Global Archives

A framework to monitor and evaluate implementation of the WHO global strategy on diet, physical activity and health (2008)

This paper sets out an approach to measure the implementation of the WHO Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health (DPAS) at country level and proposes a framework and indicators for this purpose. The indicators provided in this document should be seen as examples to be used, as appropriate, after adjusting to the country […]

Strengthening sector policies for better food security and nutrition results: Public food procurement (2018)

Part of a series to help policy makers address national food security and nutrition issues; guidance is focused on developing initiatives that support food purchases from small farms.

Sodium Reduction in Communities Program (SRCP) Implementation Guide

Guide to for food service staff and public health organizations to reduce sodium in food service organizations by drawing upon the experiences gained during the Sodium Reduction in Communities Program (SRCP).

Set of Recommendations on the Marketing of Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages to Children (2010)

Describes recommendations for marketing food to children, a complementary action to include in food procurement standards.

School policy framework: implementation of the WHO global strategy on diet, physical activity and health (2008)

Guide for policy makers at national and sub-national level to promote healthy eating and physical activity in schools settings.

Report of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity. Implementation plan: executive summary (2017)

Includes standards (page 18) for food standards for healthy school environments for children and adolescents.

Public Food Procurement for Sustainable Food Systems and Healthy Diets (Volumes 1 & 2)

This document serves as a discussion of Public Food Procurement as a viable policy for improving national and regional food systems and overall population nutrition. Volume 1: https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/cb7960en Volume 2: https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/cb7969en

Legal guide on school food and nutrition: Guide on legislating for a healthy school food environment

Provides practical information and guidance for developing or revising national legal frameworks related to school food and nutrition.

The Global database on the Implementation of Food and Nutrition Action – Public Food Procurement

The data summary shows countries with mandatory and/or voluntary healthy public food procurement and service policies, with the setting covered indicated.

Effect of changes to the school food environment on eating behaviours and/or body weight in children: a systematic review

Reviews the evidence for the effect of isolated food environment interventions on both eating behaviors (including food purchasing) and/or body weight (all examples from US/UK). Seventeen of 18 papers reported a positive outcome on either BMI (or change in BMI) or the healthfulness of food sold or consumed.

Enablers and barriers to implementation of and compliance with school-based healthy food and beverage policies: a systematic literature review and meta-synthesis

This study explores the enablers and barriers to effective implementation of and compliance with school-based food and beverage policies from countries around the world.

At the crossroads: new paradigms of food security, public health nutrition and school food

Describes the emerging dynamics of the new food insecurity crisis and its implications for public health nutritionists; suggests the adoption of a systemic approach and uses school food systems as an example.

Regional Trans Fat Regulations

Fact sheet from Resolve to Save Lives on benefits of regional trans fat regulations

Countdown to 2023: WHO report on global trans fat elimination 2019

Annual REPLACE progress report

Sample Questionnaire for Food Sampling at Informal Food Markets (English)

Annex 1 to sampling protocol from Resolve to Save Lives and Global Health Advocacy Incubator

Protocol: Measuring Trans Fatty Acids in Human Serum or Plasma

WHO REPLACE module A web resource

Surveying Trans-Fatty Acids in Human Population

WHO REPLACE module A web resource

WHO global sodium benchmarks for different food categories, 2nd ed

A document that updates the global sodium benchmarks developed in 2021 for different food categories to help reduce salt intake using country experiences (updated in 2024)

Systematic review on international salt reduction policy in restaurants

An article that provides an overview of global salt reduction policies in restaurants in many countries

Potassium-enriched salt substitutes as a means to lower blood pressure: benefits and risks

Article presenting the rationale, current evidence on benefits and risks, and implications for using potassium-enriched salt substitutes as a strategy to lower blood pressure.

NOURISHING database: Restrict food advertising and other forms of commercial promotion

A collection of policies that different countries have in place to reduce children’s exposure to food marketing.

Resources for healthy public food procurement policies

A comprehensive guide to healthy public food procurement resources featuring policy examples from around the world

Food marketing exposure and power and their associations with food-related attitudes, beliefs and behaviours: a narrative review

Outcomes of a narrative review conducted to update an earlier descriptive review published by WHO in 2009 on the extent, nature and effects of food marketing

Region: Global