Towards the integration and development of a cross-European research network and infrastructure: the DEterminants of DIet and Physical ACtivity (DEDIPAC) Knowledge Hub

Jeroen Lakerveld (1, 2) , Hidde P. van Der Ploeg (3) , Willemieke Kroeze (4) , Wolfgang Ahrens (5) , Olivier Allais (6) , Lene Frost Andersen (7) , Greet Cardon (8) , Laura Capranica (9) , Sebastien Chastin (10) , Alan Donnelly (11) , Ulf Ekelund (12) , Paul Finglas (13) , Marion Flechtner Mors (14) , Antje Hebestreit (5) , Ingrid Hendriksen (15, 16) , Thomas Kubiak (17) , Massimo Lanza (18) , Anne Loyen (3) , Ciaran Macdonncha (11) , Mario Mazzocchi (19) , Pablo Monsivais (20) , Marie Murphy (21) , Ute Noethlings (22) , Donal J. O'Gorman (23) , Britta Renner (24) , Gun Roos (25) , Abertine J. Schuit (26) , Matthias Schulze (27) , Juergen Steinacker (14) , Karien Stronks (28) , Dorothee Volkert (29) , Pieter Van'T Veer (30) , Nanna Lien (31) , Ilse de Bourdeaudhuij (8) , Johannes Brug (3)

1 EMGO Institute for Heath and Care Research
2 Department of Public Health
3 EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research
4 EMGO Institute of Health and Care Research
5 Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS
6 ALISS - Alimentation et sciences sociales
7 UiO - University of Oslo
8 Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
9 UNIROMA - Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza" = Sapienza University [Rome]
10 School of Health and Life Science
11 Centre for Physical Activity and Health Research
12 Department of Sport Medicine
13 Institute of Food Research [Norwich]
14 Division of Sports and Rehabilitation Medicine
15 Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research
16 EMGO Institute Health and Care Research
17 JGU - Johannes Gutenberg - Universität Mainz = Johannes Gutenberg University
18 Department of Neurological and Movement Sciences
19 Department of Statistical Sciences
20 Institute of Public Health, Department of Public Health and Primary Care
21 Sport and Exercise Sciences Research Institute
22 Department of Nutrition and Food Science
23 Centre for Preventive Medicine, School of Health and Human Performance
24 Department of Psychology
25 National Institute for Consumer Research
26 Centre for Nutrition, Prevention and Health Service
27 German Inst Human Nutr Potsdam Rehbrucke, Potsdam, Germany
28 Academic Medical Centre, Department of Public Health
29 Institute for Biomedicine of Aging,
30 Division of Human Nutrition
31 Department of Nutrition [Oslo]

To address major societal challenges and enhance cooperation in research across Europe, the European Commission has initiated and facilitated 'joint programming'. Joint programming is a process by which Member States engage in defining, developing and implementing a common strategic research agenda, based on a shared vision of how to address major societal challenges that no Member State is capable of resolving independently. Setting up a Joint Programming Initiative (JPI) should also contribute to avoiding unnecessary overlap and repetition of research, and enable and enhance the development and use of standardised research methods, procedures and data management. The Determinants of Diet and Physical Activity (DEDIPAC) Knowledge Hub (KH) is the first act of the European JPI 'A Healthy Diet for a Healthy Life'. The objective of DEDIPAC is to contribute to improving understanding of the determinants of dietary, physical activity and sedentary behaviours. DEDIPAC KH is a multi-disciplinary consortium of 46 consortia and organisations supported by joint programming grants from 12 countries across Europe. The work is divided into three thematic areas: (I) assessment and harmonisation of methods for future research, surveillance and monitoring, and for evaluation of interventions and policies; (II) determinants of dietary, physical activity and sedentary behaviours across the life course and in vulnerable groups; and (III) evaluation and benchmarking of public health and policy interventions aimed at improving dietary, physical activity and sedentary behaviours. In the first three years, DEDIPAC KH will organise, develop, share and harmonise expertise, methods, measures, data and other infrastructure. This should further European research and improve the broad multi-disciplinary approach needed to study the interactions between multilevel determinants in influencing dietary, physical activity and sedentary behaviours. Insights will be translated into more effective interventions and policies for the promotion of healthier behaviours and more effective monitoring and evaluation of the impacts of such interventions.

Mots clés: Joint programming; Physical activity; Diet; Prevention; Sedentary behaviour; Determinants; Measurement; Policy; Interventions; Lifestyle

Domaines: Alimentation et Nutrition; Physiologie [q-bio.TO]

Jeroen Lakerveld, Hidde P. van Der Ploeg, Willemieke Kroeze, Wolfgang Ahrens, Olivier Allais, et al.. Towards the integration and development of a cross-European research network and infrastructure: the DEterminants of DIet and Physical ACtivity (DEDIPAC) Knowledge Hub. 2014, pp.1-16. ⟨10.1186/s12966-014-0143-7⟩. ⟨hal-01215780⟩