Journal article

Healthy-canteen displays: A tactic to encourage community sport canteens to provide healthier food and beverage options

GL Trakman, KJ Staley, A Forsyth, BL Devlin, A Skiadopoulos, K Pearce, MG Nicholson, R Belski

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | MDPI | Published : 2021

Abstract

(1) Background: Community sport settings present a range of conflicting health behav-iours, including the tension between being physically active and consuming discretionary foods. Therefore, community sport settings are considered a promising location for health promotion. The aim of this project was to evaluate perceptions, knowledge and the impact (e.g., barriers and out-comes) of a healthy-canteen (cafeteria) display, based on traffic light labeling (TLL), which was set up at an Australian Basketball Association Managers’ Convention and Trade Show. (2) Methods: We set up a healthy ‘canteen display and surveyed Basketball managers on their perceptions of the display before (Survey 1) and ..

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