Reading Week 6 - UBC Healthy Beverage Initiative

Question 1

What are the associated health risks of sugar-sweetened beverages?

Answer 1

• Cavities
• Obesity
• Metabolic Syndrome
• Type II Diabetes
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Certain Cancers

Question 2

What is the best intervention strategy for behavioural change?

Answer 2

• Combining environmental changes with individual-level education

Question 3

What is an environmental intervention for reducing Suger-sweetened drinks?

Answer 3

• Limiting or restricting SSB sales / distribution and implementing a sugar tax

Question 4

How might school policies reduce SSB consumption?

Answer 4

• Resticting SSB availibility
• Limited evidence on effectiveness

Question 5

What do adult environments prefer regarding environmental interventions?

Answer 5

• Personal responsibility over environment-centered approaches

Question 6

What did the Okanagan Charter do to promote health?

Answer 6

• Embedded health into campus culture across various aspects

Question 7

What UBC initiatives are used to promote health?

Answer 7

• Healthy Beverage Initiative (HBI) to reduce SSB consumption
• Aim to alter beverage landscape on campus

Question 8

How was UBC’s Healthy Beverage Initiative developed?

Answer 8

• community engagement
• stakeholder approval
• board approval

Question 9

What are the priorities of Healthy Beverage Initiatives?

Answer 9

• Encourage water consumption
• Promote healthier beverage choices
• Modify the environment

Question 10

What was the Healthy Beverage Initiative implementation strategies?

Answer 10

• Tiered Traffic Light System for Beverage Calssification

Question 11

What is the cold beverage agreement modification for UBC’s Healthy Beverage Initiative?

Answer 11

• Renewed agreement aligns with HBI goals
• Focuses on Marketing healthier options

Question 12

What is the Tap Water Campaign?

Answer 12

• Educates about tap water benefits and environmental impact of bottled beverages

Question 13

How was UBC HBI evaluated?

Answer 13

Analyzed
- Changes in beverage sales
- compensatory purchasing behaviour
- patron attitudes through surveys

Question 14

What were some conclusions found from the UBC HBI?

Answer 14

• Reduction of red beverages in dining halls positively influences beverage choices

Question 15

What future directions are there for UBC HBI?

Answer 15

• Continue with focus on sustainability and community support