D4N2024 Presentation Showcase – Thematic Session 2b: Natural and built food environments

Abstract

D4N2024 Presentation Showcase – Thematic Session 2b: Natural and built food environments

Oral presentations:
Drivers of Adolescents’ Food Choices: Exploring the Influence of the School Food Environment
Muhandiramlage Madusha Sanjeewani Karunanayaka, PhD student, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

Empowering Rural Households: Enhancing Nutritional Security and Sustainable Gardening through Capacity Building and Community-Led Initiatives
Rajni Omprakash Wadhwa, Director – Programs, Plan International

Examining Food Environments in Sri Lanka: Gaps in Research and Implications for Diet and Health
Thushanthi Perera, Senior Lecturer, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

Impact of adverse food environments on overweight, obesity and HbA1c levels in India findings from a large population cohort
Anjali Ganpule-Rao, Senior Research Associate, Centre for Chronic Disease Control

Healthfulness of retail food environment in rural South Asia
Afrin Zainab Bi, Assistant Scientist, International Rice Research Institute

Rapid-fire presentations:
Findings from an integrated household food systems approach to improve nutrition in rural communities
Nadia Shah, Senior Lecturer, School of Public Health Dow University of Health Sciences

From Policy to Practice: Examining Industry Influence on Public Health Policies for Healthier Food Environments in Sri Lanka
Dona Sunimalee Pramuditha Madurawala, Research Economist, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka

Using mixed methods to improve how we measure large-scale food fortification coverage in household surveys
Samuel Scott, Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute

From Hunger to Hope: The Role of Food Price Inflation in Urban Poor Participation in the 2024 Bangladesh Revolution and Post-Revolutionary Food Security Satisfaction
Mariha Tahsin, Former Head of Urban Development Initiatives, Sajida Foundation