Belgium_Sciensano “First sessions with the stakeholders”
Last November and December, different stakeholders from Eeklo and Maasmechelen (Flanders) came together to discuss the causes and consequences of childhood overweight and obesity linked to their environment. By exploring different opinions, inputs and links, mapping them using a causal loop, a visualization of the variables contributing to this growing pandemic could be made and the first ideas of areas of intervention were explored. This is the start of a fruitful collaboration between different partners in the city to enhance the living environment of children living in vulnerable situations, giving them more opportunities to be physically active and/or eat healthier.
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The “HEALTH4EUkids” Joint Action aims to implement health promotion and prevention strategies for child obesity across European countries. It seeks to share best practices and research findings, particularly focusing on the initiatives Grunau Moves from Germany and Smart Family from Finland. The project involves knowledge transfer, cooperation between member states, policy development, and the promotion of healthy lifestyles in families and communities. Its goal is to prevent childhood obesity, increase physical activity and healthy diet, and ensure the sustainability and transferability of successful practices to other member states.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s EU4HEALTH Programme under the Grant Agreement no 101082462
