N°3
Déc. 2009

PREVENTING CHILDHOOD OBESITY IN EUROPE

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EDITORIAL
One year after the launching of the EPODE European Network
Jean-Michel BORYS, EPODE and EEN director

It has been more than one year since the EPODE European Network (EEN) has been launched, as a project co-funded by the Directorate General for Health and Consumers of the European Commission and several private partners. The objective of the EEN is to facilitate the implementation of EPODE-similar community-based interventions aimed at preventing childhood obesity in other European countries and regions. Over the last few months, much interest was raised throughout Europe (…)

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Point of view : Childhood Obesity Prevention – An interview with Prof. Jaap Seidell, of the Amsterdam Free University
photo_article Prof. Jaap Seidell is the chairman of the EEN committee on “Scientific Evaluation and Dissemination”.

Currently Head of the Institute for Health Sciences and Head of the Department of Nutrition and Health at the Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences at the Free University of Amsterdam, Prof. Seidell underlines the interest of Community-Based Interventions to prevent childhood obesity in an integrated manner (…) full text
EEN Key activities : Toward the first EEN Symposium, December 3, 2009
photo_article The first EPODE European Network symposium will take place on 3 December 2009 in Brussels and will conclude a first round of meetings and research activities organized within the 4 committees of the project since its launching in June 2008. (…) full text
EEN Partners : The EEN welcomes a new partner: Orangina Schweppes Group
photo_article The EEN and its 3 existing major private partners (Ferrero, Nestlé and Mars) recently welcomed a fourth private partner. The Orangina-Schweppes Group actually committed in supporting both the implementation of EPODE programmes in France, Belgium and Spain and the activities of the EPODE European Network (…) full text

In this section, get more information about EPODE communication activities in Europe and dedicated news from EPODE in France, VIASANO in Belgium, THAO in Spain and PAIDEIATROFI in Greece.

Another part is dedicated to EPODE news outside Europe.

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EPODE European Network Coordination Team -

Christophe Roy, EPODE European Network Coordinator, +33 1 42 12 28 53, croy@proteines.fr
Yann Le Bodo, EPODE European Network Project Manager, + 33 1 42 12 29 02, ylebodo@proteines.fr
 
 
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