2013

  1. Snowdon W. The role of policy in improving public health. Fiji Journal of Public Health 2013; 1(2)
  2. Snowdon W. Guest Editorial. Fiji Journal of Public Health 2013; 1(2)
  3. Waqa G, Mavoa H, Snowdon W. The Translational Research on Obesity Prevention In Communities: Evidence Informed Decision Making in Fiji. Fiji Journal of Public Health 2013; 1(2)
  4. Snowdon, W & Thow A.M.Trade policy and obesity prevention: Challenges and innovation in the Pacific Islands. Obesity Reviews 2013; 14 Suppl (2): 150-8. doi: 10.1111/obr.12090
  5. Ni Mhurchu C, Vandevijvere S, Waterlander W, Thornton L, Kelly B, Cameron A, Snowdon W, Swinburn B, for INFORMAS. Monitoring the availability of healthy and unhealthy foods and non-alcoholic beverages in community and consumer retail food environments globally. Obesity Reviews 2013; 14 Suppl (1): 108-19. doi: 10.1111/obr.12080
  6. Friel S, Hattersley L, Snowdon W , Thow AM, Lobstein T, Sanders D , Barquera S, Mohan S, Hawkes C, Kelly B, Kumanyika S, L’Abbé M, Lee A, Lobstein T, Ma J, Macmullan J, Neal B, Sacks G, Sanders D, Swinburn B, Vandevijvere S, Walker C for INFORMAS. Monitoring the impacts of trade agreements on food environments. Obesity Reviews 2013; 14 Suppl (1): 120-34. doi: 10.1111/obr.12081
  7. Swinburn B, Vandevijvere S, Sacks G, Kraak V, Snowdon W, Hawkes C, Barquera S, Friel S, Kelly B, Kumanyika S, L’Abbé M, Lee A, Ma J, Macmullan J, Mohan S, Monteiro C, Rayner M, Sanders D, Walker C, for INFORMAS. Monitoring and benchmarking government policies and actions to improve the healthiness of food environments: a proposed Government Healthy Food Environment Policy Index. Obesity Reviews 2013; 14 Suppl (1): 24-37. doi: 10.1111/obr.12073
  8. Neal B, Sacks G, Swinburn B, Vandevijvere S, Dunford E, Snowdon W, Webster J, Barquera S, Friel S, Hawkes C, Kelly B, Kumanyika S, L’Abbé M, Lee A, Lobstein T, Ma J, Macmullan J, Mohan S, Monteiro C, Rayner M, Sanders D, Walker C, for INFORMAS.  Monitoring the levels of important nutrients in the food supply. Obesity Reviews 2013; 14 Suppl (1): 49-58. doi: 10.1111/obr.12075
  9. Swinburn B, Sacks G, Vandevijvere S, Kumanyika S, Lobstein T, Neal B, Barquera S, Friel S, Hawkes C, Kelly B, L’Abbé M, Lee A, Ma J, Macmullan J, Mohan S, Monteiro C, Rayner M, Sanders D, Snowdon W, Walker C, for INFORMAS (International Network for Food and Obesity / non-communicable diseases Research, Monitoring and Action Support): overview and key principles. Obesity Reviews 2013; 14 Suppl (10):1-12. doi: 10.1111/obr.12087
  10. Brinsden H, Lobstein T, Jane Landon J, Kraak V, Sacks G, Kumanyika S, Swinburn B, Barquera S, Friel S, Hawkes C, Kelly  B, L’Abbé M, Lee A, Ma J, Macmullan J, Mohan S, Monteiro C, Rayner M, Sanders D, Snowdon W, Vandevijvere S, Walker C, for INFORMAS. Monitoring policy and actions on food environments: rationale andoutline of the INFORMAS policy engagement and communication strategies. Obesity Reviews 2013; 14 Suppl (1):13-23. doi: 10.1111/obr.12072
  11. Sacks G, Swinburn B, Kraak V, Downs S, Walker C, Barquera S, Friel S, Hawkes C, Kelly B, Kumanyika S, L’Abbé M, Lee A, Lobstein T, Ma J, Macmullan J, Mohan S, Monteiro C, Rayner M, Sanders D, Snowdon W, Vandevijvere S, Walker C, for INFORMAS. A proposed approach to monitor private sector policies and practices related to food environments, obesity and non-communicable disease prevention. Obesity Reviews 2013;14 Suppl (1):38-48. doi: 10.1111/obr.12074
  12. Kelly B, King L, Baur L, Rayner M, Lobstein T, Monteiro C, Macmullan J, Mohan S, Barquera S, Friel S, Hawkes C, Kelly B, Kumanyika S, L’Abbé M, Lee A, Lobstein T, Ma J, Macmullan J, Neal B, Sacks G, Sanders D, Snowdon W, Swinburn B, Vandevijvere S, Walker C,for INFORMAS. Monitoring food and non-alcoholic beverage promotions to children. Obesity Reviews 2013; 14 Suppl (1):49-58. doi: 10.1111/obr.12075
  13. Rayner M, Wood A, Lawrence M, Ni Mhurchu C, Albert J, Barquera S, Friel S, Hawkes C, Kelly B, Kumanyika S, L’Abbé M, Lee A, Lobstein T, Ma J, Macmullan J, Neal B, Sacks G, Sanders D, Snowdon W, Swinburn B, Vandevijvere S, Walker C for INFORMAS. Monitoring the health-related labelling of foods and non-alcoholic beverages in retail settings. Obesity Reviews 2013; 14 Suppl (1):70-81. doi: 10.1111/obr.12077
  14. Lee A, Mhurchu CN, Sacks G, Swinburn B, Snowdon W, Vandevijvere S, Hawkes C, L’Abbé M, Rayner M, Sanders D, Barquera S, Friel S, Kelly B, Kumanyika S, Lobstein T, Ma J, Macmullan J, Mohan S, Monteiro C, Neal B, Walker C for INFORMAS. Monitoring the price and affordability of foods and diets globally. Obesity Reviews 2013; 14 Suppl (1):82-95. doi: 10.1111/obr.12077
