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PEN EU Food-EPI report
How can EU-level policies be improved to create healthier food environments in the EU?
Overweight, obesity and diet-related non-communicable diseases are major public health challenges in the European Union (EU), caused by changes in dietary and physical activity patterns. Current food environments (e.g. easy availability of energy-dense, fat- and sugar-rich, and ultra-processed foods) are an important factor contributing to this public health problem. Governmental policies have the potential to improve these food environments, making a healthy choice easier.
Save-the-date: PEN webinar on approaches to the evaluation of nutrition policies
The PEN work package on Estimation and simulation of policy impact (WP3) organizes a webinar on:
Approaches to the evaluation of nutrition policies: state of the art, challenges and new directions
on March 25–26, 2021
PEN ECN webinar in March
The PEN Early Careers Network (ECN) invites to its next webinar on Wednesday 24th March at 10:00-11:00 CET
National physical activity and sedentary behaviour policies in 76 countries - Dr Bojana Klepac, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia)
Advocacy for the ISPAH's Eight Investments That Work for Physical Activity - Matthew 'Tepi' Mclaughlin, University of Newcastle, Australia
Final report on Food-EPI: The Netherlands
How can national government policies be improved to create a healthier food environment in the Netherlands?
Overweight, obesity and diet-related non-communicable diseases have risen dramatically in the past decennia, caused by changes in dietary and physical activity patterns. The current food environment (e.g. easy availability of energy-dense, fat- and sugar-rich, and ultra-processed foods) is one of the key factors contributing to this public health problem. Government policies have the potential to improve these food environments, making a healthy choice easier.
PEN ECN webinar
The Policy Evaluation Network Early Careers Network (PEN ECN) invites you to next webinar, including following topics:
'Introduction to ex-post policy evaluation with non-experimental data' presented by Professor Mario Mazzocchi*
'The Catalunya soda-tax evaluation' presented by Dr Beatrice Biondi*
* Dept. of Statistical Sciences, University of Bologna
PEN webinar on career pathways
The Policy Evaluation Network Early Careers Network (PEN ECN) invites to their next webinar entitled:
‘A Career Pathways Seminar’ with Dr Joao Breda, WHO, European NCD Office on December 4th at 10-10.45am (CET)
PRESS RELEASE: Food-EPI Ireland
Report finds
- First-of-its-kind report compares Ireland’s food policies to international standards
- Experts recommend no-fry-zones, taxes on unhealthy foods to subsidise healthy options
Ireland is at international best practice in monitoring overweight and obesity prevalence in the population and occurrence rates for the main diet-related disease.
PEN Workshop at the WCPH congress this week
22.D. Workshop: The Food Environment Policy Index for the EU, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Poland
Don’t miss this workshop at the 16th World Congresss on Public Health (WCPH) on Thursday 15th October, 15:45-16:45 CET
Recording to PEN/ ISBNPA webinar available!
Measuring policy actions for healthy and sustainable food and physical activity environments - A SIG Policies and Environment webinar
Recording of the symposium dated 22 September presenting learnings from international studies on physical activity and food policy monitoring and evaluation.
Report on Food-EPI: Ireland
The Healthy Food Environment Policy Index (Food-EPI): Ireland
Evidence Document for Ireland 2020
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Report on Food-EPI: Norway
The Healthy Food Environment Policy Index (Food-EPI): Norway
Assessment of current policy and recommendations for further efforts in Norway.
PEN Webinar on Tuesday 22. September
Measuring policy actions for healthy and sustainable food and physical activity environments - A SIG Policies and Environment webinar
This symposium to take place on Tuesday, September 22nd at 7.00 h GMT/ 8.00 Irish time/ 9.00 CEST will present, discuss and critique the learnings from international studies on physical activity and food policy monitoring and evaluation.
Report on Food-EPI: The Netherlands
The Healthy Food Environment Policy Index (Food-EPI): The Netherlands
An overview of national government policies influencing the food environment in the Netherlands.
Joint symposium of CO-CREATE, STOP and PEN at ECO/ ICO
Joint symposium “Disrupting childhood obesity trends across Europe”
On September 2nd, 2020, EU-projects CO-CREATE, STOP and PEN met at ECO/ICO 2020 for a joint symposium where they discussed how the three projects are trying to address some unresolved challenges around childhood obesity and ensure successful, sustainable outcomes.