1st NAOS Convention 2007
To coincide with the second anniversary of the launch of the NAOS Strategy, the 1st NAOS Convention was held in Madrid on 27 and 28 March 2007. The event brought together national and international experts on obesity prevention.
One of the most significant aspects of the Convention is that it was the first meeting between all sectors involved in the development of the NAOS Strategy. Experts shared experiences and exchanged perspectives on the development of different programmes and actions to be launched in the future to fight obesity, a disease considered by the World Health Organization to be “the epidemic of the 21st Century”. Spain has one of the highest childhood obesity rates in Europe.
The Minister Elena Salgado, who opened the Convention, declared that the NAOS Strategy “has been consolidated as a leading model at the national and international levels; the awards received and its influence on other programmes are testament to this.”
PRESENTATIONS
Round table 1. Obesity as a challenge for public health.
Christophe Roy. World Health Organization.
José Ramón Banegas. Faculty of Medicine. Autonomous University of Madrid
Round table 2. Partnerships and synergy to improve dietary behaviour and participation in physical activity.
Partnerships and synergy to improve dietary behaviour and participation in physical activity. Clotilde Vázquez. Head of Nutrition Service. Madrid Ramón y Cajal Hospital.
Physical exercise and obesity. Carlos de Teresa. Head of Service. Granada San Juan de Dios Hospital.
MAPA’s participation in the NAOS Strategy. Isabel Bombal. Deputy Director-General for Food Planning. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
Outreach and Educational Intervention Programme on Obesity for the General Public. Joima Panisello. General director. Health Promotion Foundation (FUFOSA Foundation).
The prevention of childhood obesity based on municipality-level actions in Spain. Rafael Casas. Strategic Methods and System technical and quality manager. Thao Programme.
Partnerships and synergy to improve dietary behaviour and participation in physical activity. Bárbara Mayoral. Project manager. Shape Up Programme.
NAOS Strategy. Nutrition, physical activity and obesity prevention. Bartolomé Marí. Island council of Mallorca. Balearic Islands.
Round table 3. Schools facing the challenge of childhood obesity.
Schools facing the challenge of obesity. Javier Aranceta. President of the Spanish Society for Community Nutrition (SENC)
The NAOS Strategy in the Schools Health Education Plan in the Region of Murcia. José J. Gutiérrez. Head of Health Promotion and Education Service. Regional Ministry of Health. Murcia.
Assessment of an intervention promoting free-time physical activity to prevent obesity in schoolchildren. Vicente Martínez. Co-Director. Centres for Community Health Studies (CESS). Cuenca.
Round table 4. Policies and action plans to promote healthy lifestyles.
Delta project for Nutrition Education. José Díaz-Flores. Director-General of Public Health. Regional Ministry of Health. Regional government of the Canary Islands.
PASEA Programme. Ramón Medina. Director-General of Public Health. Regional Ministry of Health. Regional government of Galicia.
Policy and action plans to promote healthy lifestyles. The experience of the Community of Madrid. Felipe Vilas. Deputy Director-General of Food. Regional Ministry of Health. Community of Madrid
Policies and action plans to promote healthy lifestyles. Conxa Castell. Head of Health Education and Health Programmes Service. Department of Health. Regional government of Catalonia.
The NAOS Strategy in Sant Andreu de la Barca. Enric Llorca. Mayor. Town council of Sant Andreu de la Barca. Barcelona.
Cardiovascular risk factors in childhood and adolescence: Carmona study. Sebastián Martín Recio. Mayor. Town council of Carmona. Seville.
Action plan to improve nutrition and physical exercise. María Teresa Martínez. Director for Health and Environment. Town Council of Pamplona.
Round table 5. The social responsibility of the private sector.
The social responsibility of food companies in advertising: the PAOS Code. María del Rosario Fernando. President. Diet, Physical Activity and Health Committee, FIAB.