• Advancing the evidence base for public policies impacting on dietary behaviour, physical activity and sedentary behaviour in Europe: The Policy Evaluation Network promoting a multidisciplinary approach 

      Lakerveld, Jeroen; Woods, Catherine; Heberstreit, Antje; Brenner, Hermann; Flechtner-Mors, Marion; Harrington, Janas M.; Kamphuis, Carlijn B.M.; Laxy, Michael; Luszczynska, Aleksandra; Mazzocchi, Mario; Murrin, Celine M.; Poelman, Maartje; Steenhuis, Ingrid HM; Roos, Gun; Steinacker, Jurgen; Stock, Christian; Lenthe, Frank van; Zeeb, Hajo; Zukowska, Joanna; Ahrens, Wolfgang (Food Policy;Volume 96, October 2020, 101873, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-05)
      Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of global mortality. As the social and economic costs of NCDs have escalated, action is needed to tackle important causes of many NCD’s: low physical activity levels ...
    • Dietary behaviour and physical activity policies in Europe: learnings from the Policy Evaluation Network (PEN) 

      Ahrens, Wolfgang; Brenner, Hermann; Flechtner-Mors, Marion; Harrington, Janas M.; Hebestreit, Antje; Kamphuis, Carlijn B.M.; Kelly, Liam; Laxy, Michael; Luszczynska, Aleksandra; Mazzocchi, Mario; Murrin, Celine M.; Poelman, Maartje; Steenhuis, Ingrid; Roos, Gun; Steinacker, Juergen M.; van Lenthe, Frank; Zeeb, Hajo; Zukowska, Joanna; Lakerveld, Jeroen; Woods, Catherine (European Journal of Public Health;Volum 32, Supplement 4, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-12-04)
      The European Policy Evaluation Network (PEN), initiated in autumn 2018, aimed at advancing the evidence base for public policies impacting dietary behaviour, physical activity and sedentary behaviours in Europe. This is ...
    • Evaluation and prioritization of food environment policies in Norway using the Healthy Food Environment Policy Index (Food-EPI) 

      Torheim, Liv Elin; Roos, Gun; Terragni, Laura; Huseby, Camilla Sanne; Løvhaug, Anne Lene; Harrington, Janas M.; Vandevijvere, Stefanie; Poelman, Maartje; Henjum, Sigrun (Food & Nutrition Research (FNR);, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background: Government policies promoting healthier food environments can contribute to healthier diets and prevent obesity and diet-related non-communicable diseases. Objective: To assess the level of implementation ...
    • The potential of food environment policies to reduce socioeconomic inequalities in diets and to improve healthy diets among lower socioeconomic groups: an umbrella review 

      Løvhaug, Anne Lene; Granheim, Sabrina Ionata De Oliveira; Djojosoeparto, Sanne K.; Harrington, Janas M.; Kamphuis, Carlijn B.M.; Poelman, Maartje; Roos, Gun; Sawyer, Alexia; Stronks, Karien; Torheim, Liv Elin; Twohig, Cliona; Vandevijvere, Stefanie; van Lenthe, Frank J; Terragni, Laura (BMC Public Health;22, Article number: 433 (2022), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-03-04)
      Socioeconomic inequalities in diets need to be tackled to improve population diets and prevent obesity and diet-related non-communicable diseases. The potential of food environment policies to reduce such inequalities has ...