Public health shocks, learning and diet improvement.
Food Policy
; 112: 102365, 2022 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2130840
ABSTRACT
Many governments aim to mitigate health risks by attacking nutritional failures. In this article, we exploit a unique natural experiment, the COVID-19 pandemic as an exogenous public health shock, to estimate the learning effects of intensive health information campaigns on nutrient intake during the pandemic. Using data from nearly-one million food purchases in China, our empirical findings strongly support the learning effect in explaining improvements in nutrient intake in the post-COVID-19 period. We conclude that when public health shocks occur, policy makers can boost relevant learning mechanisms by promoting information and education to improve individuals' awareness of preventive health behaviors of a more permanent nature, which can lead to health improvements in a society.
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Language:
English
Journal:
Food Policy
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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J.foodpol.2022.102365
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