunity ◽  
Public Health Action ◽  
Herd Protection ◽  
Health Action ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Indirect Protection ◽  
Better Than

The Australian National Cabinet four-step plan to transition to post-pandemic re-opening begins with vaccination to achieve herd protection and protection of the health system against a surge in COVID-19 cases. Assuming a pre-vaccination reproduction number for the Delta variant of 5, we show that for the current Mixed program of vaccinating over 60s with AstraZeneca and 16-60s with Pfizer we would not achieve herd immunity. We would need to cover 85% of the population (including many 5-16 year-olds to achieve herd immunity). At lower reproduction number of 3 and our current Mixed strategy, we can achieve herd immunity without vaccinating 5-15 year olds. This will be achieved at a 60% coverage pursuing a strategy targetting high transmitters or 70% coverage using a strategy targetting the vulnerable first. A reproduction number of 7 precludes achieving herd immunity, however vaccination is able to prevent 75% of deaths compared with no vaccination. We also examine the impact of vaccination on death in the event that herd immunity is not achieved. Direct effects of vaccination on reducing death are very good for both Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines. However we estimate that the Mixed or Pfizer program performs better than the AstraZeneca program. Furthermore, vaccination levels below the herd immunity threshold can lead to substantial (albeit incomplete) indirect protection for both vaccinated and unvaccinated populations. Given the potential for not reaching herd immunity, we need to consider what level of severe disease and death is acceptable, balanced against the consequences of ongoing aggressive control strategies.

scholarly journals Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Maternal Mortality Ratio: a time series study in Bahia, Brazil.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rita de Cássia Oliveira de Carvalho-Sauer ◽  
Maria da Conceição Nascimento Costa ◽  
Maria Gloria Teixeira ◽  
Estela Maria Ramos do Nascimento ◽  
Ediane Maria Filardi Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Mortality ◽  
Polynomial Regression ◽  
Maternal Mortality Ratio ◽  
Public Health Action ◽  
Maternal Deaths ◽  
Live Births ◽  
Health Action ◽  
Mortality Ratio ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Series Study

Abstract BackgroundLittle is known about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal mortality in Brazil. Therefore the objective of this study is to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the maternal mortality in the State of Bahia, Brazil.MethodsThis study used state databases for data on maternal deaths and live births in Bahia, Brazil, from January 1, 2011 to September 30, 2020. The time trend of MMR was analyzed through polynomial regression analysis, of order 6. Predict monthly (Jan-Sep) and annual values,​​for 2020, were estimated by the additive Holt-Winters exponential smoothing algorithm, with 95% confidence interval, and the accuracy MMR forecasts for 2020 was assessed by checking the smoothing coefficients and the mean errors.ResultsBetween January 1 and September 30, 2020, the MMR in Bahia, Brazil, was 79.51/100,000 live births, 60.7% higher than the expected ratio (49.48 [95% CI 60.27-38.70]). The increase on maternal mortality ratio relative to expected values was observed throughout the 2020 months. However, only from May, when the COVID-19 epidemic rose sharply, it exceeded the upper limit of the 95% CI of the monthly prediction. In August, we can observe a dramatical decrease in the maternal mortality ratio, followed by an increase in September. Of the 109 registered maternal deaths in 2020, 16 (14.7%) had COVID-19 related to the causes of death.ConclusionsThe COVID-19 pandemic is causing devastating consequences for maternal mortality, in Bahia, Brazil. An urgent public health action is needed to prevent and reduce maternal deaths during this pandemic, in Brazil.

scholarly journals The potential and value of epidemiology in curbing non-communicable diseases

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Patel ◽  
R. Webster
Keyword(s):  
Critical Role ◽  
Premature Mortality ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Socioeconomic Disparities ◽  
Public Health Action ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
New Science ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Health Action ◽  
The Impact

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have reached pandemic levels globally and pose a major threat to social and economic development worldwide. The discipline of epidemiology has done much to bring this issue to the forefront of global health. Epidemiological approaches have broadened our understanding of the impact of NCDs in widening socioeconomic disparities. Over a number of decades, this discipline has also contributed to the development of many preventive measures and treatments of known efficacy and safety. However, epidemiology also has a critical role to play in better translating these discoveries into practice, through the new science of implementation. As we strive to achieve the “25 by 25” goal of a 25% reduction in premature mortality from common NCDs by 2025, the discipline of epidemiology will need to continuously evolve to remain an essential tool for public health action.

Is technological change a devourer of jobs?

2017 ◽  
pp. 111-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Kapeliushnikov
Keyword(s):  
Technological Change ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Employment Growth ◽  
Foreseeable Future ◽  
Employment Effects ◽  
Technological Unemployment ◽  
Micro Level ◽  
Task Sets ◽  
The Impact

The paper provides a critical analysis of the idea of technological unemployment. The overview of the existing literature on the employment effects of technological change shows that on the micro-level there exists strong and positive relationship between innovations and employment growth in firms; on the sectoral level this correlation becomes ambiguous; on the macro-level the impact of new technologies seems to be positive or neutral. This implies that fears of explosive growth of technological unemployment in the foreseeable future are exaggerated. Our analysis further suggests that new technologies affect mostly the structure of employment rather than its level. Additionally we argue that automation and digitalisation would change mostly task sets within particular occupations rather than distribution of workers by occupations.

The Impact of Oil Price Fluctuations on Industry Stock Returns: Evidence from International Markets

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Elias Randjbaran ◽  
Reza Tahmoorespour ◽  
Marjan Rezvani ◽  
Meysam Safari
Keyword(s):  
Stock Returns ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
The United States ◽  
Oil Price ◽  
Price Variation ◽  
Price Changes ◽  
Price Fluctuations ◽  
Food And Beverage ◽  
The Impact

This study investigates the impact of oil price variation on 14 industries in six markets, including Canada, China, France, India, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Panel weekly data were collected from June 1998 to December 2011. The results indicate that price fluctuations primarily affect the Oil and Gas as well as the Mining industries and have the least influence on the Food and Beverage industry. Furthermore, in three out of six of these countries (Canada, France, and the U.K.), oil price changes negatively affect the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology industry. One possible reason for the negative relationship between oil price changes and the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology industries in the above-mentioned countries is that the governments of these countries fund their healthcare systems. Portfolio managers and investors will find the results of this study useful because it enables adjusting portfolios based on knowledge of the industries that are impacted the most or the least by oil price fluctuations.

Estimating the number of cases during COVID-19 pandemics using a web-based tool: first week results of “COVID-19 TRENDS” social media project in the Araba-Alava province in Basque country, Spain. (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ignacio Garitano ◽  
Manuel Linares ◽  
Laura Santos ◽  
Ruth Gil ◽  
Elena Lapuente ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Basque Country ◽  
Case Definition ◽  
Public Health Action ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Health Action ◽  
Estimate Number ◽  
Media Project

UNSTRUCTURED On 28th February a case of COVID-19 was declared in Araba-Álava province, Spain. In Spain, a confinement and movement restrictions were established by Spanish Government at 14th March 2020. We implemented a web-based tool to estimate number of cases during the pandemic. We present the results in Áraba-Álava province. We reached a response rate of 10,3% out a 331.549 population. We found that 22,4 % fulfilled the case definition. This tool rendered useful to inform public health action.

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