Citizen perspectives on built, policy, and social environment changes aimed at healthy eating and active living

Although evidence on the effectiveness of built, policy, and social environments interventions is growing, there are more limited data regarding their acceptability among citizens. We present findings from a large-scale survey of citizen acceptability of 45 built environment, social, and policy environment interventions aimed at healthy eating and physical activity. A sample of 27162 adults who lived in 17 census metropolitan areas in Canada participated. Findings show that a majority of respondents completely agree or somewhat agree with many changes to the food and active living environments. Women and individuals indicating that they were Indigenous were more likely to express complete agreement with environmental changes. Further research is required to replicate findings, examine the extent of change across time, and the processes that lead to changes.

SPEAKERS: Lise Gauvin, PhD FCAHS, School of Public Health, Université de Montréal Nazeem Muhajarine, PhD FCAHS, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan

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