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.
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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".
Following the first six main Dutch cities (Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Veghel and Zwolle) joining the JOGG programme during 2010, the first half of this year, the second group of JOGG-towns started with 7 new municipalities (Tynaarlo, Borger-Odoorn, Meppel, IJsselstein, Delft, Leiden and Breda). The aim is that in 2015, 75 municipalities in the Netherlands will become active JOGG towns.
The Covenant on Healthy Weight is a unique collaboration of a total of 27 actors from (national and local) governments, industry and civil society organizations, which are collectively committed to fight against the rising trend of overweight and obesity. The main goals of the covenant are increasing awareness of health risks related to overweight and obesity and achieving an arrest in the evolution of overweight and obesity in children and adults.
