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Obesity has risen to the top of the public health policy agenda worldwide. Before 1980, rates were generally well below 10%. They have since doubled or tripled in many countries, and in almost half of the OECD, 50% or more of the population is overweight. A key risk factor for numerous chronic diseases, obesity is a major public health concern.There is a popular perception that explanations for the obesity epidemic are simple and solutions within reach. But the data reveal a more complicated picture, one in which even finding objective evidence on the phenomenon is difficult. Policy makers, health professionals and academics all face challenges in understanding the epidemic and devising effective counter strategies.This book contributes to evidence-based policy making by exploring multiple dimensions of the obesity problem. It examines the scale and characteristics of the epidemic, the respective roles and influence of market forces and governments, and the impact of interventions. It outlines an economic approach to the prevention of chronic diseases that provides novel insights relative to a more traditional public health approach.The analysis was undertaken by the OECD, partly in collaboration with the World Health Organization. The main chapters are complemented by special contributions from health and obesity experts, including Marc Suhrcke, Tim Lobstein, Donald Kenkel and Francesco Branca.

Obesity --- Obesity --- Obesity --- Primary Prevention --- Primary Prevention --- Primary Prevention --- Public Policy --- Public Policy --- Public Policy --- Health Policy --- Health Policy --- Health Policy --- WD 210 Overweight. Obesity --- WD 210 Overweight. Obesity --- WD 210 Overweight. Obesity

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Religion --- Religion --- Religion --- Democracy --- Democracy --- Democracy --- BJ 1012 -- Ethics - History and general works --- Social policy --- Social policy --- Social policy

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Chronic Disease --- Chronic Disease --- Chronic Disease --- Health Policy --- Health Policy --- Health Policy --- Pain --- Pain --- Pain --- Therapy --- Therapy --- Therapy --- WL 704 Pain --- WL 704 Pain --- WL 704 Pain

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1. Health in all policies: the wider context.- 2. Sectoral experiences.- 3. Governance.- 4. Health impact assessment.

WA 525 Health Administration and Organization - General works --- Health Policy --- Health --- Medical policy --- Social aspects --- Health Planning --- Health Promotion --- Socioeconomic Factors --- Politique sanitaire --- Santé --- Aspect social --- Santé --- Health aspects --- Europe --- Public health --- Health care policy --- Health policy --- Medical care --- Medicine and state --- Policy, Medical --- Public health policy --- State and medicine --- Science and state --- Social policy --- Personal health --- Wellness --- Medicine --- Physiology --- Diseases --- Holistic medicine --- Hygiene --- Well-being --- Government policy

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Health technology assessment (HTA) aims to inform health policy and decisionmaking processes concerning health technologies on organizational, societal and ethical issues . HTA has a strong foundation in research on the health effects and broader implications of the use of technology in health care. Its potential for contributing to safer and more effective health care is widely acknowledged in Europe and interest in this field has been growing steadily. Since the establishment of the first national HTA agency in Sweden in the 1980s, the number of institutions involved in the assessment of health technologies has multiplied in Europe. Most European Member States have established a formal HTA programme or are considering the feasibility of establishing HTA intelligence to inform health policy-making. Since its inception, the HTA community has acknowledged the need for international collaboration and networking.This book has been produced as a collaboration between the EUnetHTA Project and the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies with the aim of reviewing the relationship between HTA and policy-making from different perspectives, with a special focus on Europe. The purpose of this cooperation is to transmit the value of HTA to a wide public in decision-making and healthcare management in order to increase their awareness of HTA activities and evidence-based decision-making.

W 82 Biomedical technology (General) --- W 82 Biomedical technology (General) --- W 82 Biomedical technology (General) --- Technology Assessment, Biomedical --- Technology Assessment, Biomedical --- Technology Assessment, Biomedical --- Europe --- Europe --- Europe --- Policy Making --- Policy Making --- Policy Making --- Outcome Assessment (Health Care) --- Outcome Assessment (Health Care) --- Outcome Assessment (Health Care) --- Health Policy --- Health Policy --- Health Policy --- Delivery of Health Care --- Delivery of Health Care --- Delivery of Health Care