Public policies addressing health-related behaviours in Europe
PEN aims to evaluate policy measures to promote a healthy diet and physical activity of the population in terms of their content, implementation and effectiveness.
The project started on 1st February 2019 as part of the Joint Programming Initiative on a Healthy Diet for a Healthy Life (JPI HDHL). It will run for 3 years until end of January 2022.
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The PEN's signature paper is now online!
As no systematic research on health policy implementation and impact, with a focus on relevant public policy interventions to directly or indirectly tackle physical inactivity, unhealthy diets and sedentary behaviours currently exist across Europe, PEN will address this need.
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Food-EPI in Norway - evaluation of the authorities' efforts to promote healthy food environments and prevent overweight, obesity and NCDs
In 2019 and 2020, researchers at OsloMet will implement the Food Environment Policy Index (Food-EPI) in Norway as part of the ongoing European Policy Evaluation Network (PEN) initiative funded by the Joint Programming Initiative "A Healthy Diet for a Healthy Life" (JPI HDHL) with contributions from the Research Council.
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