Welcome Message\/Opening RemarkS (PDF)<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0Video<\/a>\u00a0– Prof. Amos Laar,<\/strong> Project Leader & Principal Investigator, MEALS4NCDs Project, Department of Population, Family & Reproductive Health, School of Public Health, University of Ghana<\/p>\n [Presentation] Providing Measurements, Evaluation, Accountability, & Leadership Support (MEALS) for NCDs Prevention: Lessons from Ghana (PDF)<\/em><\/a> \/\u00a0Video<\/a> – <\/em>Prof. Amos Laar<\/strong>, Project Leader & Principal Investigator, MEALS4NCDs Project<\/p>\n FERN Launch (PDF)<\/a> \/\u00a0Video<\/a> – Prof. Kwasi Torpey<\/strong>, Head, Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Dr. Christopher Turner<\/strong>, Research Fellow in Food Systems and Public Health Nutrition, Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, UK. Food environment research in LMICs: concepts and emerging evidence (PDF)<\/a> \u00a0\/ Video<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Dr. Hibbah Osei-Kwasi<\/strong>, AXA Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Sheffield, UK. Development of the African food environment framework (PDF)<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/em> \/\u00a0Video<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Dr. Mark Spires<\/strong>, Research Fellow, Centre for Food Policy, City, University of London, UK. Approaches to understanding lived experiences of food environments: a Community of practice (PDF)<\/a> \/ Video<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Prof. Christine Blake<\/strong>, Associate Professor, University of South Carolina, USA. Understanding Drivers of Food Choice: What, How, and Why do People Eat the Way they do? (PDF)<\/em><\/a>\u00a0 \/\u00a0Video<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Mr. <\/b>Dominic Rowland,\u00a0<\/b>Research Fellow,\u00a0UKRI GCRF action against stunting Hub, UK. Preview of Preliminary Food Environment Experience Metric (PDF)<\/i><\/a>\u00a0 \/\u00a0Video<\/a><\/em><\/i><\/p>\n Dr. <\/b>Gershim<\/b> Asiki,\u00a0<\/b>Research Scientist (Medical Epidemiologist).\u00a0African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya. Developing a package of effective regulatory interventions for healthier food environments in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda (PDF)<\/a>\u00a0 \/\u00a0Video<\/a><\/em><\/i><\/p>\n Dr. <\/b>Isabel <\/b>Madzorera,\u00a0<\/b>Postdoctoral Researcher, Harvard School of Public Health, USA. Diet Quality for Women: Relation to Adverse Birth Outcomes in Tanzania (PDF)<\/a>\u00a0 \/ Video<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n Prof. <\/b>Charles <\/b>Agyemang,\u00a0<\/b>Professor,\u00a0Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands. Research on Obesity and Diabetes among African Migrants (RODAM Study)\u00a0 \/ Video<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n Prof. <\/b>Adama<\/b> Diouf,\u00a0<\/b>Professor,\u00a0University Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal. Evaluation of Public Policies for the Creation of Healthy Food Environments in Senegal: Results and Perspectives (PDF)<\/i><\/a>\u00a0 \/ Video<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n Dr. <\/b>Namukolo<\/b> Covic,\u00a0<\/b>Senior Research Coordinator, International Food Policy Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Food system transformation using diet quality as an entry point: lessons for work on food environments (PDF)<\/a> \/ Video<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n Prof. <\/b>Felix Asante, <\/b>Professor and Pro Vice Chancellor, Office of Research, Innovation and Development, University of Ghana.\u00a0Mr. <\/b>Makafui<\/b> Dzudzor, <\/b>PhD student, ZEF, University of Bonn, Germany. Partnerships for Healthy Diets and Nutrition in Urban African Food Systems \u2013 evidence and strategies \u2013 The NOURICITY Project (PDF)<\/i><\/a>\u00a0 \/ Video<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n Dr. <\/b>Reginald Annan,\u00a0<\/b>Senior Lecturer,\u00a0School of Public Health, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana. Exploring Ghana\u2019s Food Environment: Researching Obesogenic\u00a0 Food Environments in Ghana<\/a> \/ Video<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n Prof. <\/b>Richmond <\/b>Aryeetey,\u00a0<\/b>Associate Professor,\u00a0School of Public