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- Methodology and implementation of the WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI)Publication . Breda, João; McColl, Karen; Buoncristiano, Marta; Williams, Julianne; Abdrakhmanova, Shynar; Abdurrahmonova, Zulfiya; Ahrens, Wolfgang; Akhmedova, Dilorom; Bakacs, Márta; Boer, Jolanda M.A.; Boymatova, Khadichamo; Brinduse, Lacramioara Aurelia; Cucu, Alexandra; Duleva, Vesselka; Endevelt, Ronit; Sant'Angelo, Victoria Farrugia; Fijałkowska, Anna; Hadžiomeragić, Aida Filipović; García‐Solano, Marta; Grøholt, Else Karin; Gualtieri, Andrea; Hassapidou, Maria; Hejgaard, Tatjana; Hyska, Jolanda; Kelleher, Cecily C.; Kujundžić, Enisa; Mäki, Päivi; Markidou Ioannidou, Eliza; Melkumova, Marina; Moyersoen, Isabelle; Milanović, Sanja Musić; Nurk, Eha; Ostojic, Sergej M.; Peterkova, Valentina; Petrauskienė, Aušra; Pudule, Iveta; Rito, Ana Isabel; Russell Jonsson, Kenisha; Rutter, Harry; Salanave, Benoît; Seyidov, Nabil; Shengelia, Lela; Silitrari, Natalia; Spinelli, Angela; Spiroski, Igor; Starc, Gregor; Stojisavljević, Dragana; Tanrygulyyeva, Maya; Tichá, Ľubica; Usupova, Zhamilya; Weghuber, Daniel; Yardim, Nazan; Zamrazilová, Hana; Zbanatskyi, Vladyslav; Branca, Francesco; Weber, Martin; Rakovac, IvoEstablishment of the WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI)has resulted in a surveillance system which provides regular, reliable, timely, andaccurate data on children's weight status—through standardized measurement ofbodyweight and height—in the WHO European Region. Additional data on dietaryintake, physical activity, sedentary behavior, family background, and schoolenvironments are collected in several countries. In total, 45 countries in the EuropeanRegion have participated in COSI. The first five data collection rounds, between 2007and 2021, yielded measured anthropometric data on over 1.3 million children. In COSI,data are collected according to a common protocol, using standardized instrumentsand procedures. The systematic collection and analysis of these data enables inter-country comparisons and reveals differences in the prevalence of childhood thinness,overweight, normal weight, and obesity between and within populations. Furthermore,it facilitates investigation of the relationship between overweight, obesity, and poten-tial risk or protective factors and improves the understanding of the development ofoverweight and obesity in European primary-school children in order to supportappropriate and effective policy responses.
- Mobilizing governments and society to combat obesity: Reflections on how data from the WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative are helping to drive policy progressPublication . Breda, João; Farrugia Sant'Angelo, Victoria; Duleva, Vesselka; Galeone, Daniela; Heinen, Mirjam M.; Kelleher, Cecily C.; Menzano, Maria Teresa; Musić Milanović, Sanja; Mitchell, Lachlan; Pudule, Iveta; Rito, Ana Isabel; Shengelia, Lela; Spinelli, Angela; Spiroski, Igor; Yardim, Nazan; Buoncristiano, Marta; Williams, Julianne; Rakovac, Ivo; McColl, KarenTo meet the need for regular and reliable data on the prevalence of overweight andobesity among children in Europe, the World Health Organization (WHO) EuropeanChildhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) was established in 2007. Theresulting robust surveillance system has improved understanding of the public healthchallenge of childhood overweight and obesity in the WHO European Region. For the past decade, data from COSI have helped to inform and drive policy action onnutrition and physical activity in the region. This paper describes illustrative examplesof how COSI data have fed into national and international policy, but the real scopeof COSI's impact is likely to be much broader. In some countries, there are signs thatpolicy responses to COSI data have helped halt the rise in childhood obesity. As thecountries of the WHO European Region commit to pursuing United Action for BetterHealth in Europe in WHO's new European Programme of Work, COSI provides anexcellent example of such united action in practice. Further collaborative action willbe key to tackling this major public health challenge which affects children through-out the region