European Policy and Strategy

Title	Date	Originator	Summary	Link
EU Action Plan on Childhood Obesity 2014-2020	2014	The World Health Organisation/ The European Commission	The Action Plan encourages the creation of environments in which health and wellbeing are promoted and healthy options become the easy option. Eight key areas for action have been highlighted: • Support a healthy start in life • Promote healthier environments, especially in schools and pre-schools • Make the healthy option the easier option • Restrict marketing and advertising to children • Inform and empower families • Encourage physical activity • Monitor and evaluate • Increase research	EU Action Plan on Childhood Obesity 2014-2020
The European Health Report 2012: Charting the way to well-being	2012	The World Health Organisation	The 2012 European health report focuses on supporting and providing the evidence base for the strategic objectives and priorities of Health 2020, the new European policy framework to support action across government and society for health and wellbeing. This new European policy targets the main health challenges in the 53 countries in the WHO European Region, such as increasing health inequities within and between countries, addressing public service expenditure and a growing burden of ill health from non communicable diseases such as obesity, cancer and heart disease.	The European Health Report 2012: Charting the way to well-being
A Junk-Free Childhood	2012	International Association for the Study of Obesity	The International Association for the Study of Obesity has published a briefing paper on standards for marketing food and beverages to children in Europe.	A Junk-Free Childhood 2012
The White Paper, a Strategy for Europe on Nutrition, Overweight and Obesity Related Health Issues	2007	The European Commission	An integrated EU approach to contribute to reducing ill health due to poor nutrition, overweight and obesity. The White Paper outlines four principles for action: · Actions should aim to address the root causes of the health related risks · Actions are intended to work across government policy areas and at different levels of government · Action from a wide range of private actors and actors at a local level · Monitoring	The White Paper, a Strategy for Europe on Nutrition, Overweight and Obesity Related Health Issues Strategy for Europe on nutrition, overweight and obesity related health issues Implementation progress report December 2010
European Obesity Charter	2006	The World Health Organisation	Ministers from across the World Health Organisation European Region have adopted a European Charter on Counteracting Obesity which calls for specific action, including regulatory measures that each country can take to tackle obesity.	European Obesity Charter
The Green Paper, Promoting healthy diets and physical activity: a European dimension for the prevention of overweight, obesity and chronic diseases	2005	The European Commission	A consultation on a broad range of issues related to obesity, to gather information for a European dimension to tackling obesity levels in the EU.	The Green Paper, Promoting healthy diets and physical activity: a European dimension for the prevention of overweight, obesity and chronic diseases