Providing Measurement, Evaluation, Accountability, and Leadership Support (MEALS) for Non-communicable Diseases Prevention in Ghana: Project Implementation Protocol
| Autor: | Amevinya, Gideon Senyo, Laar, Amos, Kelly, Bridget, Holdsworth, Michelle, Quarpong, Wilhemina, Aryeetey, Richmond, Amevinya, Gideon, Tandoh, Akua, Agyemang, Charles, Zotor, Francis, Laar, Matilda, Mensah, Kobby, Laryea, Dennis, Asiki, Gershim, Pradeilles, Rebecca, Sellen, Daniel, L'Abbe, Mary, Vandevijvere, Stefanie |
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| Přispěvatelé: | University of Ghana, University of Wollongong [Australia], Montpellier Interdisciplinary center on Sustainable Agri-food systems (Social and nutritional sciences) (UMR MoISA), Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier (CIHEAM-IAMM), Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes (CIHEAM)-Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes (CIHEAM)-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro), Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), University of Amsterdam [Amsterdam] (UvA), University of Health and Allied Sciences [Ho] (UHAS), Ghana Health Service [Accra, Ghana], African Population and Health Research Center, Inc (APHRC Campus), Loughborough University, University of Toronto, Sciensano [Bruxelles], Réseau International des Instituts Pasteur (RIIP), The MEALS4NCDs project was funded by The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Food, Environment, and Health Programme—IDRC, Canada. Grant ID: 108983, Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes (CIHEAM)-Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes (CIHEAM)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Institut Agro - Montpellier SupAgro, Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro), Public and occupational health, ACS - Diabetes & metabolism, APH - Global Health, APH - Personalized Medicine, ACS - Atherosclerosis & ischemic syndromes |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Endocrinology
Diabetes and Metabolism media_common.quotation_subject Psychological intervention 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Context (language use) Ghana food policy food marketing food environments 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Promotion (rank) Methods TX341-641 protocol 030212 general & internal medicine Nutrition media_common 2. Zero hunger Nutrition and Dietetics Nutrition. Foods and food supply business.industry Food marketing Public sector 1. No poverty Public relations non-communicable diseases language.human_language Local community food provision Accountability Food policy language business [SDV.AEN]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Food and Nutrition community readiness Food Science |
| Zdroj: | Frontiers in Nutrition, Vol 8 (2021) Frontiers in Nutrition Frontiers in nutrition Frontiers in nutrition, Frontiers media, 2021, 8, ⟨10.3389/fnut.2021.644320⟩ Frontiers in nutrition, 2021, 8, ⟨10.3389/fnut.2021.644320⟩ Frontiers in Nutrition, 8:644320. Frontiers Media S.A. |
| ISSN: | 2296-861X |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fnut.2021.644320 |
| Popis: | Background: This study describes the rationale, adaptation, and final protocol of a project developed to address the increase in obesity and nutrition-related non-communicable diseases (NR-NCDs) in Ghana. Code-named the Measurement, Evaluation, Accountability, and Leadership Support for NCDs (MEALS4NCDs) project, it aims to measure and support public sector actions that create healthy food marketing, retail, and provisioning environments for Ghanaian children using adapted methods from the International Network for Food and Obesity/NCDs Research Monitoring and Action Support (INFORMAS).Methods: The protocol for this observational study draws substantially from the INFORMAS' Food Promotion and Food Provision Modules. However, to appraise the readiness of local communities to implement interventions with strong potential to improve food environments of Ghanaian children, the MEALS4NCDs protocol has innovatively integrated a local community participatory approach based on the community readiness model (CRM) into the INFORMAS approaches. The setting is Ghana, and the participants include health and nutrition policy-makers, nutrition and food service providers, consumers, school authorities, and pupils of Ghanaian basic schools.Results: The study establishes a standardized approach to providing implementation science evidence for the prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Ghana. It demonstrates feasibility and the innovative application of the INFORMAS expanded food promotion and food provision modules, together with the integration of the CRM in a lower-middle income setting.Conclusion: The research will facilitate the understanding of the processes through which the INFORMAS approach is contextualized to a lower-middle income African context. The protocol could be adapted for similar country settings to monitor relevant aspects of food environments of children. |
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