1. European Commission’s priorities
Diet, Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Europe
European Commission’s priorities
14 March 2012
Haus Deutscher Stiftungen, Berlin
Philippe ROUX
Public Health and Risk Assessment
Health determinants

2. Overall Objective Instruments used Outputs Expected effects Impacts
To set out an integrated EU approach to contribute to reducing ill hearth due to poor nutrition, overweight obesity
Better informed consumers
Making the healthy options available
High Level Group for NPA
Legislation
Exchange of policy ideas/practices between MS; overview of governments' policies; encouraging public-private partnerships
Nutrition labelling directive, Health Claims Regulation, AVMSD
CAP, CMO for fruits and vegetables, Sport and Education 'Urban Guide', LLP
Relevant policies and actions in place in MSs
Stakeholders driven actions at an EU scale
Encourage physical activity
Develop monitoring systems
Platform for action on Diet, Physical Activity and Health
Impacts
Putting children and low socio-economic groups as priority
Collaboration with WHO on surveillance system and MS policies monitoring
Members' commitments
Nutrition and Physical Activities in other policies
Food/drink reformulation
Overall significant ill health due to poor nutrition, overweight and obesity reduce
Better nutrition, lower overweight and obesity indicators
Specific Objectives
Higher productivity and a sustainable economic development (more HLY)
Self-regulatory measures
Monitoring system - evidence database
EC programmes /funding (PHP, FP7)
Common initiatives at EU level (eg. salt reduction)
Less food marketing pressure on children
ECHI, EHIS, EHES, EUROSTAT
Harmonised data
Accurate epidemiological data set
Enhanced levels of Physical Activity
Enhanced fruits and vegetables consumption
Scientific studies, awareness raising campaigns
Good practices development
Information on national initiatives and policies
Reliable evidence base for policy making
Better urban planning
Increased availability of Healthier options

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