Menu-Labeling Policy in King County, Washington

Community Health Nursing Advocacy: A Concept Analysis

“…This involves taking a position on an issue, and initiating actions in a deliberate attempt to influence private and public policy choices (Labonte, 1994). Examples of advocacy work that resulted in health policy changes include previously highlighted smoke-free work places, restaurants and bars legislation (Curry et al, 2014;Nagelhout et al, 2014), health care worker protection from dangers of harzadous drugs (Eisenberg, 2012); and restaurant menu labeling (Johnson et al, 2012). CHN advocacy is important for the implementation and sustainability of legislation that impacts community health.…”

“…For example, in coordination with its members, the American Public Health Association (APHA) collaborates with key decision-makers to shape public policies that address public health concerns such as access to care, food safety, hunger and nutrition, environmental health issues, disease control, international health, and tobacco control (APHA, 2014). Other specific examples of advocacy-driven public health policies include: (1) smoke-free work places, restaurants, and bars (American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation, 2014;Nagelhout et al, 2014); (2) tobacco retail display ban-a point-of-sale initiative to reduce youth exposure to tobacco product marketing (Curry, Schmitt, & Juster, 2014); (3) the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health guidelines in Washington State that protect health care workers from dangers of hazardous drugs (Eisenberg, 2012); and (4) restaurant menu labeling in King County Washington State that requires chain restaurants with 15 or more locations nationwide to provide calorie, saturated fat, carbohydrate, and sodium information to customers (Johnson, Payne, McNeese, & Allen, 2012). These public health issues and policies directly impact the health of communities.…”

“…Active engagement with clients and decision makers (Eisenberg, 2012;Johnson et al, 2012;Maryland & Gonzalez, 2012;Speirs et al, 2013), 2. Education or information sharing sessions about issues to ensure that everyone involved is well informed (Kohnke, 1982;Rasberry, 2008), and 3.…”

Ready for Policy? Stakeholder Attitudes Toward Menu Labelling in Toronto, Canada

“…3 e.g., King County. 28 Although Toronto is not the first jurisdiction in Canada to explore menu labelling in-depth (e.g., British Columbia as noted above), the diverse population and equally heterogeneous and large restaurant community (Toronto has more restaurants than does the entire province of British Columbia) requires a unique, measured, and collaborative approach. Our research has indicated that there is a base of public support for and intended use of nutrition information displayed in restaurants.…”

Advancing Rural Food Access Policy Research Priorities: Process and Potential of a Transdisciplinary Working Group

“…Created in 2009 by CDC's Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity (DNPAO), 4 NOPREN participants conduct transdisciplinary nutrition-and obesityrelated policy research and evaluation along a policy change continuum (see figure 1) (Blanck & Kim, 2012). Since its inception, NOPREN has evaluated policies and processes for promoting healthy eating in a variety of settings at the local (Johnson, Payne, McNeese, & Allen, 2012;Sharkey, Dean, & Nalty, 2012;Ulmer, Rathert, & Rose, 2012), state (Cradock, Wiking, Olliges, & Gortmaker, 2012), tribal (Fleischhacker, Byrd, Ramachandran, Vu, Ries, Bell, & Evenson, 2012), and federal levels Giles, Kenney, Gortmaker, Lee, Thayer, Mont-Ferguson, & Cradock, 2012).…”