Health4EUKids project and best practices against obesity

Abstract

Abstract “Health4EUkids” aims at the implementation to a broader level and a number of European countries in the field of health promotion and prevention of non-communicable diseases, indicating best practices and specific risk factors from research results on child obesity that have already developed from previous research actions. The “Health4EUkids” specific objectives are to: 1. Increase data and survey the requirements and prerequisite for each Member State to implement proposed best practices 2. To strengthen a cooperative approach in tackling childhood obesity by facilitating the exchange of knowledge and learning skills among Member States and the best practice providers; 3. To select and implement actions according two best practices Gruanu moves and Smart life that provide the best opportunity to tackle childhood obesity among participating Member States; 4.To improve the planning and development of the policies to tackle childhood obesity in MS at the European, national, regional and local level using either of best practices; 5. To acilitate transferability and sustainability of Best Practices to member states