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Table 2 The characteristics of participations in the study

From: Stakeholder analysis of childhood obesity prevention policies in Iran

Player name

Participant’s No

Status of stakeholder (A or P)

Level

Sector

Position

Power

Interest

incentives

Awareness of policy

Related role

Food and Drug Organization

P1

P*

National

Governmental

Medium Support

High

Medium

Non-financial

High

Policy making for increase the level of safety of food and beverages

Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB))

P2

P

National

Media

Low Support

High

Low

financial

Medium

Producing educational and informational programs as well as harmful food ads

The Office of Community Nutrition Improvement

P3

P

National

Governmental

High Support

High

High

Non-financial

High

Mainly responsible for the COP: Policy making, design and implementation of nutritional interventions

Health Deputy of MoHME***

P4

P

National

Governmental

High Support

High

High

Non-financial

High

Policy making for health service system in Iran

Department of education (Professor of university of medical sciences of MoHME(

P5

P

National

Governmental

High Support

High

High

Non-financial

High

Cooperation with the MoHME and WHO in promoting Iran ECHO, Responsible for implementing Iran ECHO pilot program in Isfahan (one of the cities in Iran)

Ministry of Education

P6

P

National

Governmental

Medium Support

High

Medium

Non-financial

High

Collaborate with the MoHME in develop or implement the nutrition education, school foods or PAa policies in schools

School Health Department of MoHME

P7

P

National

Governmental

Medium Support

Medium

Medium

Non-financial

Medium

Policy making for nutrition education, providing healthy food, as well as training and doing PA in schools

Welfare Organization

P8

P

National

Governmental

Medium Support

Medium

Medium

Non-financial

Medium

Policy making for nutrition education to children and parents and adherence to the principles of healthy nutrition in kindergartens and childcare centers

Children and Adolescents’ Intellectual Development

P9

A**

Regional

Governmental

Medium Support

Medium

Low

Non-financial

Low

Participation in healthy nutrition education for children and adolescents

The office of Community Nutrition Improvement department of the Health Center

P10

P

Regional

Governmental

High Support

High

High

Non-financial

High

Policy making, design and implementation of nutritional interventions in the provincial level

Executive manager in the Ministry of Education

P11

P

Regional

Governmental

Medium Support

Medium

Low

Non-financial

Medium

Collaborate in implementation of the nutrition education, and PA policies in schools

Food and Drug Office

P12

p

Regional

Governmental

Medium Support

Medium

Medium

Non-financial

Low

Increase the level of safety of food and beverages

Imam Khomeini Relief Committee

P13

A

Regional

Non-Governmental

Low Support

Medium

Low

Non-financial

Low

Providing healthy food items for financial trouble families as well as education healthy lifestyle in family training sessions

Ministry of Sports and Youth

P14

A

Regional

Governmental

Low Support

High

Low

financial

Low

Providing appropriate facilities for exercise in childhood

Municipality

P15

p

Regional

Non-Governmental

Low Support

High

Medium

Non-financial

Medium

Providing sports equipment and spaces for children and adolescents

Population and Family Health Department

P16

P

Regional

Governmental

Medium Support

Medium

Medium

Non-financial

Medium

Collaborate on primary health care and screening for overweight and obese children and adolescents in health centers

School Health Department of the Province’s Health Center

P17

P

Regional

Governmental

Medium Support

Medium

Medium

Non-financial

High

Coordinate with schools to provide nutrition and PA training and screening overweight and obese children and adolescents

Student Organization

P18

P

Regional

NGO

Low Support

High

Low

financial

Low

Collaborate on providing school buffet snakes

Department of education) Professor of university of medical sciences of MoHME(

P19

P

Regional

Professional

Medium Support

Medium

Medium

Non-financial

Medium

Collaborate in developing policies to prevent childhood obesity by nutrition education in the university

Welfare Organization

P20

A

Regional

Governmental

Low Support

Low

Low

Non-financial

Low

Collaborate on nutrition education for children and parents in kindergartens and observing the principles of healthy nutrition in kindergarten food and child care centers

Secretariat of the Health and Food Safety

P21

A

Regional

Governmental

Low Support

High

Low

Non-financial

Medium

Establish better coordination and communication between stakeholders and organizations

Health care providers of MoHME ***

P22

P

Regional

Governmental

Medium Support

Medium

Medium

Non-financial

Medium

Collaborate on primary health care, nutrition education and PA advice screening for overweight and obese children and adolescents in health centers

Islamic Development Organization

P23

A

Regional

Governmental

Low Support

Medium

Medium

Non-financial

Low

Advertising of nutrition and PA in the community

Non-communicable diseases Department of the Province’s Health Center

P24

A

Regional

Governmental

Medium Support

Medium

Low

Non-financial

Medium

Collaborate on development of guidelines of non-communicable diseases prevention

Social Security Insurance Agency

NP****

A

National

Governmental

–

–

–

–

–

Coverage of nutrition counseling services for nutrition counselors and specialists

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance

NP

A

National

Governmental

–

–

–

–

–

Allocation of taxes for imports as well as Value-added tax (VAT on unhealthy foods as well as subsidy allocation for healthy foods

Islamic

Consultative

Assembly (Iranian

Parliament

NP

A

National

Governmental

–

–

–

–

–

Upstream legislation and resource allocation for the executive organizations

  1. * P: Present** A: Absent, *** Ministry of Health and Medical Education, **** Not participating in the study
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