Documenti
04/02/2009
L’articolo spiega le motivazioni alla nascita del programma Guadagnare Salute del Ministero del Lavoro, della Salute e delle Politiche Sociali ricostruendo anche le tappe che hanno portato ad alleanze trasversali tra le varie amministrazioni interessate.
04/02/2009
L’articolo riferisce sui primi risultati del progetto “Esperienze Intersettoriali delle Comunità Locali per Guadagnare Salute”- realizzato dal Formez per conto del Ministero del Lavoro della Salute e delle Politiche Sociali- e, in particolare, della banca dati costituita...
26/01/2009
Food Groups as Predictors for Short-Term Weight Changes in Men and Women of the EPIC-Potsdam Cohort1
This study examined the effect of food group intake on subsequent 2-y weight change. Foodfrequencyquestionnaire–based food intake data of 17,369 nonsmoking subjects of the European ProspectiveInvestigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)-Potsdam cohort were examined in their relation to a...
26/01/2009
The European Union should now consider a pan-European approach totackling overweight and obesity. It should apply a new approach to healthimpact assessments of its current policies, many of which are promoting thedevelopment of obesity in children and adults.
26/01/2009
The prevalence of overweight among children has doubled within the past two decades. Increases in the rate of childhood overweight are of particular concern due to the negative health and psychological effects noted among overweight children. As shown by previous research, the development of...
26/01/2009
This report firstly looks briefly at trends in the production, marketing and trade in foods.Secondly it looks at past and current EU policies in relation to improving diets and physicalactivity levels in the EU. Thirdly it makes a series of recommendations that the workingparty believes would help...
26/01/2009
This Report provides an assessment of current data on the prevalence of obesity, its health consequences and its economic costs. Strategies for implementing a systematic approach to the prevention and management of obesity in different health service systems are described, and recommendations by...
23/01/2009
Public health is the main discipline involved in the prevention of avoidable deaths. Toimplement interventions aimed at eliminating causes of death, and to take decisionsbased on evidence of effectiveness, research summaries are needed. Systematicreviews are not common in Public Health....
23/01/2009
An important characteristic of meta-analysis is that the results are determined bothby tha management of the mata-analysis process and by the features of studiesincluded. Researchers began to develop quality scales for experimental studies,however now the interest of researchers is also focusing on...
23/01/2009
Although a number of environmental and policy interventions to promote physicalactivity are being widely used, there is sparse systematic information on the mosteffective approaches to guide population-wide interventions. Because communityandstreet-scale urban design and land-use policies and...
23/01/2009
This paper draws on research in which 200 children were fitted with motion sensorsand asked to keep travel and activity diaries. The findings show that walking andplaying away from home can contribute significantly to children’s volume of physicalactivity, with consequent implications for...
23/01/2009
Active commuting to school by walking or bicycle is widely promoted to increasechildren’s physical activity. However, there is little data to describe the impact thattravel mode, and in particular cycling, may have on activity levels. In primary schoolagedchildren, walking to school is...
23/01/2009
The problem of obesity and overweight is multifaceted and involves complex questions that have no simple solutions. Attention needs to be focused on a variety of fronts, from the standpoint of treatment for those thousands of Americans who suffer from this condition and are at increased risk...
23/01/2009
This evidence briefing collates review-level evidence of interventions to increase smoking cessation, reduce smoking initiation and prevent further uptake of smoking. It also examines interventions targeted at pregnant women and evidence for tackling health inequalities in smoking. The briefing...
23/01/2009
The purpose of this article was to review population-based interventions for preventing childhood obesity carried out in school settings published between 1999 and 2004. A total of 11 such interventions were found from USA and UK. The grade of the interventions was from kindergarten, primary grades...
23/01/2009
An international panel of experts in areas of relevance to obesity provided guidance for the study. This synthesis research encompassed a comprehensive search of medical/academic and grey literature and the Internet covering the years 1982 2003. The appraisal approach developed to identify best...
23/01/2009
This briefing presents an update of the evidence from selected systematic reviews, meta-analyses and other reviews about the effectiveness of public health interventions to prevent and reduce alcohol misuse.
23/01/2009
The first national guidance on the prevention, identification, assessment and management of overweight and obesity in adults and children in England and Wales
22/01/2009
Interventions in schools to prevent and reduce alcohol use among children and young people: Guidance
This document constitutes the Institute’s formal guidance on interventions in schools to prevent and reduce alcohol use among children and young people. It also looks at how to link these interventions with community initiatives, including those run by children’s services.