• Reaching consensus on definitions for food and physical activity policies: experience from the Policy Evaluation Network 

      Kelly, Liam; Twohig, Cliona; Woods, Cathrine B.; Luszczynska, Aleksandra; Murrin, Celine M.; Lien, Nanna; Meshkovska, Biljana; Kamphuis, Carlijn B.M.; Poelman, Maartje; Terragani, Laura; Forberger, Sarah; Hebestreit, Antje; Ahrens, Wolfgang; Harrington, Janas M. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-11-29)
      <p><i>Background -</i> An upsurge in policy evaluation research within public health sciences has led to multi-disciplinary research networks like the ‘Policy Evaluation Network’ (PEN). This multi-disciplinary collaboration highlighted the need for consensus on clear, common terminology and definitions to facilitate the multi-disciplinary research. This article outlines the development process of ...
    • Towards a harmonized European surveillance for dietary and physical activity indicators in young and adult populations 

      Hebestreit, Antje; Do, Stefanie; Wolters, Maike; Mensink, Gert BM; Garnica-Rosas, LIna; Abu-Omar, Karim; Messing, Sven; Neumann-Podczaska, Agnieszka; Wieczorowska-Tobis, Katarzyna; Lien, Nanna; Stanley, Isobel; Ahrens, Wolfgang; Murrin, Celine M. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-11-29)
      Background The Policy Evaluation Network proposes a consolidated approach to measure comparable health indicators across European health surveillance systems to evaluate effectiveness of policy action. Methods In a stepwise approach, questionnaire items used by the systems for measuring diet and physical activity data to describe health indicators were identified based on their validity, ...