TY - JOUR
T1 - Towards the integration and development of a cross-European research network and infrastructure
T2 - The DEterminants of DIet and Physical ACtivity (DEDIPAC) Knowledge Hub
AU - Lakerveld, Jeroen
AU - van der Ploeg, Hidde P
AU - Kroeze, Willemieke
AU - Ahrens, Wolfgang
AU - Allais, Oliver
AU - Andersen, Lene Frost
AU - Cardon, Greet
AU - Capranica, Laura
AU - Chastin, Sebastien
AU - Donnelly, Alan
AU - Ekelund, Ulf
AU - Finglas, Paul
AU - Flechtner-Mors, Marion
AU - Hebestreit, Antje
AU - Hendriksen, Ingrid
AU - Kubiak, Thomas
AU - Lanza, Massimo
AU - Loyen, Anne
AU - MacDonncha, Ciaran
AU - Mazzocchi, Mario
AU - Monsivais, Pablo
AU - Murphy, Marie
AU - Nöthlings, Ute
AU - O'Gorman, Donal J
AU - Renner, Britta
AU - Roos, Gun
AU - Schuit, A.J.
AU - Schulze, Matthias
AU - Steinacker, Jürgen
AU - Stronks, Karien
AU - Volkert, Dorothee
AU - Van't Veer, Pieter
AU - Lien, Nanna
AU - De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse
AU - Brug, Johannes
AU - DEDIPAC consortium
PY - 2014/11/22
Y1 - 2014/11/22
N2 - To address major societal challenges and enhance cooperation in research across Europe, the European Commission has initiated and facilitated 'joint programming'. Joint programming is a process by which Member States engage in defining, developing and implementing a common strategic research agenda, based on a shared vision of how to address major societal challenges that no Member State is capable of resolving independently. Setting up a Joint Programming Initiative (JPI) should also contribute to avoiding unnecessary overlap and repetition of research, and enable and enhance the development and use of standardised research methods, procedures and data management. The Determinants of Diet and Physical Activity (DEDIPAC) Knowledge Hub (KH) is the first act of the European JPI 'A Healthy Diet for a Healthy Life'. The objective of DEDIPAC is to contribute to improving understanding of the determinants of dietary, physical activity and sedentary behaviours. DEDIPAC KH is a multi-disciplinary consortium of 46 consortia and organisations supported by joint programming grants from 12 countries across Europe. The work is divided into three thematic areas: (I) assessment and harmonisation of methods for future research, surveillance and monitoring, and for evaluation of interventions and policies; (II) determinants of dietary, physical activity and sedentary behaviours across the life course and in vulnerable groups; and (III) evaluation and benchmarking of public health and policy interventions aimed at improving dietary, physical activity and sedentary behaviours. In the first three years, DEDIPAC KH will organise, develop, share and harmonise expertise, methods, measures, data and other infrastructure. This should further European research and improve the broad multi-disciplinary approach needed to study the interactions between multilevel determinants in influencing dietary, physical activity and sedentary behaviours. Insights will be translated into more effective interventions and policies for the promotion of healthier behaviours and more effective monitoring and evaluation of the impacts of such interventions.
AB - To address major societal challenges and enhance cooperation in research across Europe, the European Commission has initiated and facilitated 'joint programming'. Joint programming is a process by which Member States engage in defining, developing and implementing a common strategic research agenda, based on a shared vision of how to address major societal challenges that no Member State is capable of resolving independently. Setting up a Joint Programming Initiative (JPI) should also contribute to avoiding unnecessary overlap and repetition of research, and enable and enhance the development and use of standardised research methods, procedures and data management. The Determinants of Diet and Physical Activity (DEDIPAC) Knowledge Hub (KH) is the first act of the European JPI 'A Healthy Diet for a Healthy Life'. The objective of DEDIPAC is to contribute to improving understanding of the determinants of dietary, physical activity and sedentary behaviours. DEDIPAC KH is a multi-disciplinary consortium of 46 consortia and organisations supported by joint programming grants from 12 countries across Europe. The work is divided into three thematic areas: (I) assessment and harmonisation of methods for future research, surveillance and monitoring, and for evaluation of interventions and policies; (II) determinants of dietary, physical activity and sedentary behaviours across the life course and in vulnerable groups; and (III) evaluation and benchmarking of public health and policy interventions aimed at improving dietary, physical activity and sedentary behaviours. In the first three years, DEDIPAC KH will organise, develop, share and harmonise expertise, methods, measures, data and other infrastructure. This should further European research and improve the broad multi-disciplinary approach needed to study the interactions between multilevel determinants in influencing dietary, physical activity and sedentary behaviours. Insights will be translated into more effective interventions and policies for the promotion of healthier behaviours and more effective monitoring and evaluation of the impacts of such interventions.
KW - Diet
KW - European Continental Ancestry Group
KW - Health Behavior
KW - Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
KW - Health Promotion
KW - Humans
KW - Motor Activity
KW - Sedentary Lifestyle
KW - Journal Article
KW - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
U2 - 10.1186/s12966-014-0143-7
DO - 10.1186/s12966-014-0143-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 25731079
SN - 1479-5868
VL - 11
JO - The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
JF - The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
M1 - 143
ER -