ArticleEuropean journal of public health2022
Health surveillance indicators for diet and physical activity: what is available in European data sets for policy evaluation?
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- Food group intake trends in the Spanish population (2003-2023) in women and men and by age groups, country of origin, and social class: a time-series analysis of nationally representative surveys.Nutrition journal · 2026Article
- Stakeholder perspectives on surveillance of physical activity and monitoring and evaluation of interventions in Saudi Arabia.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Dietary assessment and dietary guidelines across 11 European Union countries: a review from the PLAN'EAT project.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Review
- Status and Trends of Physical Activity Surveillance, Policy, and Research in 164 Countries: Findings From the Global Observatory for Physical Activity-GoPA! 2015 and 2020 Surveys.Journal of physical activity & health · 2023Article
- Towards a harmonized European surveillance for dietary and physical activity indicators in young and adult populations.European journal of public health · 2022Article
- Dietary behaviour and physical activity policies in Europe: learnings from the Policy Evaluation Network (PEN).European journal of public health · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundPolicies targeting diet and physical activity have the potential to improve health and well-being at a population level. However, the impact of these policies in Europe is currently unknown. Based on existing data, as well as on a needs assessment, we derived a catalogue of indicators that can be employed to evaluate such policies. These indicators may also inform the further development and harmonization of surveillance systems.
methodsForty EU experts agreed on a list of key indicators and ranked their priority for future surveillance. We mapped these indicators onto variables provided by ongoing European surveillance systems. Using a Likert scale (well matched, somewhat matched, poorly matched, unmatched), we assessed the suitability of these variables as measures for the indicators.
resultsKey indicators included behaviour outcome indicators relating to diet (n = 72) and physical activity and sedentary behaviour (n = 67) as well as upstream determinants of these behaviours. It was possible to map 72% of diet indicators and 86% of physical activity and sedentary behaviour indicators onto at least one variable in an ongoing surveillance system.
conclusionsCurrent monitoring and surveillance systems focus mainly on measuring 'downstream' indicators, while gaps exist in policy and environmental level data in dimensions such as inequality, funding and resources and governance.
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