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PACO III Aruba, 5 – 7 June 2013

PACO III Aruba, 5 – 7 June 2013. EPODE Population based interventions and Childhood Obesity Prevention Prof . em . Jan Vinck Hasselt University (Belgium). Epode International Network. Aims : support community based programs for prevention of ( childhood ) obesity 4 pillars

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PACO III Aruba, 5 – 7 June 2013

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  1. PACO IIIAruba, 5 – 7 June 2013 EPODE Population based interventions and Childhood Obesity Prevention Prof. em. Jan Vinck Hasselt University (Belgium)

  2. Epode International Network • Aims: support communitybased programs forprevention of (childhood) obesity • 4 pillars • politicalinvolvement • dualinterventionapproach • Public-privateparticipation • Scientific basis forintervention and evaluation

  3. Thispresentation “Methodology” : somefundamentalaspects - why a communitybasedapproach? - implication 1: a dualinterventionapproach - implication 2: the role of the local project manager

  4. Why a community-basedapproach? (1) • Behaviornot in a vacuum • Behavior is function of situation, of “behavioral context” • physical • social • cultural • cost/benefit (reinforcmentstructure) • We live in an “obesogenic” environment • Changing to healthybehavior in this context is maladapted difficult, non-rewarding and notdurable

  5. Why a community-basedapproach? (2° • environment has to beadapted to support and maintain long term healthybehavior  “community” is most interesting environment: - concrete, - involveslargerpopulations - involves relevant actorsthatcontrol relevant aspects of environment

  6. Implication 1 We need a dualinterventionapproach • social marketing (Dennis Edell) • anenvironmentalapproach: change relevant aspects of the environment • physical • social • cultural • reinforcementstructure (cost/benefit of behavior)

  7. Implication 2 The centralrole of the local project manager (LPM) • LPM appointedbylocalpoliticalauthority • acts onbehalf of the legitimateauthority 2. LPM works in direct contact with relevant localactors/stakeholders

  8. Role of LPM Adaptation of interventions to localsituation and population: • identify relevant populations/subgroups • identify relevant actors (control relevant aspects of environment) • mobilize these actors • inspirelocalaction • organizecollaboration

  9. CommondifficultiesforLPM’s • time • heterogeneous background • behavioralscience • skillsforcommunityaction • skillsfor project management

  10. Support from EIN • National/regional management • training + support • preparation of materialsforcampaigns • (media) visibility • EIN • scientific basis • evaluationmethodology (“bottom-up”) • taxonomy

  11. Proposal An EIN training center for LPM and/orscientific program advisors summer school? research institute? post-graduatecourse?

  12. Thankyou

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