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Table 2 The characteristics of participations in the study

From: Childhood obesity prevention policies in Iran: a policy analysis of agenda-setting using Kingdon’s multiple streams

Stakeholder’s name

Participant’s No

work experience (year)

Age (year)

Level

Sector

Related role

Department of education (Professor of the University of medical sciences of MoHME)a

P1

12

40

Regional

Professional

Collaborate in developing policies to prevent childhood obesity by nutrition education in the university

Welfare Organization

P2

12

39

National

Governmental

Policymaking for nutrition education to children and parents and adherence to the principles of healthy nutrition in kindergartens and childcare centers

Municipality

P3

8

49

Regional

Non-Governmental

Providing sports equipment and spaces for children and adolescents

Ministry of Sports and Youth

P4

15

51

Regional

Governmental

Providing appropriate facilities for exercise in childhood

Imam Khomeini Relief Committee

P5

10

58

Regional

Non-Governmental

Providing healthy food items for financial trouble families as well as education healthy lifestyle in family training sessions

Islamic Development Organization

P6

15

41

Regional

Governmental

Advertising of nutrition and PA in the community

Secretariat of the Health and Food Safety

P7

3

41

Regional

Governmental

Establish better coordination and communication between stakeholders and organizations

Health care providers of MoHME

P8

20

52

Regional

Governmental

Collaborate on primary health care, nutrition education and PA advice screening for overweight and obese children and adolescents in health centers

Student Organization

P9

2

40

Regional

Non-Governmental

Collaborate on providing school buffet snakes

Food and Drug Office

P10

18

52

Regional

Governmental

Increase the level of safety of food and beverages

School Health Department of the Province’s Health Center

P11

24

55

Regional

Governmental

Coordinate with schools to provide nutrition and PA training and screening overweight and obese children and adolescents

Food and Drug Organization

P12

17

40

National

Governmental

Policymaking to increase the level of safety of food and beverages

Children and Adolescents’ Intellectual Development

P13

20

49

Regional

Governmental

Participation in healthy nutrition education for children and adolescents

Welfare Organization

P14

27

50

Regional

Governmental

Collaborate on nutrition education for children and parents in kindergartens and observing the principles of healthy nutrition in kindergarten food and child care centers

Population and Family Health Department [1]

P15

9

53

Regional

Governmental

Collaborate on primary health care and screening for overweight and obese children and adolescents in health centers

Ministry of Education

P16

12

39

National

Governmental

Collaborate with the MoHME in develop or implement the nutrition education, school foods or PAa policies in schools

Department of education (Professor of the University of medical sciences of MoHME)

P17

6

59

National

Governmental

Cooperation with the MoHME and WHO in promoting Iran ECHO, Responsible for implementing Iran ECHO pilot program in Isfahan (one of the cities in Iran)

The Office of Community Nutrition Improvement [1]

P18

10

48

National

Governmental

Mainly responsible for the CAOPb: Policymaking, design and implementation of nutritional interventions

Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB)

P19

12

45

National

Media

Producing educational and informational programs as well as harmful food ads

Health Deputy of MoHME

P20

15

58

National

Governmental

Policymaking for health service system in Iran

Executive manager in the Ministry of Education [1]

P21

25

52

Regional

Governmental

Collaborate in implementation of the nutrition education, and PA policies in schools

The office of the Community Nutrition Improvement department of the Health Center

P22

15

40

Regional

Governmental

Policymaking, design and implementation of nutritional interventions at the provincial level

School Health Department of MoHME

P23

30

50

National

Governmental

Policymaking for nutrition education, providing healthy food, as well as training and doing PA in schools

Population and Family Health Department [2]

P25

15

40

Regional

Governmental

Collaborate on primary health care and screening for overweight and obese children and adolescents in health centers

Non-communicable diseases Department of the Province’s Health Center

P26

12

39

Regional

Governmental

Collaborate on the development of guidelines for non-communicable diseases prevention

Population and Family Health Department [3]

P27

23

45

Regional

Governmental

Collaborate on primary health care and screening for overweight and obese children and adolescents in health centers

Boys’ high school physical education teacher

P28

16

42

Regional

Governmental

Collaborate in implementation of the PA policies in schools

The headmaster of boys’ high school [1]

P29

25

48

Regional

Governmental

Collaborate in implementing CAOP policies in schools

The headmaster of boys’ high school [2]

P30

28

47

Regional

Governmental

Collaborate in implementing CAOP policies in schools

Girls’ high school physical education teacher [1]

P31

30

51

Regional

Governmental

Collaborate in implementation of the PA policies in schools

Girls’ high school physical education teacher [2]

P32

15

37

Regional

Governmental

Collaborate in implementation of the PA policies in schools

The headmaster of girls’ high school [1]

P33

27

48

Regional

Governmental

Collaborate in implementing CAOP policies in schools

The headmaster of girls’ high school [2]

P34

13

37

Regional

Governmental

Collaborate in implementing CAOP policies in schools

Executive manager in the Ministry of Education [2]

P35

24

47

Regional

Governmental

Collaborate in implementation of the nutrition education, and PA policies in schools

The Office of Community Nutrition Improvement [2]

P36

18

44

National

Governmental

Mainly responsible for the CAOP: Policymaking, design and implementation of nutritional interventions

Office of the Parents and Teachers Association of the Ministry of Education

P37

4

40

Regional

Governmental

Collaborate on communication between parents and school officials

Executive manager in the Ministry of Education [3]

P38

8

48

Regional

Governmental

Collaborate in implementation of the nutrition education, and PA policies in schools

Manager of food production and processing factory (cakes and cookies)

P39

5

43

Regional

Private

Participation in the production of a variety of food products

  1. a MoHME Ministry of Health and Medical Education
  2. b CAOP childhood and adolescent’s obesity prevention