Table 3 Enablers of formulation of supportive policies, programs and enabling environments

Lack of time and resources

Lack of time and resources.

Lack of funding for research to inform policy.

Lack of community resources.

Lack of consultation and stakeholder engagement

Non-reliance on the bottom-up approach

Lack of consultation and stakeholder buy in.

Lack of consideration for community spaces.

Regulations and competing priorities

Competing interests between government and public sectors.

Unethical sponsorship and poor catering.

Informal vendors selling unhealthy foods.

Unregulated advertising of unhealthy foods.

Ineffective monitoring and evaluation

Lack of electronic monitoring systems.

Lack of longitudinal or baseline data.