Health surveillance indicators for diet and physical activity: what is available in European data sets for policy evaluation?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Policies 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.

Methods

Forty 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 meas

SUBMITTER: Stanley I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9341672 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature