INFORMAS ( I nternational N etwork for F ood and O besity/non‐communicable diseases R esearch, M onitoring and A ction S upport): overview and key principles

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) dominate disease burdens globally and poor nutrition increasingly contributes to this global burden. Comprehensive monitoring of food environments, and evaluation of the impact of public and private sector policies on food environments is needed to strengthen accountability systems to reduce NCDs. The International Network for Food and Obesity/NCDs Research, Monitoring and Action Support (INFORMAS) is a global network of public-interest organizations and researchers that aims to monitor, benchmark and support public and private sector actions to create healthy food environments and reduce obesity, NCDs and their related inequalities. The INFORMAS framework includes two…

• RF
  Rockefeller Foundation
• WH
  World Health Organization
• UO
  University of Pennsylvania
• WC
  World Cancer Research Fund International
• UO
  University of Oxford
• AN
  Australian National University
• DU
  Deakin University
• QU
  Queensland University of Technology
• UO
  University of Toronto
• PS
  Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
• MR
  Medical Research Council
• WC
  World Cancer Research Fund
• NH
  National Health and Medical Research Council

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