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AUSTRIAN NUTRITION ACTION PLAN (NAP.e)

AUSTRIAN NUTRITION ACTION PLAN (NAP.e). HISTORY NAP.e. Since 2002 several political initiatives by the european health ministers to improve the nutritional situation in Europe Many countries had implemented national nutrition strategies Austria followed 2010

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AUSTRIAN NUTRITION ACTION PLAN (NAP.e)

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  1. AUSTRIAN NUTRITION ACTION PLAN (NAP.e) Unit II/B/14

  2. HISTORY NAP.e • Since 2002 severalpolitical initiatives by the europeanhealthministers to improve the nutritional situation in Europe • Many countries hadimplemented national nutritionstrategies • Austria followed 2010 • Manygoodprojects, but: • nonetworking • nocoordinatedplanning and controlling • noevaluation of the effectiveness • nooverview of „best-practice“ examples • noevidence-basedeffect- and action-catalog Unit II/B/14

  3. NUTRITION FACTS • Balanceddiet = keystone for health and wellbeing • Nutritional statusamongthepopulation in Austria is still inadequate • (Data from the Austrian Nutrition Report 2012) • Increase of overweight and obesity amongschool-children and adults • Increase of underweightamongelderlypeople (17%) • Inadequate nutrition behaviouramong all age groups • ↓ Carbohydrates, fiber, vegetables, fruits, dairyproducts • ↑ Meat & meatproducts, sweeties, snacks Unit II/B/14

  4. WHY NAP.e? !Measures to improvenutritioncan not beordered top down! • Federal organisations within health-, education- and care- systems • ACCORDED STRATEGIES! • Nutrition = intersectoralissue – relevance in different policyfields • CONSULTATION, PARTICIPATION, TRANSPARENCY HEALTH IN ALL POLICIES... NAP.e Austria Health Targets (Goal 7 Nutrition) NAP.e National Nutrition Commission (NEK) Unit II/B/14

  5. MAIN GOALS OF NAP.e Till 2020: Visible improvement in the prevalence of diet-related diseases and/or corresponding determinants andatleast establishing a hold of the rising figures for overweight and obesity. Nutrition Goals: Adequate energy intake; Optimization of fatquality & fluid intake Intake of TFA & SFA, salt & sugar Intake of fruits & vegetables, complex carbohydrates & fiber MAKE THE HEALTHIER CHOICE THE EASIER ONE ! Unit II/B/14

  6. NAP.eINITIATIVES I Preventive actions on situational level • Legal provisions • Austrian trans fatty acids regulation • Voluntary agreements • Austrian salt initiative (cooperation with the bakery industry) • Widespread nutrition strategies • Austrian Prevention Strategy • EU-co-financed activities • School fruit program Unit II/B/14

  7. NAP.e INITIATIVES II Preventive actions on behavioural level • Food based dietary guidelines • Austrian food pyramid for children, adults & pregnant women • Media campaigns • Leaflets and brochures • Special projects • “Healthy eating from the start” • Consumer information websites • Food Check (Coop with a Consumer Organization) • Nutrition Page of the Federal Ministry of Health Unit II/B/14

  8. WHAT`s THE CLUE? Mix of measures, whichareimplemented in a culture and genderspecific and settingorientedway andembedded in broadcooperations AUSTRIA NUTRITION ACTION PLAN! Unit II/B/14

  9. NATIONAL NUTRITION COMMISSION (NEK) • Interdisciplinaryadvisorybody for the minister of health • Platform for networkingforstakeholders in the nutrition sector • Broadcomposition (29 institutions) for example... • otherministries • universities & nutritionspecificinstitutions • professional associations • socialpartners • 3 workings groups & 3 task forces Unit II/B/14

  10. NAP.e-Logo asquality- and identificationlabel • for all initiatives of the NAP.e Unit II/B/14

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