The Industry Interference in Public Policies on Food and Nutrition Hub is a group within Colansa that comprises researchers, legal professionals, and stakeholders focused on conflicts of interest and industry interference across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The Hub aims to promote the discussion on this topic and join forces to manage, mitigate, and prevent industry actions that interfere with food and nutrition policies.
The mission of the Hub is to bring together researchers, policy-impact professionals, and other stakeholders to promote information exchange, share experiences, and strengthen the evidence base related to conflicts of interest and industry interference in public policies on food and nutrition in LAC.
The Hub serves as a technical reference within Colansa regarding evidence, policy impact, and decision-making related to conflicts of interest and industry interference in public policies on food and nutrition in LAC.
All Colansa members can register for the hubs. Just click “login” and sign in with your email and password.
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Members are expected to participate actively in meetings, sharing progress on their research related to the Hub or their political or advocacy actions; to contribute to the group’s sustainability by seeking funding sources to meet its objectives; to give their opinion on the prioritization of the Hub’s topics and activities; to support the external dissemination of activities; to identify needs and propose possible solutions; and to review and approve the annual activity report and the financial report prepared by the board.
Additionally, graduate students are expected to take on a more active role in carrying out the Hub’s activities, such as events, the development of informational materials, and information updates, ideally linked to their research work.
