Past EU Projects | World Obesity Federation

Past EU Projects

EU projects have included those looking at determinants, prevention strategies and health risks of obesity, making key policy recommendations for these.

You can find a list of all our past projects below, which include the project findings and academic publications.

EU Projects

STOP

The STOP project - Science and Technology in Childhood Obesity Policy - came to an end on 30 November 2022, after 4.5 years. The project brought together 24 international research and advocacy organisations to generate evidence on the factors that have contributed to the spread of childhood obesity in Europe, and on the effects of alternative policy options available to address the problem.

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CO-CREATE

The CO-CREATE project – Confronting Obesity: Co-creating policy with youth (2018-2023) – set out to tackle childhood and adolescent obesity and its co-morbidities by working with young people to develop tools and practices to strengthen their role in policy development.

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The HOPE Project

The HOPE project - Health promotion through Obesity Prevention in Europe - represents a three-year examination of the determinants of obesity that began in September 2006, culminating in a series of scenarios and policy recommendations.

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The ENERGY Project

The overall aim of the ENERGY project - EuropeaN Energy balance Research to prevent excessive weight Gain among Youth - was the development of a new theory and evidence-based multi-component intervention scheme to be implemented across Europe, promoting the adoption or continuation of health behaviours that contribute to a healthy energy balance.

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Project DYNAMO-HIA

The DYNAMO-HIA Project - DYNAmic MOdeling for Health Impact Assessment - set out to develop and build an instrument to quantify the health impact of policies influencing health determinants.

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The ToyBox Project

The ToyBox project intended to prevent early childhood obesity using a holistic, evidence-based approach that focuses on behavioural models to understand and promote fun, healthy food, play and policy.

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The DAPHNE Project

DAPHNE was an EU-funded study to develop and test methods for collecting, analysing and exploiting personal activity and fitness information, with a focus on reducing sedentary behaviour. 

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The Spotlight Project

The SPOTLIGHT project 2012-2016 investigated a number of questions concerning obesity prevention and multilevel interventions to prevent obesity and promote better health behaviour among adult populations.

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