A new interministerial strategy for the promotion of healthy eating in Portugal: implementation and initial results.

Pedro GraçaMaria João GregórioSofia Mendes de SousaSónia BrásTatiana PenedoTelmo CarvalhoNarcisa M BandarraRui Matias LimaAna Paula SimãoFrancisco Goiana-da-SilvaMaria Graça FreitasFernando Ferreira Araújo

Published in: Health research policy and systems (2018)

For the first time, Portugal has a nutrition policy based on the WHO concept of 'health in all policies' and on the national data on food intake. The implementing process of all 51 actions and the inherent complexities and difficulties found so far have made this process be an authentic political and social laboratory that deserves to be followed.

Keyphrases

healthcare
public health
quality improvement
mental health
physical activity
primary care
electronic health record
weight loss
big data
risk assessment
health promotion
climate change
social media
artificial intelligence
data analysis