Strengthening evidence on harmful industries and their influence on public health policy

• Dr Jennifer Lacy-Nichols

  Project Leader

Project Details

Government policies to reduce consumption of harmful products like alcohol, tobacco and sugary drinks face strong opposition from industries selling those products. We know little about these opposition strategies. This research program will generate evidence about the political activities of alcohol, tobacco and sugary drink industries and develop a tool to monitor political activities. This will help public health organisations to protect public health policies from industry interference. Key work packaged include: 1) mapping relationships between industry sectors; 2) data linkage of corporate political activities; 3) case studies of industry interference in alcohol, tobacco and ultra-processed food policymaking.

Researchers

Dr Jennifer Lacy-Nichols

Funding

NHMRC Emerging Leader 1 Grant (2025-2029)