Scientific Secretariat of the Working Party on Information on Lifestyle and Specific Subpopulations Research Association Public Health Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus Technische Universität Dresden, Germany Phone: Fax: Internet: Chairman: Prof. Dr. Dr. Wilhelm Kirch Fiedlerstrasse 33 D Dresden WP Meeting 14 May 08 Challenges and Findings in Measuring the Behavioural Determinants of Obesity in Children in Europe – Report 2 G. Neumann/ A. Zscheppang

Scientific Secretariat of the Working Party on Information on Lifestyle and Specific Subpopulations Research Association Public Health Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus Technische Universität Dresden, Germany Phone: Fax: Internet: Chairman: Prof. Dr. Dr. Wilhelm Kirch Fiedlerstrasse 33 D Dresden WP Meeting 14 May 08 Report 2 Work Package Leader: Prof W. Kirch, Research Association Public Health, Germany Scientific Leader: Prof M. Rigby, Centre for Health Planning and Management, UK in collaboration with 24 European partners 2 volume report

Scientific Secretariat of the Working Party on Information on Lifestyle and Specific Subpopulations Research Association Public Health Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus Technische Universität Dresden, Germany Phone: Fax: Internet: Chairman: Prof. Dr. Dr. Wilhelm Kirch Fiedlerstrasse 33 D Dresden WP Meeting 14 May 08 Volume 1: The Public Health Challenge of Measuring the Nutritional and Physical Activity Behaviour of Children and Adolescents additional volume literature review about child obesity and overweight epidemic in Europe challenges of data gathering in Europe regarding nutrition and physical activity

Scientific Secretariat of the Working Party on Information on Lifestyle and Specific Subpopulations Research Association Public Health Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus Technische Universität Dresden, Germany Phone: Fax: Internet: Chairman: Prof. Dr. Dr. Wilhelm Kirch Fiedlerstrasse 33 D Dresden WP Meeting 14 May 08 Volume 2: Available Health Information on Behavioural Determinants of Obesity in Children in Europe aim: to develop a database including European surveys measuring child nutrition and physical activity project collected indicators for: babies/ infants up to 1 year, children aged 1 to 4, children aged 5 to 9, children aged 10 to 14; adolescents aged 15 and over data collection period in 2007

Scientific Secretariat of the Working Party on Information on Lifestyle and Specific Subpopulations Research Association Public Health Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus Technische Universität Dresden, Germany Phone: Fax: Internet: Chairman: Prof. Dr. Dr. Wilhelm Kirch Fiedlerstrasse 33 D Dresden WP Meeting 14 May 08 Volume 2 - Methods database –collection of available data (including data from routine sources; data being not routinely collected and analysed; data from one-off and research studies) legal and policy items –presence of policies to promote healthy living and to combat overweight and obesity country profile sheets –provides a profile of the child population, national policies, activities and priorities relating to childhood obesity

Scientific Secretariat of the Working Party on Information on Lifestyle and Specific Subpopulations Research Association Public Health Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus Technische Universität Dresden, Germany Phone: Fax: Internet: Chairman: Prof. Dr. Dr. Wilhelm Kirch Fiedlerstrasse 33 D Dresden WP Meeting 14 May 08 Volume 2 – Results 1 database –more indicators available on nutrition than physical activity across almost all countries, and for all age groups –information about breastfeeding and the number of Baby Friendly Hospitals is rare across Europe –in most countries: less information on babies and infants; more information for older ages (10-14, aged 15 and over)

Scientific Secretariat of the Working Party on Information on Lifestyle and Specific Subpopulations Research Association Public Health Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus Technische Universität Dresden, Germany Phone: Fax: Internet: Chairman: Prof. Dr. Dr. Wilhelm Kirch Fiedlerstrasse 33 D Dresden WP Meeting 14 May 08 Volume 2 – Results 2 physical activity data available for children aged 5-9 country comparison within Europe: four groups of countries emerged with different potential data resources –group 1 = data collected for nearly all the indicators and all the age groups (Germany, France and the United Kingdom) –group 2 = data collected for every age group, but not for every nutrition and physical activity indicator (Belgium, Bulgaria, Italy, Macedonia, the Netherlands, Romania and Spain) –group 3 = data collected on nutrition and physical activity, but not for all age groups or for all indicators (Austria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Slovakia, and Sweden) –group 4 = lack of data (or a lack of data availability). (Cyprus, Greece and Turkey)

Scientific Secretariat of the Working Party on Information on Lifestyle and Specific Subpopulations Research Association Public Health Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus Technische Universität Dresden, Germany Phone: Fax: Internet: Chairman: Prof. Dr. Dr. Wilhelm Kirch Fiedlerstrasse 33 D Dresden WP Meeting 14 May 08 Volume 2 – Results 3 legal and policy items –information, e.g. collected on breastfeeding and baby friendly hospitals, lunch in primary schools and kindergartens, physical activity in secondary schools –most countries include physical education as a compulsory element in education –there are lacks in policy actions and laws

Scientific Secretariat of the Working Party on Information on Lifestyle and Specific Subpopulations Research Association Public Health Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus Technische Universität Dresden, Germany Phone: Fax: Internet: Chairman: Prof. Dr. Dr. Wilhelm Kirch Fiedlerstrasse 33 D Dresden WP Meeting 14 May 08 Volume 2 – Conclusion no interpretation of available data, but a collection of available determinants restricted availability of data sources and capacity within country and at a European level results emphasise the challenges and have potential implications further research and policy actions are needed

Scientific Secretariat of the Working Party on Information on Lifestyle and Specific Subpopulations Research Association Public Health Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus Technische Universität Dresden, Germany Phone: Fax: Internet: Chairman: Prof. Dr. Dr. Wilhelm Kirch Fiedlerstrasse 33 D Dresden WP Meeting 14 May 08 Publication Report handed in to Commission in December 2007 will be published in book format (Commission in-house publication) and as journal supplement to Journal of Public Health

Scientific Secretariat of the Working Party on Information on Lifestyle and Specific Subpopulations Research Association Public Health Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus Technische Universität Dresden, Germany Phone: Fax: Internet: Chairman: Prof. Dr. Dr. Wilhelm Kirch Fiedlerstrasse 33 D Dresden WP Meeting 14 May 08 Thank you very much for your attention!