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Food policy : integrating health, environment and society /

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Food policy has long been viewed as an essential part of the public health agenda, but this book identifies the importance of environmental damage and social inequalities to these issues. The authors offer a review of current and past food policy, proposing the need for a new ecological public healt...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lang, Tim
Other Authors: Barling, David, Caraher, Martin
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Subjects:
Nutrition policy > Great Britain.
Public health > Great Britain.
Nutrition policy.
Nutrition Policy
Environment
Socioeconomic Factors
United Kingdom
Politique alimentaire > Grande-Bretagne.
Santé publique > Grande-Bretagne.
Politique alimentaire.
Nutrition policy
Public health
Great Britain
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction and themes
  • Defining food policy
  • Public policy and governance
  • Nutrition
  • The supply chain
  • The environment and ecosystems
  • Behaviour and culture
  • Inequality, poverty and social justice
  • On what terms ecological public health?