Search Results - "Hofman, Karen"

Defining and conceptualising the commercial determinants of health by Gilmore, Anna B, Fabbri, Alice, Baum, Fran, Bertscher, Adam, Bondy, Krista, Chang, Ha-Joon, Demaio, Sandro, Erzse, Agnes, Freudenberg, Nicholas, Friel, Sharon, Hofman, Karen J, Johns, Paula, Abdool Karim, Safura, Lacy-Nichols, Jennifer, de Carvalho, Camila Maranha Paes, Marten, Robert, McKee, Martin, Petticrew, Mark, Robertson, Lindsay, Tangcharoensathien, Viroj, Thow, Anne Marie

“…Although commercial entities can contribute positively to health and society there is growing evidence that the products and practices of some commercial…”
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Towards unified and impactful policies to reduce ultra-processed food consumption and promote healthier eating by Popkin, Barry M, Barquera, Simon, Corvalan, Camila, Hofman, Karen J, Monteiro, Carlos, Ng, Shu Wen, Swart, Elizabeth C, Taillie, Lindsey Smith

“…The global surges in obesity and nutrition-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have created a need for decisive new food policy initiatives. A major…”
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The potential impact of a 20% tax on sugar-sweetened beverages on obesity in South African adults: a mathematical model by Manyema, Mercy, Veerman, Lennert J, Chola, Lumbwe, Tugendhaft, Aviva, Sartorius, Benn, Labadarios, Demetre, Hofman, Karen J

“…The prevalence of obesity in South Africa has risen sharply, as has the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs). Research shows that consumption of…”
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Scaling Up Family Planning to Reduce Maternal and Child Mortality: The Potential Costs and Benefits of Modern Contraceptive Use in South Africa by Chola, Lumbwe, McGee, Shelley, Tugendhaft, Aviva, Buchmann, Eckhart, Hofman, Karen

“…Family planning contributes significantly to the prevention of maternal and child mortality. However, many women still do not use modern contraception and the…”
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Public health. Implementation science by Madon, Temina, Hofman, Karen J, Kupfer, Linda, Glass, Roger I

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Commentary on South Africa's syndemic of undernutrition, obesity, and climate change by Erzse, Agnes, Balusik, Adam, Kruger, Petronell, Thsehla, Evelyn M.M., Swinburn, Boyd, Hofman, Karen J.

“…The 2019 Lancet Commission on Obesity describes the clustering of three global problems - undernutrition, obesity, and climate change - as the Global Syndemic…”
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Evidence that a tax on sugar sweetened beverages reduces the obesity rate: a meta-analysis by Cabrera Escobar, Maria A, Veerman, J Lennert, Tollman, Stephen M, Bertram, Melanie Y, Hofman, Karen J

“…Excess intake of sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) has been shown to result in weight gain. To address the growing epidemic of obesity, one option is to combine…”
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Determinants of Obesity and Associated Population Attributability, South Africa: Empirical Evidence from a National Panel Survey, 2008-2012 by Sartorius, Benn, Veerman, Lennert J, Manyema, Mercy, Chola, Lumbwe, Hofman, Karen

“…Obesity is a major risk factor for emerging non-communicable diseases (NCDS) in middle income countries including South Africa (SA). Understanding the multiple…”
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South Africa's Health Promotion Levy: Excise tax findings and equity potential by Hofman, Karen J., Stacey, Nicholas, Swart, Elizabeth C., Popkin, Barry M., Ng, Shu Wen

“…Summary In 2016, the South African government proposed a 20% sugar‐sweetened beverage (SSB) tax. Protracted consultations with beverage manufacturers and the…”
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What works in engaging communities? Prioritising nutrition interventions in Burkina Faso, Ghana and South Africa by Watson, Daniella, Barker, Mary, Boua, P Romuald, Chatio, Samuel, Compaoré, Adelaide, Danis, Marion, Dalaba, Maxwell, Erzse, Agnes, Hardy-Johnson, Polly, Kehoe, Sarah H, Hofman, Karen J, Lawrence, Wendy T, Nonterah, Engelbert A, Sorgho, Hermann, Rwafa-Ponela, Teurai, Ward, Kate A

