Protecting nutrition in a food crisis.

IF 8.4 2区 医学 Q1 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Bulletin of the World Health Organization Pub Date : 2024-11-01 Epub Date: 2024-10-02 DOI:10.2471/BLT.24.291393
Anne Marie Thompson Thow
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Food insecurity and malnutrition are rising worldwide due to disruptions in food systems related to interconnected health-, climate- and conflict-related crises. Although governments globally are committed to addressing nutritional challenges, policy responses have increasingly focused on food security and, particularly, on food affordability. However, these short-term measures often overlook the necessity of integrating nutritious foods into the food system to ensure improved long-term nutrition. By drawing on the United Nations Committee on World Food Security's Voluntary guidelines on food systems and nutrition, this article outlines opportunities for policy-makers to integrate nutrition into key elements of the crisis response. Key policy areas where nutrition could be further integrated include social protection, agricultural investment, trade policy and urban planning. Strengthening the focus of nutrition in these measures will be essential to establish long-term incentives that support food systems transformation for improved nutrition. Drawing on theories of the policy process, I propose that stronger governance and cross-sectoral dialogue will be critical to achieve sustained nutritional outcomes. Health policy-makers can play a leadership role in supporting cross-sectoral policy change by carefully framing the policy issues, advocating for institutional structures that promote collaboration across sectors to prioritize nutrition, and strengthening the management of conflicts of interest in food system policy-making.

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在粮食危机中保护营养。
由于相互关联的健康、气候和冲突危机造成粮食系统混乱,全世界粮食不安全和营养不良现象日益严重。尽管全球各国政府都致力于应对营养挑战,但政策应对措施越来越多地侧重于粮食安全,特别是粮食的可负担性。然而,这些短期措施往往忽视了将营养食品纳入粮食系统以确保改善长期营养状况的必要性。本文借鉴联合国世界粮食安全委员会的《粮食系统与营养自愿准则》,概述了政策制定者将营养纳入危机应对措施关键要素的机会。可进一步纳入营养的关键政策领域包括社会保护、农业投资、贸易政策和城市规划。在这些措施中加强对营养问题的关注,对于建立支持粮食系统转型以改善营养状况的长期激励机制至关重要。借鉴政策过程理论,我建议加强治理和跨部门对话对于取得持续的营养成果至关重要。卫生政策制定者可以在支持跨部门政策变革方面发挥领导作用,具体做法是审慎制定政策问题,倡导建立促进跨部门合作的体制结构以优先考虑营养问题,并加强对粮食系统决策中利益冲突的管理。
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Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生
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3 months
期刊介绍: The Bulletin of the World Health Organization Journal Overview: Leading public health journal Peer-reviewed monthly journal Special focus on developing countries Global scope and authority Top public and environmental health journal Impact factor of 6.818 (2018), according to Web of Science ranking Audience: Essential reading for public health decision-makers and researchers Provides blend of research, well-informed opinion, and news
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