Tackling the problem of overweight and obesity:the Dutch approach

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this article is to share the Dutch experience of a nation-wide approach to reduce the prevalence of overweight and obesity. This is an practice example of national health policy. METHODS: The Ministry of Health facilitates three complementary initiatives to tackle overweight and obesity: i) the Knowledge Centre Overweight (KCO) (since 2002) to enhance knowledge about prevention and treatment of overweight, ii) the Covenant on Overweight (CO) (since 2005), a public-private partnership, iii) the Partnership Overweight Netherlands (PON) (since 2008), to facilitate the develo... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Renders, Carry M
Halberstadt, Jutka
Frenkel, Carolien S
Rosenmöller, Paul
Seidell, Jacob C
Hirasing, Remy A
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
Reihe/Periodikum: Renders , C M , Halberstadt , J , Frenkel , C S , Rosenmöller , P , Seidell , J C & Hirasing , R A 2010 , ' Tackling the problem of overweight and obesity : the Dutch approach ' , Obesity Facts , vol. 3 , no. 4 , pp. 267-72 . https://doi.org/10.1159/000319426
Schlagwörter: Adult / Child / Child Health Services / Delivery of Health Care / Integrated / Health Policy / Health Promotion / Humans / Netherlands / Obesity / Abdominal / Overweight / Prevalence / Risk Factors / School Health Services / Journal Article / Research Support / Non-U.S. Gov't / /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being / name=SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being / /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/partnerships / name=SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
Sprache: Englisch
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