EASO Prevention and Public Health Task Force (PTF)
Members of the EASO Prevention and Public Health Task Force:
- Lauren Lissner (Sweden) - Co-Chair
- Tommy Visscher (The Netherlands) - Co-Chair
- Maira Bes-Rastrollo (Spain)
- Margherita Caroli (Italy)
- Peter Kopelman (UK)
- Marie Kunesova (Czech Republic)
- Mariaana Lahti-Koski (Finland)
- Dana Mullerova (Czech Republic)
- Jean-Michel Oppert (France)
- Anita Rieder (Austria)
- Aila Rissanen (Finland)
- Jaap Seidell (The Netherlands)
Mission
- To create a network of public health experts and epidemiologists representing the national associations for the study of obesity in Europe.
- To serve as a European expert group for the European Union, the WHO regional office for Europe, the International Obesity Task Force and other professional organizations.
- To improve the epidemiological perspective on obesity in Europe.
- To provide a reference for activities related to obesity prevention.
- To organize meetings and symposia - see ICO2010 Satellite Meeting
- TO write reports/articles related to obesity prevention and public health aspects
- To stimulate European research into effective obesity prevention strategies
Contact Lauren Lissner or Tommy Visscher for further information.
EASO Response
Download the EASO / IOTF Response to the Commission of the European Communities Green Paper “Promoting healthy diets and physical activity: a European dimension for the prevention of overweight, obesity and chronic diseases".
