
EEN Organisation
Four committees and one coordinating team
For the three years duration of the project, an EEN Coordinating Team, based at Protéines in Paris, oversees the planning and structure of the programme as well as fulfilment of its objectives and the development of the previously-mentioned guidelines.
The EEN is coordinated and managed by the EEN Coordinating Team,at Protéines, and is structured around an EEN Board, four committees and an International Advisory Board. The committees involve associated partners from different European universities and institutions as well as invited key experts. The committees implement the agreed work plan and cover the following areas:
- A committee for the involvement of political representatives
- A scientific evaluation and dissemination committee
- A methods and social marketing committee and
- A public and private partnerships committee.

The independent International Advisory Board gives a critical view on EEN activities and, on the other hand, already gives a critical appraisal of EPODE existing data and evaluation schemes.
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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.

