Everybody agrees that eating habits, physical activity, smoking, and drinking affect our health. On the other side, opinions on who is responsible of our eating behaviour, how much we exercise, drink, or smoke seem to diverge.
The aim of the workshop is to exchange views on the respective roles and responsibilities of the various stakeholders linked to the different lifestyle-related health determinants. The European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) will participate in the special lunchtime stakeholder workshop session.
Programme of the workshop - 16 October 2007
12.00-12.30 : Lunch and networking
12.30-13.45 : Discussion
The aim is to exchange views on powers of regulators, civil society organisations, and industry as well as individuals themselves with regard to acting on and encouraging adoption of a healthy lifestyle.
The main questions that will be addressed are :
Towards a comprehensive approach to a healthy and active lifestyle : How can we integrate health promotion (healthy lifestyle) into all policies ? What can stakeholders representing different determinants and aspects of healthy lifestyle learn form each other ?
Empowering individuals to adopt a healthy and active lifestyle : Where to start ? Who should take the lead ?
Attendees are encouraged to illustrate good and bad examples.
13.00-14.00 : Conclusions
Some of the contributors will be : MEP Pal Schmitt (Vice Chairman, Committee on Culture and Education), Caroline Bollars (EPHA - Policy Officer), Sabine Nafziger (CIAA - Director of Consumer Information, Diet and Health issues), Toivo Hurme (Finnish Permanent Representation - Health Attaché), Siada El Ramly, (Senior Health and Food Consultant, Kellen Europe), tbc Robert Madelin (European Commission - Director General for Health and Consumer Protection).
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Healthy and active lifestyle workshop
