EUREGHA’s Summer Conference - Health and Nutrition in EU

The European Regional and Local Health Authorities Platform (EUREGHA) organised this summer 2007 the conference Health and Nutrition in the Regions of Europe that took place on 5 July in the Committee of the Regions, Brussels.


The EUREGHA conference focused on exploring regional nutrition best practice examples from across the European Union.

During the event, the European Commission presented two nutrional initiatives, the White Paper on a strategy for Europe on nutrition, overweight and obesity and the EU Mini-chefs initiative, that aims to promote healthy cooking for young Europeans.

Speakers

- Ceri Thompson, European Commission DG SANCO, White Paper on Nutrition
- Carmen Marques Ruiz, European Commission DG SANCO, EU Mini-chefs Initiative
- Claire Martin, Kent, Eastern and Coastal Kent Primary Care Trust UK, Bien-Etre Interreg IIIa project
- Ilse Stadlmann, Lower Austria region, "Healthy life does you good!" programme
- Consuelo Tenente, Veneto, Best Practice in Nutrition
- Robert Delis, North West of England Health Brussels Office, Advocacy on Agriculture, Nutrition and Health
- Henriette Hansen, South Denmark, "When Well-being Creates Economic Growth"

For more information about the event please contact health@nwhbo.org.

Related EPHA articles:

- *Updated* European Commission issues a Nutrition Strategy
- White Paper on sport: an-other step to tackle obesity

Last modified on September 6 2007.