| Title: |
Methodology and implementation of the WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) |
| Authors: |
Breda, João; McColl, Karen; Buoncristiano, Marta; Williams, Julianne; Abdrakhmanova, Shynar; Abdurrahmonova, Zulfiya; Ahrens, Wolfgang; Akhmedova, Dilorom; Bakacs, Márta; Boer, Jolanda M.A.; Boymatova, Khadichamo; Brinduse, Lacramioara Aurelia; Cucu, Alexandra; Duleva, Vesselka; Endevelt, Ronit; Sant'Angelo, Victoria Farrugia; Fijałkowska, Anna; Hadžiomeragić, Aida Filipović; García‐Solano, Marta; Grøholt, Else Karin; Gualtieri, Andrea; Hassapidou, Maria; Hejgaard, Tatjana; Hyska, Jolanda; Kelleher, Cecily C.; Kujundžić, Enisa; Mäki, Päivi; Markidou Ioannidou, Eliza; Melkumova, Marina; Moyersoen, Isabelle; Milanović, Sanja Musić; Nurk, Eha; Ostojic, Sergej M.; Peterkova, Valentina; Petrauskienė, Aušra; Pudule, Iveta; Rito, Ana Isabel; Russell Jonsson, Kenisha; Rutter, Harry; Salanave, Benoît; Seyidov, Nabil; Shengelia, Lela; Silitrari, Natalia; Spinelli, Angela; Spiroski, Igor; Starc, Gregor; Stojisavljević, Dragana; Tanrygulyyeva, Maya; Tichá, Ľubica; Usupova, Zhamilya; Weghuber, Daniel; Yardim, Nazan; Zamrazilová, Hana; Zbanatskyi, Vladyslav; Branca, Francesco; Weber, Martin; Rakovac, Ivo |
| Publisher Information: |
Wiley/ World Obesity Federation |
| Publication Year: |
2022 |
| Collection: |
National Health Institute, Portugal: Repositório Científico |
| Subject Terms: |
Children; Methodology; Obesity; Surveillance; European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative; COSI; World Health Organization; Europe; Estilos de Vida e Impacto na Saúde; Portugal |
| Description: |
Establishment of the WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI)has resulted in a surveillance system which provides regular, reliable, timely, andaccurate data on children's weight status—through standardized measurement ofbodyweight and height—in the WHO European Region. Additional data on dietaryintake, physical activity, sedentary behavior, family background, and schoolenvironments are collected in several countries. In total, 45 countries in the EuropeanRegion have participated in COSI. The first five data collection rounds, between 2007and 2021, yielded measured anthropometric data on over 1.3 million children. In COSI,data are collected according to a common protocol, using standardized instrumentsand procedures. The systematic collection and analysis of these data enables inter-country comparisons and reveals differences in the prevalence of childhood thinness,overweight, normal weight, and obesity between and within populations. Furthermore,it facilitates investigation of the relationship between overweight, obesity, and poten-tial risk or protective factors and improves the understanding of the development ofoverweight and obesity in European primary-school children in order to supportappropriate and effective policy responses. ; The authors gratefully acknowledge support through a grant from the Russian Government in the context of the WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of NCDs. The ministries of health of Austria, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Malta, Norway, and the Russian Federation provided financial support for the meetings at which the protocol, data collection procedures, and analyses were discussed. Data collection in countries was made possible through funding from the following: Albania: WHO through the Joint Programme on Children, Food Security and Nutrition “Reducing Malnutrition in Children,” funded by the Millennium Development Goals Achievement Fund, and the Institute of Public Health. Austria: Federal Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer ... |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
Obes Rev. 2021 Nov;22(Suppl 6):e13215. doi:10.1111/obr.13215. Epub 2021 Nov 4.; http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/7945 |
| DOI: |
10.1111/obr.13215 |
| Availability: |
http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/7945; https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.13215 |
| Rights: |
openAccess ; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.E15BCD03 |
| Database: |
BASE |