School Food Programs in the Pacific Islands: Exploring opportunities and challenges for creating healthier school food environments.

Given the current health, social and economic challenges faced by countries and territories in the Pacific Islands region, SFP should be considered as an opportunity for food provision and associated nutrition education for students and their wider community. Further research is needed to understand the critical constraints of SFP in this region, and how to support stakeholders to advocate for, develop and sustain SFP that are contextually and culturally appropriate.