Pablo Monsivais's guest appearances

Pablo Monsivais

Global Food Security

Understanding Inequalities: new thinking for public policy

Mark Holmes

Mike Kelly

Toby Smith

Simon Szreter

Simon Deakin

Mukesh Kumar

Geoff Hayward

Lucy Delap

John Carr

John Ingram

Niki Charalampopoulou

Tara Garnett

Nigel Poole

Lynn Dicks

Katya Yatskovskaya

OwlTail

Pablo Monsivais - Hungry and obese - the challenge of household food insecurity

Dr Monsivais’ talk today focuses on whether inequities in neighbourhood foodenvironments contribute to inequalities in diet and health.Food environments, characterised by the density, distribution and types of foodoutlets on our high streets and in our neighbourhoods, are recognised as a population-level determinant of eating habits and health. In fact, the proliferation offast food outlets in England was raised as a public health concern by the ChiefMedical Officer in her most recent report. But the density of fast food outlets andother aspects of the food environment vary in relation to local socioeconomic conditions.In particular, deprived areas tend to have more fast food outlets and maylack access to healthier food alternatives. In this presentation, I will summarisewhat’s known about food environments, diet and obesity, highlighting some ofour most recent evidence that unhealthy food environments may drive or amplifyinequalities in diet and obesity among working-age adults in the East of England.I’ll conclude by reviewing policy implications and describe a web-based tool thatwe are developing to assist policy makers in targeting interventions to promotehealthier food environments.

Dr Monsivais’ talk today focuses on whether inequities in neighbourhood food environments contribute to inequalities in diet and health. Food environments, characterised by the density, distribution and types of food outlets on our high streets and in our neighbourhoods, are recognised as a population- level determinant of eating habits and health. In fact, the proliferation of fast food outlets in England was raised as a public health concern by the Chief Medical Officer in her most recent report. But the density of fast food outlets and other aspects of the food environment vary in relation to local socioeconomic conditions. In particular, deprived areas tend to have more fast food outlets and may lack access to healthier food alternatives. In this presentation, I will summarise what’s known about food environments, diet and obesity, highlighting some of our most recent evidence that unhealthy food environments may drive or amplify inequalities in diet and obesity among working-age adults in the East of England. I’ll conclude by reviewing policy implications and describe a web-based tool that we are developing to assist policy makers in targeting interventions to promote healthier food environments.

Do inequities in neighbourhood food environments contribute to inequalities in diet and health? - Pablo Monsivais