Editorial
Environmental Changes to Promote Physical Activity and Healthy Dietary Behavior
Table 1
Physical, social-cultural, economic, and political environmental changes to promote healthy dietary behavior and physical activity (PA).
| | Physical | Social-cultural | Economic | Political |
| Food | Nutrition labeling Point-of-purchase prompts Placing of healthy foods in more prominent places Increasing availability and accessibility of healthy foods Decreasing the availability and accessibility of unhealthy foods Restricting the use of logos Restricting the scheduling of commercials promoting unhealthy food to children | Providing social norm feedback Increasing visibility of healthy role models Facilitating healthy food group activities | Decreasing the price of healthy food Increasing the price of unhealthy food | Implementing policies towards the provision of physical, social, and economic environmental changes Rewarding healthy food choices Punishing unhealthy food choices Changes in the laws governing advertising |
| Physical activity | Point-of choice prompts Tailoring prompts to target certain populations Increasing attractiveness of the PA environment Decreasing the availability and accessibility of inactive choices Placing of active alternatives (e.g., stairs) at more prominent places Increasing visibility of active alternatives Increasing availability and accessibility of active alternatives | Providing social norm feedback Increasing visibility of healthy models Facilitating group PA activities | Decreasing price of structured PA activities Increasing the cost of car parking Congestion charging in major cities Fair subsidies for public transport | Implementing policies towards the provision of physical, social, and economic environmental changes Provision of pedestrianized areas Rewarding physically active alternatives Punishing choices for physically inactive alternatives Transport planning |
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