Publications
Key publications
Proper maternal nutrition during pregnancy planning and pregnancy: a healthy start in life (2017)
Recommendations for health care professionals – the experience from Latvia
Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) protocol October 2016
The aim of the Initiative is to measure trends in overweight and obesity in children aged 6.0–9.9 years to get a clear understanding of the epidemic and to allow inter-country comparisons. This document outlines the common protocol agreed for use in the Initiative.
Turkish Healthy Nutrition and Active Life Programme 2010–2014 and related initiatives (2016)
This report presents the findings of a qualitative evaluation by a team of international and national experts. It demonstrates notable achievements, opportunities for building on the achievements and suggestions for a programme and action plan for 2017–2021.
Key considerations for the use of law to prevent noncommunicable diseases in the WHO European Region (2017)
Report of an intensive legal training and capacity-building workshop on law and noncommunicable diseases (Moscow, 30 May–3 June 2016)
Monitoring food and beverage marketing to children via television and the Internet (2017)
The protocol, and accompanying coding forms, sets out a system by which Member States can catalogue marketing via either or both of these avenues.
Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) - Data collection procedures (2016)
The WHO Regional Office for Europe has established the Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative in more than half the countries in the Region for routine monitoring of the policy response to the emerging obesity epidemic.
Assessment of the impact of a public health product tax: Hungary (2016)
The effect of the “public health product tax” (PHPT) on health and social policy was evaluated 4 years after its introduction, as review and assessment of its impact were among the tasks outlined in the national “Healthy Hungary 2014–2020” strategy.
European Food and Nutrition Action Plan 2015–2020
The Action Plan is intended to significantly reduce the burden of preventable diet-related noncommunicable diseases, obesity and all other forms of malnutrition still prevalent in the WHO European Region.
Tackling food marketing to children in a digital world: trans-disciplinary perspectives
Children’s rights, evidence of impact, methodological challenges, regulatory options and policy implications for the WHO European Region (2016)
Evaluating implementation of the resolution on the Slovenian food and nutrition action plan 2005–2010. Upgraded evaluation, 2016
This report was prepared to evaluate Slovenian policies on nutrition and may be used by other Member States in the Region and particularly their policy-makers in health and welfare authorities at local and national levels, health care providers and professionals, civil society organizations and researchers.
