ENERGYEuropeaN Energy balance Research to prevent

excessive weight Gain among Youth

Johannes BrugEMGO Institute for Health and Care Research

Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Aim of ENERGYThe development of a new theory- and evidence-based multi-component intervention scheme for youth… ….ready to be implemented across Europe promoting the adoption or continuation of health behaviors that contribute to a healthy energy balance.

…school-based and family-involved.

Why ENERGY?• systematic evidence-based step wise development• cross European analysis in existing data sets and in

newly collected data • careful secondary analyses -> mediators and

moderators • focus on school AND family environments• focus on the potential of financial/economical

intervention approaches• multidisciplinary approach by a multidisciplinary team• development of a multi-component intervention

strategy applicable to different European settings and different target groups

• involvement of SMEs and international health promotion organisations

Youth

- 10-12 year olds

- transition childhood – adolescence= critical period

- second target group: parents = major influence on life style behaviors,

- school-based interventions often fail to target/involve home environments

Model of Planned Promotion of Population Health

Model of Planned Promotion of Population Health

1. Reviews2. Secondary

analyses3. Focus groups4. Cross sectional

survey

Energy balance related behaviors

Environmental Research framework for weight Gain prevention (EnRG)Kremers et al. IJBNPA, 2006

Model of Planned Promotion of Population Health

1. Intervention mapping

2. Formative evaluation

Conceptual model of ENERGY

WPs and WP leaders• WP 1: Overall coordination of the project, progress and financial

management; Johannes Brug, EMGO+/VUmc, Nl• WP 2: Identification of the most important energy balance-related

behaviours; Carolyn Summerbell, John Snow University, Durham, UK• WP 3: Identification of personal and environmental determinants of energy

balance related behaviours; Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, University of Ghent, Belgium

• WP 4: Identifying determinants of parental involvement ; Lea Maes, University of Ghent, Belgium

• WP 5: Identifying moderators and mediators of successful interventions; Mai Chin A Paw, VUmc, Amsterdam, Nl

• WP 6: Exploring financial strategies to promote energy balance among children at school; Jorgen Jensen, Institute of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

• WP 7: Cross-European research on obesogenic family and school Environments; Yannis Manios, Harokopio University in Athens, Greece

• WP 8: Developing an evidence-based intervention scheme to promote energy balance among 10-12 year olds; Knut-Inge Klepp, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

• WP 9: Evaluating the evidence-based intervention promoting healthy energy balance among 10-12 year olds; Elling Bere, University of Agder, Norway

• WP 10: Preparing an implementation and dissemination plan; Tim Lobstein, IASO- IOTF, London, United Kingdom

• WP 11: Data-management; Johnd Snow University & VU University Medical Center

Read more?

Evidence-based development of school-based and family-involved prevention of overweight across Europe: The ENERGY-project's design and conceptual framework.

Brug et al. BMC Public Health 2010, 10:276 Van Stralen et al. BMC Public Health 2011,

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