Multisectoral country workshop for the development of an action plan for population-based prevention of childhood obesity Belgrade, Serbia 10-12th December 2013 Scope and purpose

Multisectoral country workshop for the development of an action plan for population-based prevention of childhood obesity
Belgrade, Serbia 10-12^th December 2013

Scope and purpose:
Aims:

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  To review country data on diet, physical activity, childhood obesity and NCDs;
  
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  To review and discuss initiatives, policies and programmes aiming at population-based prevention of childhood obesity, including national experiences, from the European region and from other regions;
  
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  To define priority areas in the field of population-based prevention of childhood obesity;
  
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  To build capacity of a multisectoral team of government officials and other stakeholders in the use and application of the tool “Prioritizing areas for action in the field of population-based prevention of childhood obesity” and the “WHO guide to population based approaches to childhood obesity”.
  

Proposed outcome:

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  Draft action plan for population-based prevention of childhood obesity, including appropriate stakeholders responsibilities and timeline.
  

Participants:

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  Policy decision makers: Health, Agriculture, Education, Commerce, Sports, Social affairs
  
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  Civil society and non-governmental organizations
  
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  Academia, scientific organizations
  
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  International and regional organizations
  

Provisional Programme


Day 1, December 10^th 2013.

10.00-10.30 Registration
10.30-11.00 Opening session - Welcome address

Representative, Ministry of Health

Prof. Dr Joao Breda, WHO Regional Office for Europe

Dr Dragan Ilic, Institute of Public Health of Serbia

11.00-13.00 Plenary session – Introduction and Objectives
Challenges of Nutrition in WHO European Region^*

Prof. Dr Joao Breda

Programme Manager Nutrition, Physical activity and Obesity, WHO Regional Office for Europe
Update on the implementation of the Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health and the Global Action Plan for Prevention and Control of NCDs

Leo Nederveen

Technical Officer, Surveillance and Population -based Prevention Unit, Department of Prevention of NCDs

WHO Headquarters

WHO Recommendations on marketing of foods and non-alcoholic beverages to children

Prof. Dr Joao Breda

Programme Manager Nutrition, Physical activity and Obesity, WHO Regional Office for Europe
Diet, Nutrition and NCDs in Serbia

Jelena Gudelj Rakic, MD, MSc Nutrition

Head of Health Promotion Center

Institute of Public Health of Serbia “Dr Milan Jovanovic Batut”

13.00-14.00 Lunch
14.00 – 14.30 Review of country data on diet and physical activity related risk factors of childhood obesity
14.30 – 15.30 Population-based approaches to childhood obesity prevention:

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  Draft national childhood obesity programme and other governmental initiatives
  
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  Nongovernmental organizations’ and civil society’s initiatives
  

15.30 – 16.00 Coffee break
16.00-17.00 Presentation of WHO tools:

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  Population-based Approaches to Childhood Obesity
  

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  Introduction to mPAST-approach and presentation of an
  

example of its application


Day 2, December 11^th 2013.

9.00-11.00 Stage 1: Modified Problem Trees

Group work: 3 multisectoral groups (2 diet problems, 1 physical activity problem)

Development of modified problem trees
11.00-11.30 Coffee break

11.30-12.30 Plenary session – Report back from groups
12.30-13.00 Presentation of WHO tools

- School policy framework

13.00-14.00 Lunch

14.00-14.30 Stage 2: Modified Solution Trees

Group work – Identification of possible solutions for each of the problem trees

14.30 – 15.00 Stage 3: Prioritizing of policy options

Plenary session

Presentation of prioritization and weighing criteria

(effectiveness, feasibility)

15.00-15.30 Coffee break

15.30 – 17.00 Group work (3 multisectoral groups)

Prioritization of identified policy options

Day 3, 12^th December 2013.

9.00-9.30 Plenary session:

Groups report back on prioritized policy options
9.30-11.00 Stage4: Draft action plan

Group work

Development of action plan

11.00-11.30 Coffee break
11.30-12.00 Plenary session – Report back from groups
12.00-12.30 Conclusions, next steps and closing remarks

12.30-13.30 Lunch