Professor Gary Sacks
Scientific Advisory Committee
EMAIL [email protected]
Professor Gary Sacks is Co-Director of the Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition (GLOBE) at Deakin University. Gary is a member of the Prevention Centre’s Scientific Advisory Committee, having made a significant contribution to research that focuses on improving population nutrition through policy. This research includes the evaluation of government and corporate policies for improving the healthiness and environmental sustainability of the food supply.
In 2023, Gary received a Sax Institute Research Action Award for advancing obesity prevention policy through the Healthy Food Environment Policy Index (Food-EPI) that was developed by INFORMAS, a global network for monitoring food environments, active in 60+ countries, co-founded by Gary. As part of INFORMAS, he has led studies to benchmark progress on obesity prevention by Australian governments and major food companies. Gary’s research was included as part of The Lancet Commission on Obesity, and he has co-authored several global reports for the World Health Organization (WHO) on nutrition.
Professor Gary Sacks's projects
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Public health law: making it work for the prevention of chronic disease
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Supporting priority actions in the food and nutrition system
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Benchmarking obesity policies in Australia
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Healthy public policy to support healthy and equitable eating
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Learning health systems approach to optimise implementation of prevention programs
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Professor Gary Sacks's news and media
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Introducing the Prevention Centre’s Scientific Advisory Committee
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RE-FRESH CRE enters a new generation
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Supporting the next generation of prevention leaders
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Rewarding year for Prevention Centre network in 2023
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Research Action Award for advancing obesity prevention policy
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Prevention Centre chronic disease prevention June newsletter
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Food Policy Index reports for all Australian jurisdictions
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The global view of obesity
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International Congress on Obesity (ICO) Melbourne Oct 18-22
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What if we had a health star rating to protect the planet?
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Action needed on prevention and collaboration implementation research
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Food Environment Dashboard award finalist
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Using evidence to improve population diets: Australia’s food dashboard
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World leading actions in the food and nutrition system
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NHMRC funding success for prevention researchers
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Big Appetite for Food Dashboard
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No, it’s not just a lack of control that makes Australians overweight. Here’s what’s driving our unhealthy food habits
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Food dashboard shows just how unhealthy Australian supermarkets are
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Food security – Flavour of the month
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Investigators’ Forum and the future of chronic disease prevention
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Supermarkets urged to end heavy promotion of unhealthy foods
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Too many cars, too few supermarkets: how Australia’s cities really stack up
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Patchy report card for states on obesity prevention efforts
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Focus on the food system not the individual, experts urge
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Landmark report sets out ambitious roadmap to tackle obesity and unhealthy diets
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Professor Gary Sacks's resources
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Engaging with the media
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Building healthier, more equitable and sustainable food systems for Australia
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Australia’s Food Environment Dashboard launch
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Australia’s Food Environment Dashboard website
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Inside our supermarkets: Assessment of the healthiness of Australian supermarkets
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How Australian governments can achieve best practice in obesity policy
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Roadmap to tackle obesity prevention
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