Policy solutions for childhood obesity: FROM SCIENCE TO POLICY IMPLEMENTATION : a joint conference between STOP & Joint A ction Best- ReMaP 17 th and 18 th November 2021 Ljubljana, Slovenia and online In parallel with the Sloven ia presidency 2021, a high - level event on food policy will be organi s ed in Ljubljana between two partner projects , The Science & Technology in childhood Obesity Policy ( STOP ) and Joint Action Best Practices in Nutrition ( JA Best- ReMaP ). The conference will support the translation of research knowledge to support policy decision-making . It will leverag e t he projects innovative and complementary approaches to curb the rise in child and adolescent obesity . STOP convenes key actors in the health and food sector to generate scientifically sound and policy-relevant evidence on the root causes of childhood obesity , with a focus on vulnerable and socially disadvantaged children and their families. The project aims to identify critical stages in childhood obesity interventions that can be most effective and efficient . JA Best- ReMaP works with member states to adapt , replicat e and implement effective health interventions, based on best practices in the areas of food reformulation, food marketing and public procurement of healthy food in public settings . Building on the se cond STOP Stakeholder Dialogues Conference , t he project will host its t hird Childhood Obesity Stakeholder Dialogue as a n avenue to c ontinue better understand ing their perspective on project processes and outcomes. JA B est- ReMaP will identify promising policy measures with EU member stat es and European Commission representatives, leveraging on insights from the STOP stakeholder network. The outcome of the two-day conference is to make recommendations to national authorities and the European Commission on a sustainable plan for future policy action and stakeholder engagement to address the global childhood obesity epidemic. DAY 1 , 17 th November 2021 STOP – S cience and T echnology in childhood O besity P olicy Third Childhood Obesity Stakeholder Conference and Dialogues Morning sessions 0 8 . 3 0 – 09. 00 R egistration of participants 0 9. 00 – 0 9. 2 0 Opening of the conference Janez Poklukar , Minister of Health of Slovenia, welcome of the host dr. Jože Podgoršek , Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food of Slovenia 09. 2 0 – 9.35 Presentation of the STOP project ’ main scientific outcomes 9.35 – 10.15 STOP state of the art Presentation of WP 3, WP 7 and WP 8. 10.15 – 10.45 Food reformulation – scientific STOP outcomes and knowledge transfer recommendations to JA Best- ReMaP 10.45 - 11.15 Coffee break 11.15 – 11.45 Marketing foods to children – scientific STOP outcomes and knowledge transfer recommendations to JA Best- ReMaP 11.4 5 – 12. 15 Keynote speaker ( knowledge transfer process ) , TBD 12. 15 – 13.3 0 Lunch break Afternoon s essions 13.30 – 14.00 Preliminary results of the second STOP stakeholders survey 14.00 – 15.30 Interactive stakeholder discussion on STOP policies and approaches to address childhood obesity – three dialogues : Food reformulation (STOP WP4 and WP6) Food marketing (STOP WP4 and WP5) Environments to support physical activity (STOP WP7) 15.30 – 15.45 Coffee break 15.45 – 16.30 Plenary research roundtable: avenues for future cross-collaboration 16.30 – 16.45 Conference wrap-up of Day 1 DAY 2 , 18 th November 2021 JA Best- ReMaP – The Joint Action on implementation of validated best practices in nutrition ( Re formulation, Ma rketing and public P rocurements ) Mid-term Conference Morning sessions 09.0 0 – 9 . 3 0 Registration of participants 9 . 3 0 – 10 . 0 0 Welcome to the conference HL Representative of DG Sante , EC HL R epresentative of DG Research, EC 10.00 – 10.20 Keynote speaker: TBD 10. 20 – 1 0 . 35 Presentation of the Best- ReMaP JA (and translation of research knowledge to support policy decision making implementation) 10. 3 5 – 1 1 . 20 EU h armonised r eformulation and processed food monitoring (WP5) 1 1 . 20 – 11. 4 5 Coffee break 11. 24 – 12.30 Best practices in reducing marketing of unhealthy food products to children and adolescents (WP6) 12.30 – 14.00 Lunch break Afternoon sessions 14.00 – 14.45 Public procurement of food in public institutions – a pilot EU approach (WP7) 14.45 – 15.00 You( th ): a driving force for change? 15:00 – 15:15 Coffee break 15.15 – 16.45 Plenary policy round able : PDMF – Policy decision making forum, views of the PDMF members on the JA Best- ReMaP implementation actions, recommendations for the Best- ReMaP sustainability plan (WP4) 16.45 – 17.00 Conference wrap-up and conclusions
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Teema: Invitation for Minister Tanel Kiik to join STO&Best-ReMaP HL
Conference | 17th and 18th November 2021, Ljubljana and online
Dear Colleague,
I trust this e-mail finds you well.
Attached please find a letter addressed to Hon. Minister Tanel Kiik,
inviting him to attend at the STOP and Best-ReMaP Joint Conference -
accompanying event of the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the
European Union 2021.
The Conference will take place in Slovenia on 17th and 18th November
2021. Attached please find the draft program.
The conference will be held as a hybrid conference, meaning that on-site
participation, as well as virtual participation will be possible.
Ministers attendance on-site would be greatly appreciated and would do us
great honour. We would like to cordially invite him to attend the
conference accompanied by the representatives of key sectors that he
works with in the area of food and nutrition.
For your convenience hotel rooms will be pre-registered at the conference
venue, Grand Hotel Union, Miklošièeva cesta 1, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
We would kindly ask you to register here: .
Due to current government COVID-19 regulations in Slovenia, all on-site
attendees are required to meet one of the following criteria to enter the
conference venue: vaccinated, tested, or recovered. The health and safety
of attendees is our utmost priority. We will continue to monitor the
evolving pandemic, and the number of participants for a physical meeting
might be even more limited to protect you during your visit. We hope for
your understanding, that we need to react flexibly to these developments.
Should any changes occur to on-site registrations, the virtual
participation will be able.
Should you have any queries or wish to receive further information please
do not hesitate to contact JA Best-ReMaP Coordination Team at .
Kindly acknowledge receipt.
With our kindest regards,Maja Dakskobler, Best-ReMaP Secretariat