Peter Delobelle
Peter Delobelle is a medical doctor with over fifteen years’ experience in public health research, teaching and service delivery. His research interests include health systems and promotion, chronic infectious and non-infectious diseases, health systems science, implementation research, and knowledge management. He is a Senior Researcher at the University of Cape Town Chronic Disease Initiative for Africa and a Senior Lecturer in Health Promotion at the University of the Western Cape School of Public Health. He is the South Africa project manager of the SMART2D trial and active team member of the Collaboration for Evidence-Based Health care and public health in Africa. Peter is a member of the Public Health Association of South Africa (PHASA) Special Interest Group on Health Promotion, the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases Working Group on Process Evaluation, International Union for Health Promotion and Education Interest Group on Healthy Settings, and Health Systems Global. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health (UK) and guest Professor at the Vrije Universiteit in Brussel (Belgium) where he teaches Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in a new MSc Global Health.
Phone: +27216505131
Address: University of Cape Town
Department of Medicine
Groote Schuur Hospital
J47/86 Old Main Building
Observatory 7915
Cape Town
Republic of South Africa
Phone: +27216505131
Address: University of Cape Town
Department of Medicine
Groote Schuur Hospital
J47/86 Old Main Building
Observatory 7915
Cape Town
Republic of South Africa
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This chapter explores the link between the rise in diet-related NCDs, their proximal determinants (specifically an observed change in diet patterns), contributing environmental factors, what is currently being done or recommended to address this internationally, and the most relevant national-level policies for South Africa.
The authors conclude that to improve dietary patterns and reduce chronic diseases in South Africa will require a sustained public health effort that addresses environmental factors and the conditions in which people live and make choices. Overall, positive policies have been made at national level; however, many initiatives have suffered from a lack of concerted action. Key actions will be to reduce the intake of unhealthy foods and make healthy foods more available, affordable and acceptable in South Africa.