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dc.contributor.authorPettigrew, Simone
dc.contributor.authorPescud, Melanie
dc.contributor.authorDonovan, Robert
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T14:28:48Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T14:28:48Z
dc.date.created2013-03-11T20:00:36Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationPettigrew, Simone and Pescud, Melanie and Donovan, Robert. 2012. Traffic light food labelling in schools and beyond. Health Education Journal 71 (6): pp. 746-753.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/38983
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0017896911424659
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Objective: The present study investigated stakeholders’ reactions to the introduction of a traffic light food classification system in primary and secondary school canteens. Design: Interviews and focus groups were conducted with stakeholders approximately 18 months after the introduction of the traffic light system, followed by telephone and web-based surveys. Setting: The context of the study was Western Australia, where a comprehensive healthy food policy was recently introduced in government schools. Method: Stakeholder groups included parents, principals, teachers, canteen managers, and representatives of parents and citizens committees. Results: Participants reported high levels of acceptance of the traffic light system and supported its extension to nutrition education programmes targeting children and parents. Conclusion: The results suggest that there is likely to be considerable support for an extension of the traffic light policy to the health curriculum in schools and into other food provision contexts.

dc.publisherSage Publications
dc.titleTraffic light food labelling in schools and beyond
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume71
dcterms.source.number6
dcterms.source.startPage746
dcterms.source.endPage753
dcterms.source.issn0017-8969
dcterms.source.titleHealth Education Journal
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The final, definitive version of this paper has been published in Health Education Journal, 71:6, Nov. 2012 by SAGE Publications Ltd. All rights reserved. © The Authors.

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