“…"Choosing All Together" (CHAT), is a community engagement tool designed to give the public a voice in how best to allocate limited resources to improve…”
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Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes: Industry Response and Tactics by Du, Matthew, Tugendhaft, Aviva, Erzse, Agnes, Hofman, Karen J

“…The consumption of sugary beverages (SBs) has increasingly grown in many countries and is a significant contributor to the rise in obesity and non-communicable…”
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Industry strategies in the parliamentary process of adopting a sugar-sweetened beverage tax in South Africa: a systematic mapping by Abdool Karim, Safura, Kruger, Petronell, Hofman, Karen

“…In 2016, the South African government became the first in the African region to announce the introduction of an SSB tax based on sugar content as a public…”
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Identifying pregnant and postpartum women's priorities for enhancing nutrition support through social needs programmes in a resource-constrained urban community in South Africa by Erzse, Agnes, Desmond, Chris, Hofman, Karen, Barker, Mary, Christofides, Nicola Joan

“…Malnutrition remains a pressing public health concern for mothers and children in South Africa. Despite the government's multisectoral response, unaddressed…”
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Assessing sugar-sweetened beverage intakes, added sugar intakes and BMI before and after the implementation of a sugar-sweetened beverage tax in South Africa by Wrottesley, Stephanie V, Stacey, Nicholas, Mukoma, Gudani, Hofman, Karen J, Norris, Shane A

“…To provide insight into the context and public health implications of the South African sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax (Health Promotion Levy; HPL) by…”
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'I'd say I'm fat, I'm not obese': obesity normalisation in urban-poor South Africa by Bosire, Edna N, Cohen, Emmanuel, Erzse, Agnes, Goldstein, Susan J, Hofman, Karen J, Norris, Shane A

“…In the past decade, South Africa's obesity epidemic has increased in both children and adults, and being overweight is becoming the norm. Several contributing…”
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What values drive communities' nutrition priorities in a resource constrained urban area in South Africa? by Erzse, Agnes, Rwafa-Ponela, Teurai, Goldstein, Susan, Motlhatlhedi, Molebogeng, Watson, Daniella, Hofman, Karen J, Danis, Marion, Norris, Shane A, Ward, Kate A, Tugendhaft, Aviva

“…Voices of under-resourced communities are recognised as important yet are often unheard in decisions about healthcare resource allocation. Deliberative public…”
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Hypertension in the South African public healthcare system: a cost-of-illness and burden of disease study by Kohli-Lynch, Ciaran N, Erzse, Agnes, Rayner, B, Hofman, Karen J

“…ObjectivesTo quantify the health and economic burden of hypertension in the South African public healthcare system.SettingAll inpatient, outpatient and…”
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Hypertension education and adherence in South Africa: a cost-effectiveness analysis of community health workers by Gaziano, Thomas A, Bertram, Melanie, Tollman, Stephen M, Hofman, Karen J

“…To determine whether training community health workers (CHWs) about hypertension in order to improve adherence to medications is a cost-effective intervention…”
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Modelling the potential impact of a sugar-sweetened beverage tax on stroke mortality, costs and health-adjusted life years in South Africa by Manyema, Mercy, Veerman, Lennert J, Tugendhaft, Aviva, Labadarios, Demetre, Hofman, Karen J

“…Stroke poses a growing human and economic burden in South Africa. Excess sugar consumption, especially from sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), has been…”
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Estimating the healthcare cost of overweight and obesity in South Africa by Boachie, Micheal Kofi, Thsehla, Evelyn, Immurana, Mustapha, Kohli-Lynch, Ciaran, Hofman, Karen J

“…Overweight and obesity are major risk factors for noncommunicable diseases. This presents a major burden to health systems and to society in South Africa…”
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