NCD Policies
in Europe Time to get serious Gauden Galea Director
NCDs and Life-course
WHO/Europe
Current Tobacco Use in Europe No room for complacency
WHO Region Male
prevalence
Female
prevalence Both sexes
EUR 38% 19% 28%
WPR 47% 3% 25%
EMR 38% 4% 22%
AMR 26% 16% 20%
SEAR 34% 4% 19%
AFR 22% 7% 15%
Global 36% 8% 22%
Overweight and Obesity in WHO/Europe
WHO
regions Total APC 2005 Total APC 2010
EUR 12.2 10.9
AFR 6.2 6.0
AMR 8.7 8.4
EMR 0.7 0.7
SEAR 2.2 3.4
WPR 6.2 6.8
World 6.1 6.2
Total alcohol per capita (15+ years) consumption by WHO
region, 2005 and 2010
In the WHO European Region, was a 10% decrease in total per capita
consumption from 2005 to 2010.
Total alcohol per capita consumption (15+ years; in litres of pure alcohol), 2010
WHO. Global status report on alcohol and health (2014) >>
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Health in All Policies
Trade in All Policies
http://cfrankdavis.wordpress.com/2013/02/05/smokers-protest-in-brussels/
Source: EC AV Services -- Press conference by Tonio Borg
Source >> Source >>
European Member States in the 11 years since WHO
Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC)
Overview Policy Actions Implementation
53 WHO/Europe Member States – 2012/13
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Measures to affect food prices
Labelling - signposting
Reformulation - less sugar and salt
Promote Active Travel for school-children
Marketing HFSS foods to children - restrictions
Salt reduction initiatives
School Fruit Scheme (SFS) or similar
Programs in schools (inc. vending machines)
Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative
Physical Activity Policy incl. Guidelines
Breastfeeding promotion and protection policies
Food Based Dietary Guidelines
Labelling - nutritional information
No Action Partially implemented Fully implemented
Changes in alcohol policy areas over 2006 - 2011 (N=30)
A New
“New Public Health”?
Planning and oversight
National plan
Health information system with
social disaggregation
Health in all policies
Fiscal policies
Marketing
Salt
Trans-fat
Healthy settings
Workplaces and schools
Active mobility
Secondary prevention
Cardio-metabolic risk assessment and management
Early detection of cancer
Health 2020
Public Health Action Framework
Dr. Gauden Galea Director
Division of Noncommunicable Diseases & Life-course
WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen
http://www.euro.who.int/nutrition
Acknowledgements to:
Joao Breda
Kristina Mauer-Stender
Lars Moller