2nd NAOS Convention 2008
The 2nd NAOS Convention 2008 was opened on 20 February 2008 by the Minister of Health and Consumer Affairs, Bernat Soria. The two-day meeting in Madrid brought together national and international experts in obesity prevention.
This second edition of the Convention reviewed the actions carried out in all sectors involved in the fight against obesity. There was also a debate on new strategies to bring the promotion of healthy habits and physical activity to other areas, such as the workplace.
The Minister of Health and Consumer Affairs, Bernat Soria, inaugurated the Convention and handed out the 1st NAOS Strategy Awards.
PRESENTATIONS
Talks
NAOS Strategy: looking back on 3 years of new challenges in Spain and Europe. Mr Félix Lobo. President, AESAN.
Second WHO European action plan for food and nutrition policy (2007-2012). Mr Francesco Branca. Regional adviser on nutrition and food security. World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe.
Round table 1. Do we need to improve nutritional quality in school meals?
Mr Rafael Tojo. Professor of paediatrics. University of Santiago de Compostela.
Mrs Margarita Alonso. Paediatrician. University of Valladolid.
Mr Joan Quiles. Children’s and women’s health service. Directorate-General for public health. Regional Ministry of Health. Regional government of Valencia.
Mr Manuel Rodríguez. Head of health promotion and comprehensive planning service. Directorate-General for public health and participation. Andalusia.
Mrs Rosario Jiménez. Quality director. ALCESA. Quality commission. FEARDS.
Round table 2. Promoting healthy diet and physical activity in the workplace.
Mrs Dolores Solé. INSHT. President, European network for workplace health promotion.
Mrs Inmaculada Mateo. Lecturer. Andalusian School of Health.
Mr Javier Román. Medical advisor. Ibermutuamur.
Mrs Nuria Badía. Communications and public relations. Nestlé Spain.
Round table 3. Better informed consumers: The search for a nutritional information model for foods.
Mrs María Dolores Gómez. Head of the Nutritional Risk Management Service. AESAN.
Mr Ricardo Hernández. Director of corporate affairs, Kraft. Spanish Federation of Food and Drink Industries (FIAB).
Mrs Arantza Laskurain. Consumer director. Eroski.
Mrs Belén Agustí. Quality director. McDonald’s Spain.
Mrs Cecilia Callejo. Technical department, food section. Consumer and User Organisation (OCU).
Round table 4. The Obesity Observatory.
Mr Jesús Campos. Deputy Director-General for scientific coordination. AESAN.
Mr Carlos Álvarez-Dardet. Department of community nursing, preventive medicine and public health. University of Alicante.
Mr José María Labeaga. Department of Economic Analysis II. National Distance Education University (UNED).