Table 3.
·2015 and 2016 Nutrition Report Card (NRC) knowledge translation survey findings
| Demographics | 2015 NRC (%) (n 20) | 2016 NRC (%) (n 14) |
|---|---|---|
| Jurisdiction their organisation’s mandate covers | ||
| Alberta | 50 | 57 |
| British Columbia | 9 | 7 |
| Manitoba | 0 | 0 |
| New Brunswick | 9 | 7 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 0 | 0 |
| Nova Scotia | 0 | 0 |
| Ontario | 9 | 7 |
| Prince Edward Island | 0 | 0 |
| Québec | 0 | 0 |
| Saskatchewan | 9 | 0 |
| Northwest Territories | 0 | 0 |
| Nunavut | 0 | 0 |
| Yukon | 0 | 0 |
| Not stated | 14 | 21 |
| Primary role | ||
| Clinician/health care provider | 0 | 14 |
| Health system worker | 5 | 7 |
| Researcher/evaluator | 32 | 14 |
| Public health practitioner/health promoter | 36 | 29 |
| Epidemiologist/statistician/analyst | 0 | 7 |
| Patient/patient advocate | 5 | 0 |
| Other | 14 | 7 |
| Not stated | 9 | 21 |
| Survey question | Strongly agree | Agree |
| Respondents who indicated that, as a result of reading the NRC, they plan to: | ||
|
Encourage their organisation to adopt a new strategy/approach |
26 | 50 |
|
Collaborate with colleagues and/or other organisations working on the same issues |
58 | 80 |
| Use the same information to assist in decision making | 47 | 70 |
| Respondents who indicated that the information from the NRC will change their organisation’s behaviours, policies or practices | 21 | 40 |
| Respondents who indicated that the NRC is achieving its objective of increasing awareness about the relevance of food environments and nutrition for health promotion and obesity prevention in children and youth | 94 | 70 |
| Respondents who indicated that the NRC is successful in advancing and communicating knowledge on the current environments and policies that support or create barriers to improving children and youth’s dietary behaviours and body weights and that are associated with food environments and nutrition | 82 | 80 |
| Respondents who indicated that the NRC is valuable in influencing government and non-government issues as well as stakeholders to create and enhance policies, programmes and campaigns that improve food environment and nutrition opportunities for children and youth | 59 | 60 |
| Large extent | Some extent | |
| Respondents who indicated the percentage to which NRC information is used in their organisation to inform: | ||
|
Policy development |
41 | 60 |
|
Programme development |
41 | 70 |
|
Advocacy |
53 | 70 |