A5070828386- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Sodium Intake and Health
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Physical Activity and Health
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Human Health and Disease
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Culinary Culture and Tourism
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
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- School Health and Nursing Education
- Fatty Acid Research and Health
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World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe
2016-2025
National Public Health Organization
2021-2025
WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of NCD
2018-2023
World Health Organization
2020-2023
i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto
2022
University of Lisbon
2022
European Association for the Study of Obesity
2021
University of Trieste
2020
World Health Organization - Denmark
2018
World Health Organization - Pakistan
2013-2018
Community-based initiatives (CBIs) on childhood obesity are considered a good practice approach against obesity. The European Commission called for an overview of CBIs implemented from 2005–2011. A survey was executed by the National Institute Public Health and Environment Netherlands, in collaboration with World Organization Regional Office Europe. objective this paper is to provide CBIs, as identified survey, presenting their general characteristics, applied strategies (separately actions...
The World Health Organization (WHO) European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) was established more than 10 years ago to estimate prevalence and monitor changes in overweight obesity children aged 6-9 years. Since then, there have been five rounds of data collection 40 countries involving half a million children. To date, no comparative studies with on severe childhood from published.
In Europe, although the prevalence of childhood obesity seems to be plateauing in some countries, progress on tackling this important public health issue remains slow and inconsistent. Breastfeeding has been described as a protective factor, more exclusively longer children are breastfed, greater their protection from obesity. Birth weight shown have positive association with later risk for
The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe has established the Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) to monitor changes in overweight primary-school children. aims of this paper are present anthropometric results COSI Round 2 (2009/2010) and explore body mass index (BMI) among children within across nine countries from school years 2007/2008 2009/2010. Using cross-sectional nationally representative samples 6−9-year-olds, BMI, Z-scores prevalence were derived...
<b><i>Objective: </i></b>To project the prevalence of obesity across WHO European region and examine whether target halting at 2010 levels by 2025 is achievable. <b><i>Methods: </i></b>BMI data were collected from online databases literature. Past present BMI trends extrapolated to using a non-linear categorical regression model fitted nationally representative survey data. Where only 1 year was available, flat trend assumed. no proxy country...
Summary What is already known about this subject Overweight and obesity prevalence estimates among children based on International Obesity Task Force definitions are substantially lower than World Health Organization definitions. Presence of a north–south gradient with the highest level overweight found in southern European countries. Intercountry comparisons primary‐school Europe measured data lack similar collection protocol. study adds Unique dataset weights heights 6–9‐year‐old from 12...
Developing national physical activity (PA) recommendations is an essential element of effective approach to promote PA. Systematic overview and analysis PA across the European Region World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO information focal points provided which was complemented through online searches input from other experts. Information received until summer 2012 37 countries analyzed. Sixteen did not have while 21 did. For 17 countries, source document accessible. Seventeen referred...
Both sleep duration and screen time have been suggested to affect children’s diet, although in different directions presumably through pathways. The present cross-sectional study aimed simultaneously investigate the associations between duration, food consumption frequencies children. analysis was based on 10 453 children aged 6–9 years from five European countries that participated World Health Organization Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative. Logistic multilevel models were used...
To provide an update on current practices and policy development status concerning breastfeeding in the WHO European Region.
A successful approach to reducing the burden of non-communicable disease requires action at all stages life, argue Bente Mikkelsen and colleagues
Objective Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the biggest cause of death in Europe putting an unsustainable burden on already struggling health systems. Increases obesity a major NCDs. This paper projects future coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke, type 2 diabetes and seven cancers by 2030 53 WHO European Region countries based current past body mass index (BMI) trends. It also tests impact interventions burden. Setting participants Secondary data analysis country-specific epidemiological...
This study aims to present information on the surveillance, policy developments, and implementation of physical activity policies in 28 European Union (EU) countries. Data was collected EU Recommendation health-enhancing (HEPA) across sectors. In line with monitoring framework proposed Recommendation, a questionnaire designed capture 23 indicators. Of 27 countries that responded survey, 22 have implemented actions more than 10 indicators, four 20 one country has fully addressed all...
Abstract Objective To assess to what extent eight behavioural health risks related breakfast and food consumption five physical activity, screen time sleep duration are present among schoolchildren, examine whether health-risk behaviours associated with obesity. Design Cross-sectional design as part of the WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (school year 2007/2008). Children’s data were reported by their parents children’s weight height measured trained fieldworkers....
<b><i>Background:</i></b> Children are becoming less physically active as opportunities for safe play, recreational activities, and transport decrease. At the same time, sedentary screen-based activities both during school leisure time increasing. <b><i>Objectives:</i></b> This study aimed to evaluate physical activity (PA), screen sleep duration of girls boys aged 6–9 years in Europe using data from WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance...
Summary Childhood overweight and obesity have significant short‐ long‐term negative impacts on children's health well‐being. These challenges are unequally distributed according to socioeconomic status (SES); however, previous studies often lacked standardized objectively measured data across national contexts assess these differences. This study provides a cross‐sectional picture of the association between SES childhood obesity, based from 123,487 children aged 6–9 years in 24 countries...