  15. L’Abbé M, Schermel A, Minaker L, Kelly B, Lee A, Vandevijvere S, Twohig P, Barquera S, Friel S, Hawkes C, Kelly B, Kumanyika S, L’Abbé M, Lee A, Lobstein T, Ma J, Macmullan J, Neal B, Sacks G, Sanders D, Snowdon W, Swinburn B, Vandevijvere S, Walker C for INFORMAS. Monitoring foods and beverages provided and sold in public sector settings. Obesity Reviews 2013;14 Suppl(1):96-107. doi: 10.1111/obr.12079
  16. Swinburn B, Vandevijvere S, Kraak V, Sacks G, Snowdon W, Hawkes C, Barquera S, Friel S, Kelly B, Kumanyika S, L’Abbé M, Lee A, Lobstein T, Macmullan J Ma, Mohan S, Monteiro C, Neal B, Rayner M, Sanders D, Walker C, for INFORMAS. Monitoring and benchmarking government policies and actions to improve the healthiness of food environments: a proposed Government Healthy Food Environment Policy Index. Obesity Reviews 2013; 14 Suppl (1):24-37. doi: 10.1111/obr.12073
  17. Vandevijvere S, Monteiro C, Krebs-Smith SM, Lee A, Swinburn B, Kelly B, Neal B, Snowdon W,  Sacks G for INFORMAS. Monitoring and benchmarking population diet quality globally: a step-wise approach. Obesity Reviews 2013; 14 Suppl (1):135-149. doi: 10.1111/obr.12082
  18. Hope S, Snowdon W, et al. Junk Food’ Promotion to Children and Adolescents in Fiji. Fiji Journal of Public Health 2013;2(1):27-35
  19. Raj A, Drauna M, Snowdon W. Exposure to Advertising of ‘Junk food’ in Fiji. Fiji Journal of Public Health 2013;2(1):36-37
  20. Waqa G, Mavoa M, Snowdon W. Knowledge brokering between researchers and policy makers in Fiji to develop policies to reduce obesity: a process evaluation. Implementation Science 2013; 8(74). 1ST July 2013.
  21. Wate J, Snowdon W, Millar L, Nichols M, Mavoa H, Goundar R, Kama A, Swinburn B. Adolescent dietary patterns in Fiji and their relationships with standardized Body Mass Index. International Journal for Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity 2013; 10(45). 9th April 2013.
  22. Snowdon W, Malakellis M, Millar L, Swinburn B. Ability of body mass index and waist circumference to identify risk factors for non-communicable disease in the Pacific Islands. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice 2014;8(1):35-45. doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2012.06.005
  23. Dunford E, Webster J, Metzler A.B, Czernichow S, Ni Mhurchu C, Wolmarans P, Snowdon W, Abbe M, Li N, Maulik P.K, Barquera S, Schoi V, Allemandi L, Samman N, Wenzel de Menezes E, Hassell T, Ortiz J, Salazar de Ariza.J, Rahman A.R, de ῀Nunez  L, Garcia M.R, van Rossum C, Thiam L.M, MacGregor G, Bruce N, The Food Monitoring Group. “Progress with a global branded food composition database.” Food Chemistry 2013;140(3):451-457
  24. Snowdon W, Raj A, Reeve E, Guerrero R, Fesaitu J, Cateine K, Guignet C. Processed foods available in the Pacific Islands. BMC Globalization and Health 2013; 9:53. doi: 10.1186/1744-8603-9-53
  25. Sluyter J, Scragg R, Plank L, Waqa G, Fotu K, Swinburn B. Sizing the association between lifestyle behaviours and fatness in a large, heterogeneous sample of youth of multiple ethnicities from 4 countries. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2013. doi:10.1186/1479-5868-10-115
  26. Friel S, Gleeson D, Thow A-M, LaBonte R, Stuckler D, Kay A, Snowdon W.  A new generation of trade policy: potential risks to diet-related health from the trans pacific partnership agreement. Globalization and Health 2013; 9(46).
  27. Petersen S, Moodie M, Mavoa H, Waqa G, Goundar R, Swinburn B. Relationship between overweight and health-related quality of life in secondary school children in Fiji: results from a cross-sectional population based study. International Journal for Obesity. 2013 Nov 15. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2013.212.
  28. Waqa G, Moodie M, Schultz J and Swinburn B. Process evaluation of a community-based intervention program: Healthy Youth Healthy Communities, adolescent obesity prevention project in Fiji. Journal of Global Health Promotion 2013 Dec; 20(4):23-34. doi: 10.1177/1757975913501909.
  29. Webster J, Snowdon W, Moodie M, et al. (2014) Cost-effectiveness of reducing salt intake in the Pacific Islands: protocol for a before and after intervention study. BMC Public Health 14: 107.
  30. Hawkes C, Thow AM, Downs S, Ling A, Ghosh-Jerath S, Snowdon W, Morgan E, Thiam I, Jewell J. 2014. Identifying effective food systems solutions for nutrition and noncommunicable diseases: creating policy coherence in the fats supply chain. SCN News 40; 39-47.