Training/PracticeTraining/Health Policy and PromotionHealthy Food Procurement Policy: An Important Intervention to Aid the Reduction in Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases
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Call to Action
The supporting Canadian health and scientific organizations (Table 2) urge government and nongovernment organizations (commercial and noncommercial) to take action to broadly adopt healthy food procurement policies across the spectrum of our society. Widespread adoption of such policies will help create a healthy food environment and assist Canadians to make healthy choices. Specific recommendations are provided to governments, the commercial and noncommercial sectors, all of which share
Conclusions
Improving the health and well-being of our population and ensuring the sustainability of our health care system is a responsibility for all Canadians. Supporting the development and broad implementation of healthy food procurement polices is 1 of several key policy interventions (Table 1). The supporting organizations (Table 2) call on all individuals but specifically those with organizational responsibility for others, to immediately begin to work on implementing healthy food procurement
Acknowledgements
This call to action was developed by the Canadian Hypertension Advisory Committee (The Hypertension Advisory Committee has representatives from the Canadian Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, Canadian Cardiovascular Society, Canadian Council of Cardiovascular Nurses, Canadian Diabetes Association, Canadian Institute for Health Research Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (ex officio), Canadian Medical Association, Canadian Pharmacists Association, Canadian
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