Project conducted between January 2008 and April 2011 to develop an information system in Europe for reporting policies and data on nutrition, physical activity and obesity, illustrating good practice, assessing the stage of policy development (including coordinating mechanisms) and of implementation in the 27 European Union Member States. (WHO/Europe )
International alliance of researchers who collaborate in a survey of schoolchildren, collecting data every 4 years on the health, well-being, social environment and health behaviour of 11-, 13- and 15-year-old boys and girls. The data allow cross-national comparisons; with successive surveys, trends can be identified at both national and cross-national level. (WHO/Europe )
The World Obesity Federation aims to lead and drive global efforts to reduce, prevent and treat obesity. The resources part of their website presents statistics that help in monitoring obesity trends and policies to combat them. (World Obesity Federation)
Country profiles of nutrition, physical activity and obesity; an overview of country data on a selected list of monitoring and surveillance indicators. (WHO/Europe)
To address the growing challenge posed by the epidemic of obesity to health, economies and development, the ministers and delegates attending the WHO European Ministerial Conference on Counteracting Obesity (Istanbul, Turkey, 15–17 November 2006) adopted the European Charter on Counteracting Obesity. (WHO/Europe)
For systematic assessment of the quality of programmes: based on criteria, the tool identifies programmes that can be considered good practice and can serve as examples for future initiatives to improve nutrition and physical activity or prevent obesity. The tool can be used to monitor and document the aspects of programmes that contribute to the effectiveness of an intervention and identify aspects for improvement. (WHO/Europe)
Part of the work of the WHO European Salt Action Network: to reduce the growing burden of noncommunicable diseases, WHO recommends reducing salt intake by the general population as a cost-effective strategy. (WHO/Europe)
WHO–European Community project on monitoring progress in improving nutrition and physical activity and preventing obesity in the European Union. (WHO/Europe)
Overview of the types of childhood obesity prevention interventions that can be undertaken at the national, subnational and local levels; outlines guiding principles for developing a population-based childhood obesity prevention strategy and describes the approaches for population-based obesity prevention. (WHO)
Major socioeconomic inequality in obesity has been reported in many countries in the Region, but, overall, little has been done to tackle the problem. Socioeconomic inequality in diet and sedentary lifestyles probably explain socioeconomic inequality in obesity. Changing the environment that promotes or prevents obesity could prevent obesity in disadvantaged groups, and future interventions and policies should be evaluated systematically for their effect on these groups. (WHO/Europe)
The Action Plan was developed through a series of consultations initiated at the European Ministerial Conference on Counteracting Obesity in 2006. (WHO/Europe)
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Most important projects and stakeholders working in this area of public health, including intergovernmental organizations, national government bodies, and non-state actors.