Nutri-Score est système d’étiquetage qui aide les consommateurs à faire des choix nutritionnels lorsqu’ils font leurs courses alimentaires et qui encourage les producteurs à améliorer la valeur nutritionnelle de leurs …
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Two approaches to promoting healthy diets amongst children in Austria
Overweight and obesity is increasingly a problem for children across Europe, and Austria is no exception. There, two initiatives have been put in place to try to curb the trend. …
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A new PATH to perinatal mental health
Becoming a parent can be an exciting but challenging time. These challenges can affect parents’ mental health, leading to illnesses such as postnatal depression which are not always recognised and …
The Youth Aware of Mental Health (YAM) Programme: School-Based Mental Health Promotion and Youth Empowerment
Mental health is important at every stage of life, however, mental health problems at a young age can have serious implications for both present and future health. The Youth Aware …
SAFE (Sexual Awareness for Everyone) Project
A successful project to reduce the risk of sexual exploitation of young people uncovered a troubling problem: many young people with learning disabilities or autism were not receiving sex education, …
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Identifying similar health-related behaviour and attitudes in school children – the Hungarian experience
In recent years, the improvements in the health of Hungarians has not matched the socioeconomic development of the country. Several unhealthy behaviours are widespread in the Hungarian population, so changes …
Exploring the links between employment and health promotion within the German Prevention Act
Unemployment – and especially long-term unemployment – restrains the ability to plan for the future. This can cause psychological and social burdens, which are connected to anxiety, stress and psychological …
Verzahnung von Arbeits- und Gesundheitsförderung im Rahmen des deutschen Präventionsgesetzes
Arbeitslosigkeit – und insbesondere Langzeitarbeitslosigkeit – schränken die Möglichkeit, eine Zukunft zu planen, ein. Dies führt zu psychischen und sozialen Belastungen, die verbunden sind mit Ängsten, Stress und auch psychischen …
A new initiative on mental well-being and drug prevention in Norway
Mental ill-health is one of the major health and social challenges in Norway, and needs to be addressed. However, municipalities are unsure about which measures are effective. The Norwegian Government …
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Digital Marketing to Children: a New Public Health Challenge
Companies are increasingly using digital channels to market products to children. Why is digital marketing so effective? Should we be concerned about the potential effects on health? What is the …
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The new food and activity triangles
New nutrition and physical activity guides have just been published by the Flemish Institute for Healthy Living. Designed to make every citizen aware of what constitutes a healthy lifestyle and …
Smoke-Free Sports Stadia: A case study in implementing protective measures in the absence of legislation.
Over 20 million people attend professional football matches across Europe each week, which usually take place in semi- enclosed venues which are not always covered by smoke-free legislation. Healthy Stadia …
Spanish strategy on health promotion and prevention and its local implementation.
Life expectancy in Spain is one of the highest in the world (86.2 years for women and 80.4 for men [i]), however, healthy life expectancy is lower than in other …
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Combating food insecurity & Promoting Healthy Nutrition in schools in disadvantaged areas across Greece: The DIATROFI Program
Faced with high numbers of children at risk of poverty and a growing childhood obesity epidemic, Prolepsis in Greece developed a comprehensive food aid and healthy nutrition programme. Based on …