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The Portuguese National Programme for the Promotion of Healthy Eating: 2012–2015

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dc.contributor.authorGraça, Pedro
dc.contributor.authorGregório, Maria João
dc.contributor.authorSousa, Sofia Mendes de
dc.contributor.authorCarriço, Joana
dc.contributor.authorCorreia, Andreia
dc.contributor.authorSalvador, Clara
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-18T13:55:38Z
dc.date.available2016-07-18T13:55:38Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractThis paper describes the first 4-year period (2012–2015) of implementation of the Portuguese National Programme for the Promotion of Healthy Eating (PNPAS). PNPAS was approved in 2012 and emerged as a preventive programme for noncommunicable diseases, aiming to improve the nutritional status of the population; it represents the first national strategy in Portugal for the promotion of healthy eating. To accomplish its mission, and taking into account its overall principles, PNPAS has five main goals: (i) to increase knowledge about the food intake of the Portuguese population and about its determinants and consequences; (ii) to modify the availability of certain foods (high in sugar, salt and fat), in schools, workplaces and public spaces; (iii) to inform and empower the population for the purchase, preparation and storage of healthy food, especially the most vulnerable groups; (iv) to identify and promote crosssectoral actions that encourage the consumption of foods of good nutritional quality in an articulate and integrated way with other sectors, namely agriculture, sport, environment, education, social security and local authorities; and (v) to improve the qualifications and conduct of the different professionals who, owing to their roles, may influence nutritional knowledge, attitudes and behaviours. The design of PNPAS followed the latest strategic lines suggested by WHO and the European Commission, proposing a crosssectoral mix of interventions to ensure physical and economic access to healthy eating by creating healthy environments and empowering individuals and communities. Several actions were implemented at different levels during the first 4-year period of implementation of PNPAS; two were especially relevant. The first concerned the empowerment of citizens regarding healthy eating, where the most important aspect was introduction of a digital strategy through development of a website and a blog dedicated to healthy eating. The second concerned the development of documents for health care and other professionals, including several guidelines in new areas, such as anthropometric measures and intervention in preobesity. Process and output indicators were defined to monitor and evaluate the programme. Among those considered as output indicators were the evaluation of childhood obesity, salt consumption and intake of breakfast by school-aged children.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Portuguese PNPAS is supported independently by social games, such as the national lottery
dc.identifier.issn2412-544X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/14336
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherWorld Health Organizationpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/314097/Volume-2-Issue-2-REPORT-the-Portugese-National-Programme.pdf?ua=1pt_PT
dc.subjectPolítica Alimentarpt_PT
dc.subjectNutriçãopt_PT
dc.subjectPNPASpt_PT
dc.subjectPortugalpt_PT
dc.titleThe Portuguese National Programme for the Promotion of Healthy Eating: 2012–2015pt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage195pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue2pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage184pt_PT
oaire.citation.titlePublic Health Panoramapt_PT
oaire.citation.volume2pt_PT
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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