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SPORTS MEDICINE :
MEDICAL: CONDITIONS: OBESITY :
DATABASES: MEDICAL HEALTH BIOSCIENCES BIOLOGY PSYCHOLOGY :
HEALTH: ORGANIZATIONS :
MEDICAL: ORGANIZATIONS :
ORGANIZATIONS: INTERNATIONAL:
New Database on Nutrition, Obesity and Physical Activity
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New Database on Nutrition, Obesity and Physical Activity
19-05-2011
World Health Organization
Europe
http://www.euro.who.int/en/what-we-do/health-topics/
noncommunicable-diseases/obesity/news2/news/2011/05/
new-database-on-nutrition,-obesity-and-physical-activity
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A shorter URL for the above link:
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http://tinyurl.com/43rmdbu
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WHO/Europe has mapped policies on nutrition, physical activity and obesity
throughout the European Region in a new database. The purpose is to assist
decision-makers and professionals who want to address the spiralling
levels of noncommunicable disease.
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Noncommunicable diseases pose the greatest threat to health in the WHO
European Region today. Physical inactivity and poor nutrition are
contributing risk factors to many of these diseases, such as heart
diseases and stroke, diabetes, cancer, and mental health disorders.
European Obesity Day is 21 May 2011.
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The WHO European database on nutrition, obesity and physical activity
(NOPA) has been created in close collaboration with health ministries and
with support from the European Commission. It includes details on more
than 300 national and subnational policies in the WHO European Region that
address nutrition, physical activity or obesity. Most of these policy
documents have been developed in the past six years and refer to changing
demographic and lifestyle trends such as the increasing consumption of
industrially produced foods high in fat and sugar and declining physical
activity.
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Countries committed to addressing obesity
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WHO/EU information focal points and the WHO nutrition counterparts have
identified the measurable indicators for policy development and monitored
their progress at the national level in accordance with the commitments
made through the European Charter on Counteracting Obesity and the WHO
European Action Plan for Food and Nutrition Policy 20072012. The data
provide baseline evidence that the European Region is willing to take
action to counteract the epidemic of obesity and is following up on action
points of the Charter.
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Based on the policy documents in NOPA, for example, 28 Member States have
stated that they plan to take action on physical activity in the school
setting, 11 plan to address the adequate labelling of food products and
only 9 plan to deal with appropriate food marketing practices.
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Developing policy across sectors
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The involvement of multiple national institutions notably health and
agriculture ministries and the sports, environment, education and
transport sectors illustrates that developing policy requires complex
interaction between varying and sometimes conflicting interests.
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New WHO database on nutrition, (...)New WHO database
on nutrition, obesity and physical activity
European Public Health Alliance
http://www.epha.org/a/4598
WHO/Europe has mapped policies on nutrition, physical activity and obesity
throughout the European Region in a new database called NOPA. The purpose
is to assist decision-makers and professionals who want to address the
rising levels of non-communicable disease..
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The NOPA database has been created in close collaboration with health
ministries and with support from the European Commission. It includes
details on more than 300 national and sub-national policies that address
nutrition, physical activity or obesity.
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Most of these policy documents have been developed in the past six years
and refer to lifestyle trends such as the increasing consumption of
industrially produced foods high in fat and sugar and declining physical
activity. Physical inactivity and poor nutrition are considered to be risk
factors to many non-communicable diseases, such as heart diseases and
stroke, diabetes, cancer, and mental health disorders
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WHO European database on nutrition, obesity and physical activity (NOPA)
http://data2.euro.who.int/nopa/
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About NOPA
http://data2.euro.who.int/nopa/Default.aspx
Country profile
http://data2.euro.who.int/nopa/Search.aspx
Regional view
http://data2.euro.who.int/nopa/RegionCompare.aspx
Acknowledgements
http://data2.euro.who.int/nopa/Acknowledge.aspx
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About NOPA
http://data2.euro.who.int/nopa/Default.aspx
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The NOPA database compiles information for the WHO European Member States
to monitor progress on nutrition, diet, physical activity and obesity. The
country information contains national and subnational surveillance data,
policy documents, action to implement policy and examples of good practice
in programmes and interventions.
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As a monitoring tool, the NOPA database can stimulate policy-makers to
identify gaps and needs in data collection and policy development, or to
show progress in their fight against obesity. At present the database
contains information on policy documents in the 53 Member States in the
WHO European Region. It will be continuously updated and expanded with
data on nutritional status, food consumption, nutrient intake,
physical-activity levels and policy implementation in each Member State.
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Information can be searched and viewed by country. This facilitates the
sharing of information by Member States and making of comparisons across
the Region.
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Sample Document Listing:
Under France: Obesity Related:
2009 Une charte pour promouvoir une alimentation et une activitphysique
favorables la santla tision [Charter to promote healthy diet and physical
activity in TV programmes and advertisements]
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