Health, University of Ghana. Development of Food-Based Dietary Guidelines in Ghana: A Learning Journey (PDF)<\/a> \/ Video<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n Dr. Stefanie Vandevijvere<\/strong>, Capacity Building Exercise. Introduce FERN delegates to the INFORMAS\u2019 Healthy Food Environment Policy Index (Food-EPI) (PDF)<\/a>\u00a0 \/ Video\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Mr. <\/b>Sukati<\/b> Mphumuzi,\u00a0<\/b>Senior Nutrition and Food Systems Officer, FAO Regional Office for Africa, Accra Ghana. Ending Hunger Initiative: Updates from FAORAF \/ Video\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/i><\/p>\n Prof Karen <\/b>Hofman,\u00a0<\/b>Professor and Director of PRICELESS SA,\u00a0SA MRC\/ Wits Centre for Health Economics and Decision, Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) tax process in South Africa (PDF)<\/i><\/a>\u00a0\/ Video\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/i><\/p>\n Mr. <\/b>Peiman<\/b> Milani,\u00a0<\/b>Consultant,\u00a0Rockefeller Foundation. Improving Diet Quality across Food Environment (PDF)<\/i><\/a>\u00a0\/ Video\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/i><\/p>\n Mr. <\/b>John <\/b>Nortey,\u00a0<\/b>Deputy Director,\u00a0Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Statistics, Research and Information Directorate, Ghana. Monitoring the Cost of Nutritious Diets: Updates from <\/i>MoFA<\/i>-SRID (PDF)<\/i><\/a>\u00a0\/ Video\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/i><\/p>\n Dr. <\/b>Nicholas <\/b>Bricas,\u00a0<\/b>Researcher,\u00a0CIRAD, UMR Moisa, Montpellier, France. How Social Sciences can Contribute to Food Environment Studies<\/a> \/ Video\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/i><\/p>\n Prof. <\/b>Kenneth <\/b>Yongabi<\/b> Anchang,\u00a0<\/b>Professor,\u00a0Imo State University, Nigeria. Presentation (PDF)<\/em><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\/ Video<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Dr. <\/b>Ali Jafri, <\/b>Assistant Professor,\u00a0Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences, Casablanca, Morocco. Changing Food Environments to Prevent NCDs in Morocco: Initiatives to Lower Sodium Intake<\/a> \/ Video\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/i><\/p>\n Dr. <\/b>Muniirah<\/b> Mbabazi,\u00a0<\/b>Researcher,\u00a0Nutrisat, Uganda. Presentation\u00a0 \/ Video\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Dr. <\/b>Meenal<\/b> Dhall,\u00a0<\/b>Assistant Professor, University of Delhi, India. Nutrition and food habits of African and Indian population: An Anthropological perspective (PDF)<\/i><\/a> \/ Video<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/i><\/p>\n Prof. Amanda Lee,\u00a0<\/strong>Capacity Building Exercise,\u00a0Introduce\u00a0FERN\u00a0delegates to INFORMAS\u2019\u00a0\u00a0Food Prices\u00a0Module<\/em><\/a> \/ Video<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Dr. Sally Mackay,<\/strong>\u00a0Optimal approach: example 2- DIETCOST. Modelling the cost differential between healthy versus current, less healthy diets (PDF)<\/a> [YouTube\u00a0 https:\/\/youtu.be\/xveDnFXUhuY<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n Vanessa <\/b>Nigten, <\/b>Knowledge Broker, Netherlands Food Partnership. Ghanaian Urban Food Environments Coalitions: Short overview of Netherlands Food Partnership Work (PDF)<\/a> \/ Video\u00a0<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n Prof. Francis <\/b>Zotor, <\/b>Professor of Public Health Nutrition, Head, Department of Family and Community Health https:\/\/www.nobledentaloffice.com\/telehealth\/<\/a> Closing Remarks (PDF)<\/em><\/a>\u00a0 \/ Video <\/a><\/em>– Prof. Amos Laar<\/strong>, Project Leader & Principal Investigator, MEALS4NCDs Project<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Related Information\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\nHealth, School of Public Health, University of Ghana.<\/p>\nPresentations<\/h6>\n
Day 2 – Nov 4, 2020<\/h5>\n
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Day 3 – Nov 5, 2020<\/h5>\n
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\nUniversity of Health & Allied Sciences, Council Member, International Union of Nutritional Sciences. Moving the Nutrition Agenda for Africa’s Development \/ Video\u00a0<\/a><\/i><\/p>\nClosing<\/h6>\n
FERN 2020 Meeting<\/a><\/h5>\n