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White Paper, “A Strategy for Europe on Nutrition, Overweight and Obesity related Health Issues”

Platform Plenary4 July 2007

Ceri ThompsonDirectorate-General for Health and Consumer ProtectionEuropean Commission

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Time lineCouncil Conclusions from 2002EU Platform (March 2005)Public Consultation (Green Paper)(Dec. 05-March 06)WHO Ministerial (Nov. 06)European Parliament resolution (Jan. 07)Impact Assessment (Dec. 06 to April 07)White Paper (Adopted 30 May 07)

Council200220032004200520062007

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Marshalling Community actions towards

Better informing the consumer, such as through better labelling on food products Making the healthy option available, such as making fruits and vegetables available to schools Encouraging physical activity, such as by encouraging community initiatives or by raising awareness of Community funds to develop the physical environment to encourage walking/cycling and other forms of activityFocus on priority groups and settings, such as children and schoolsDeveloping the evidence base to support policy making, such as by carrying out research into behaviour change in relation to food and nutrition Developing monitoring systems, such as by working with the WHO to identify effective local actions

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Challenges to private actors …Product reformulation Strengthen restrictions on advertising of HFSS foods to childrenSports organisations can develop campaignsHealthy workplacesClinical groups develop guidelines to health professionsCivil society organisations support collection of evidence of what works

But with support from the Commission (facilitation, policies, specific studies) and…in the context of a stronger partnership framework

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Stronger partnership framework

Maintain and develop the EU Platform

High level Group of Member States’ representatives

Network of Experts in Nutrition and Physical Activity

Strengthened local networks for action

Strengthened collaboration with others, e.g. the WHO

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Stronger Partnership framework: A High Level Group

Member States representatives

First meeting (2007) to establishWorking methods, work programme

Develop actions on salt reformulation as a first priority

Liaison with the Platform through joint meetings

Support of the existing Network on Nutrition and Physical Activity

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Strengthened local networks for action

Called for by Council, EP, Obesity CharterBroad stakeholder membership co-ordinated by GovernmentGood model already exist, e.g.

Tiger Kids, EPODE, Food Dudes Partnerships to develop common messages to motivate campaigns

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EU Partnerships

Monitoring of progress Leading to report by European Commission in 2010

EU Platform Diet, Physical Activity and Health

Industry and NGO stakeholders

Nutrition and physical activity Network: Support to the High Level Group

Community/local action orientated partnershipsCommunity action involving civic leadership, businesses, local government, schools etc

EU sectoral policies E.g. Food,

Agriculture, Transport

Member State High Level Group

Each Member State to nominate a high level representative from each Member State

National Stakeholder Forums. Follow events in EU Platform, develop local partnerships

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EU, national level research to assess policy impact. Support of WHO to develop database of interventions internationally (nutrrition and physical activity surveillance)

Developing evidence base

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Salt reformulation

Promising results in some Member States, e.g. the UK, France, FinlandTake as first example to transfer swiftly across the EU27Engage through strengthened partnership structureMonitor results

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EC data

collectionEHIS, EHES

Member States policies and programmes

New ideas, results, impact

Database of local projects and programmes effectiveness, accessible and user friendly

Collaboration with WHO

EU Platform monitoring

Monitoring > 2010 Progress report

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Progress report in 2010

Identify efforts made in each areaCommission will need support from actors to demonstrate the progress that has been madeAn opportunity to reorient our approachAn opportunity to keep high profile of the issue

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Link to White Paper

and other background documents

www.ec.europa.eu/health/index_en.htm