Background
Inequalities in obesity
Policy context
Tackling inequalities in obesity using a whole systems approach: developing an intervention framework
APPROACH TO TACKLING HEALTH INEQUALTY | LEVEL OF INTERVENTION | ||||
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Individual | Community | Societal | |||
Strengthening individuals
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Strengthening communities
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Improving living and work environment
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Promoting healthy macro policies
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Disadvantage Gap
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Targeted
| Health education, health promotion and social marketing; Diet and exercise advice and counseling; Weight management advice and monitoring; Conditional cash transfers; Lifestyle counseling; Exercise on prescription. | Community health and fitness centers; Health trainers; Group, work or community based exercise programs; Group, work or community diet, lifestyle, or weight management advice and/or counseling; Healthy eating campaigns in workplaces; Group or community organized education or support; Localized point of sale social marketing; Neighborhood based physical activity programs. | ||
Gradient
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Universal
| Access to physical fitness facilities (e.g. gym subsidies); Availability of healthy food; Green spaces, walk-ability and the built environment; Traffic light labeling. | Restrictions on advertising high fat and high sugar foods; Food prices and agricultural subsidies (e.g. changing the Common Agricultural Policy); Fiscal measures to regulate supply and demand (e.g. taxing high fat and high sugar foods). |