The Provision of a Report on the Effectiveness of Mandatory Folic Acid Fortification of Wheat Flour for Bread Making, and Mandatory Iodine Fortification of Bread

Project Member(s): Goodall, S., Saing, S.

Funding or Partner Organisation: Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care (Department of Health and Ageing)

Start year: 2015

Summary: CHERE will provide a single comprehensive report that will provide an evaluation of the overall effectiveness of the mandatory folic acid (in Australia) and iodine (in Australia and New Zealand) fortification initiatives (under Standard 2.1.1) since implementation in 2009.

Publications:

Saing, S, Haywood, P, van der Linden, N, Manipis, K, Meshcheriakova, E & Goodall, S 2019, 'Real-World Cost Effectiveness of Mandatory Folic Acid Fortification of Bread-Making Flour in Australia', Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 243-254.
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Saing, S, Haywood, P, Van Der Linden, N, Manipis, K, Meshcheriakova, O & Goodall, S 1970, 'Real world cost-effectiveness of mandatory folic acid fortification of bread making flour in Australia', 11th Health Services and Policy Research Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.

Haywood, P, Goodall, S, Chinchen, E, Haas, M, Manipis, K, Meshcheriakova, O, Saing, S & van der Linden, N COAG Health Council 2017, The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of mandatory folic acid and iodine fortification. A report for the Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council, Adelaide.

FOR Codes: Health Economics, Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health) not elsewhere classified, Health Policy Evaluation, Health economics , Overweight and obesity

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