Alberta Policy Coalition for Chronic Disease Prevention – Consensus Conference
“Restricting marketing to children: Consensus on policy interventions to address obesity”
February 2013
Association of Local Public Health Agencies
“Ban on advertising children under 13 years of age”
November 2013
Centres for Science in the Public Interest (Canada)
November 2013
Childhood Obesity Foundation
March 2013
Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance of Canada
“CDPAC position statement: obesity and the impact of marketing on children”
August 2008
Dietitians of Canada
“Advertising of food and beverages to children: position of Dietitians of Canada”
December 2010
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
“Protecting our Children’s Health”
Click here to read the fact sheet
Canadian Hypertension Advisory Committee
“Restricting marketing of unhealthy foods and beverages to children and youth in Canada”
January 2013
Ontario Medical Association
“An ounce of prevention or a ton of trouble is there an epidemic of obesity in children?
October 2005
Ontario Public Health Association
“A ban on all commercial advertising targeted to children under thirteen years of age”
2008
Ontario Society of Nutrition Professionals in Public Health
Toronto Board of Health
“Food Advertising to Children: Update”
February 2010
Click here to view a summary of the above position statements.
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