
EEN key activites
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Applied Research and Reporting
During 3 years, multidisciplinary key experts from up to 15 European countries will follow a workplan, deliver outputs and produce the agreed guidelines. The network, created and coordinated by the EEN Coordinating team within PROTEINES Company, is structured around a board and four committees including workgroups: a « scientific evaluation and dissemination » committee, a « public / private partnership » committee, a « methods and social marketing » committee, and a committee for the «involvement of political representatives», (including the European Alliance for EPODE).
From the objectives of the EEN that are,
- The production of concrete guidelines regarding the EPODE approach and its 4 pillars
- The dissemination of these guidelines in order to raise political, institutional and scientific awareness to the importance of local, long-term and multi-stakeholder approaches
- The identification and follow-up of relevant teams willing to implement CBI networks, using the EPODE methodology
Key activities of the project will be:
- Applied research activities conducted by each of the four university teams in collaboration with the coordinating team, in particular:
- Bringing together the different teams representative of programmes directly inspired by EPODE throughout the world (THAO, VIASANO...),
- Listing and evaluating the actions undertaken or planned in the field in Europe and throughout the world, in cooperation with existing networks, and institutional approaches (IOTF, WHO, European Commission...)
- Conducting qualitative surveys to conceptualize EPODE keys for success
- Identifying countries or institutions expressing a motivation toward implementing CBI programmes using EPODE methodology; Facilitating experience sharing between these teams and EPODE national coordination teams
- Publishing and disseminating findings in order to raise awareness of political and institutional representatives, experts, private stakeholders...
- Bringing together the different teams representative of programmes directly inspired by EPODE throughout the world (THAO, VIASANO...),
- Regular meetings with invited experts in order to discuss the work in progress, present other case-studies and share experience.
More Information
Key References
- Commission of European Communities, 2007, "A Strategy for Europe on Nutrition, Overweight and Obesity related health issues"
- Romon M. & Al., 2008, "Downward trends in the prevalence of childhood overweight in the setting of 12-year school- and community-based programmes".
- Katan M.B., 2009, "Weight-loss diets for the prevention and treatment of obesity".


Access to the article about the participation of the Dr. Jean-Michel Borys, EPODE and EEN Director to the 4th Annual European Nutrition and Lifestyle Conference in Brussels.


