Kraak Vivica I, Story Mary
Vivica I. Kraak (
Mary Story is a professor of global health and community and family medicine in the Global Health Institute at Duke University, in Durham, North Carolina.
Health Aff (Millwood). 2015 Nov;34(11):1972-8. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0635.
To address obesity and diet-related chronic diseases in the United States, organizations such as the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Institute of Medicine have encouraged the use of voluntary engagement strategies among stakeholders. By using public-private partnerships as well as networks, alliances, and coalitions, voluntary engagement can translate evidence-informed dietary recommendations into effective policies and actions and into innovative products and services. We offer six guiding principles and a decision-making framework that stakeholders can use to ensure that partnerships are accountable and effective in their pursuit of health-related goals. We apply the principles and framework to four national partnerships of US food, beverage, and food retail industry stakeholders working to prevent child obesity and to promote healthy food environments through product reformulation and healthy food retail incentives. We conclude that partnerships should be evaluated for their synergy, accountability, and effectiveness at achieving the partners' objectives. Independent evaluations will help build credibility and public trust in the capacity of voluntary engagement strategies to promote healthy food environments and positively influence public health.
为解决美国的肥胖问题及与饮食相关的慢性病问题，罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊基金会和医学研究所等组织鼓励在利益相关者中采用自愿参与策略。通过公私合作伙伴关系以及网络、联盟和联合组织，自愿参与能够将基于证据的饮食建议转化为有效的政策和行动，以及创新的产品和服务。我们提供了六项指导原则和一个决策框架，利益相关者可利用这些原则和框架确保合作伙伴关系在追求与健康相关目标时是可问责且有效的。我们将这些原则和框架应用于美国食品、饮料和食品零售业利益相关者的四个全国性合作伙伴关系，这些合作伙伴致力于通过产品重新配方和健康食品零售激励措施来预防儿童肥胖并促进健康的食品环境。我们得出结论，应评估合作伙伴关系在实现合作伙伴目标方面的协同作用、问责制和有效性。独立评估将有助于建立对自愿参与策略促进健康食品环境及积极影响公众健康能力的可信度和公众信任。
