PromoKids Webinar 2024
Two-day program, Thursday, October 3rd 2024 (webinar) and Friday, October 4th 2024 (hybrid seminar).
Please note: In case you will participate both days you need to make the registration separate for the days.
Day 1: Towards healthy and sustainable living environments for our children (webinar)
Time
Thursday, October 3rd 2024
- 10:00–16:00 (EET)
- 9:00–15:00 (CET)
- 7:00–13:00 (UTC)
Place
A Teams webinar for an audience. An onsite event only for presenters in Helsinki, THL Mannerheimintie 166, conference room Teoria 1 and Teoria 2.
The Teams link will be sent to participants who have registered for the webinar.
Registration
Agenda
10:00 Opening, Development Manager Päivi Mäki and Senior Adviser Heli Kuusipalo, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare THL
10:10–10:30 Looking back, progress and steps forward in PromoKids, Professor Tiina Laatikainen, University of Eastern Finland and Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare THL
10:30–11:00 Childhood obesity and overweight in the WHO European region: from data to action, Technical Officer Julianne Williams, WHO European Office for Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases, WHO Regional Office for Europe
11:00–12:00 Panel discussion: What each Nordic country is doing concerning marketing restrictions on High in Fat Salt and Sugar (HFSS) foods and health taxation? Panelists will present each Nordic country. Moderator of the discussion Professor Tiina Laatikainen, University of Eastern Finland and Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare.
12:00–12:15 Discussion and questions
12:15–13:15 Lunch
13:15–13:45 Consensus statement on the urgency of national monitoring of children’s growth – a Nordic perspective from the PromoKids steering group, Adjunct Professor Liselotte Schäfer Elinder, Karolinska Institutet and Professor Lauren Lissner, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
13:45–14:15 Questions and comments
14:15–16:00 An overview on updating process of national food-based guidelines in each Nordic country.
14:15–14:20 Short introduction of the session, Senior Advisor Tatjana Hejgaard, Danish Health Authority
14:20–14:30 Sweden: Updating dietary guidelines for the general population, Nutritionist Åsa Brugård Konde, the Food Agency
14:30–14:40 Denmark: How advices about sweets can be translated into “5 handfuls a week”, Stine Vuholm, Nutritionist Employee, Danish Food and Veterinary Administration
14:40–15:10 Coffee
15:10–15:20 Iceland: New food-based dietary guidelines in Iceland – main challenges regarding children, Jóhanna E. Torfadóttir, Project Manager for nutrition, Directorate of Health in Iceland
15:20–15:30 New Norwegian dietary guidelines and why "eat with joy" became a part of them, Senior Advisor Eva Rustad de Brisis, Norwegian Directorate of Health
15:30–15:40 Finland: Towards sustainable and healthy diets in children - Finnish Nutrition recommendations 2024, Professor Maijaliisa Erkkola, University of Helsinki
15:40–16:00 Discussion
Please note that updates and changes to the program are possible.
Day 2: Helsinki Food Education Symposium (hybrid seminar)
The program is organised by the Finnish Society for Food Education Ruukku in collaboration with Sapere International and PromoKids Network and Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare. The program will also be streamed, except for the hands-on sensory-based food education session.
Time
Friday, October 4th 2024
- 9:00–16:30 (EET)
- 8:00–15:30 (CET)
- 6:00–13:30 (UTC)
Place
The seminar is an onsite event but can also be followed by Teams. The location for the seminar is the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Mannerheimintie 166, 00100 Helsinki, Conference Rooms J2 and J3.
The Teams link will be sent to participants who have registered for the webinar.
Registration
Morning session
8:30 Registration and Coffee
9.00 Welcome to THL, Director, Prof. Otto Helve, Department of Public Health, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare THL
9:10 Welcome words from the event organisers: Silja Varjonen, Executive Manager, Finnish Society for Food Education Ruukku, Päivi Mäki, Promokids Network, Development Manager, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Stina Algotson, Sapere International, Chair of the Board
Promoting children's nutrition in the WHO European region: challenges and opportunities
Kremlin Wickramasinghe, WHO Europe (online by Teams)
Food Education: Bridging Sustainability and Health
Maijaliisa Erkkola, Professor of Nutrition, University of Helsinki
10:30–11:00 Coffee break & Materials on display
Enjoyment of food - Using sensory-based food education to foster health and wellbeing in families
Anna S Olafsdottir, Professor in Nutrition Science, University of Iceland and Professor in Public Health Nutrition, University of Uppsala, Sweden.
TastEd the first 5 years
Jane Lockie, Chair of TastEd, United Kingdom, Fran Box, Director of TastEd, United Kingdom
Smart family – EU Best Practice from Finland: Bringing joy, motivation and encouragement to the lives of families with children
Taina Sainio, ECEC and food education specialist, Finnish Heart Association
12:30–13:30 Lunch
Parallel afternoon sessions
You can choose between sessions A or B (13:30–14:30).
Session A: Digital tools in food education
Approaches and experiences to provoke and engage the new generations towards better, more healthy and sustainable eating habits
Elena Santa Cruz, Consumer Behaviour Researcher, The New Foods Department at AZTI, Spain
Online lessons as a tool to food education – How we’ve reached tens of thousands of children with RuokaTutka project
Aliisa Hyvönen, Food Education Specialist, Finnish Society for Food Education Ruukku
How the microbiome hero Vegemi can teach children about the link between fruit, veggies, and their health benefits
Tuulia Järvinen, Co-founder of Vegemi, Finland
Session B: Sustainable and healthy school food around the world
Healthy and sustainable school meals for all
Heli Kuusipalo, Senior Adviser, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Optimization of school meals for health and sustainability – Next steps
Liselotte Schäfer Elinder, Adjunct Professor, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
14:30–15:00 Networking & Materials on display
Other afternoon sessions
(15.00–16.00)
Session C: Sensory based food education – let’s play!
This is a hands-on session where you will learn the basics of the Sapere method by playing with foods and your senses. We will show you how we have been using sensory based food education methods among children and families. Organized by the Finnish Society for Food Education Ruukku.
Session D: Food and community
What is the Place of Food in Schools? Findings from the ESRC School Meals Service: Past, Present and Future?
Ellen Bishop, Doctor, University of Wolverhampton, UK
Adapting to a New Food Environment: Ukrainian Families with Children in Finland
Dina Fedorova, Visiting researcher, University of Helsinki, Department of Food and Nutrition Science
16:00–16.30 Closing remarks & Coffee
We thank Alfred Kordelin Foundation, Sapere International and PromoKids Network for their financial support for this event. Please note that updates and changes to the programme are possible. See the latest version of the programme
