Our Global Network is dedicated to funding research and health education programmes into the links between food, nutrition, physical activity, body fatness and cancer risk.

Home Policy Report Recommendations Civil society organisations

Civil society organisations1

Aim

Create, advocate, and develop sustainable policies and actions that ensure healthy food, nutrition, and physical activity for all

Recommendations

All civil society organisations:

  • Create, develop, and press governments and other actors2 to implement effective policies and programmes for nutrition and physical activity

Civil society organisations concerned with public health:

  • Hold other actors to account regarding their policies and actions on food, nutrition, and physical activity, including the prevention of cancer
  • Mobilise the media and public opinion in support of improved public health, including healthy nutrition, sustained physical activity, and the prevention of cancer
  • Form alliances with associated civil society organisations including those concerned with public policy, justice, equity, and environmental protection
  • Advocate traditional cultures and ways of life when these generate healthy, diverse, and sustainable dietary patterns and regular physical activity
  1. International, national, and local civil society organisations. Includes public interest and consumer organisations, professional and scientific bodies, political parties, trades unions, religious groups, women's groups, and small farming and fishing cooperatives. Excludes industry and business interest organisations, and the media (See Industry and Media)
  2. All other actors are multinational bodies, industry, media, schools, workplaces and other institutions, health and other professionals, and people, and also other civil society organisations

For more details see Chaper 8 of the Policy Report, which can be accessed in our resource downloads section.