EPHNA is the most important independent player in the field of nutrition communication in Europe. By building a European alliance, EPHNA facilitates and improves the work of national partner centers responsible for communication about healthy and sustainable nutrition. This allows Europeans to lead a healthy and active life and contribute to sustainability goals in Europe.
”Binding forces for a healthier Europe”
About us
The European Public Health Nutrition Alliance (EPHNA) is a partnership between European national and regional centers responsible for education and communication on healthy, sustainable and/or safe nutrition in their country or region. At the initiative of the Netherlands Nutrition Center, organizations from Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands came together for the first time in 2014. In 2015, two organizations from Flanders also joined: NICE and the Flemish Institute for Healthy Living vzw. These pioneers recognized the importance of closer cooperation for a healthier and more sustainable diet in Europe, both by promoting food skills and improving the food environment. EPHNA thus contributes to important European goals regarding the health of people and the planet; such as reducing childhood obesity, European and national food and climate strategies, and reducing socio-economic health inequalities.
Vision
Mission
How we work
Strategic activities
Vision
EPHNA is the most important independent player in the field of nutrition communication in Europe. By building a European alliance, EPHNA facilitates and improves the work of national partner centers responsible for communication about healthy and sustainable nutrition in their country or region. EPHNA members actively share their successful programs and interventions with each other to learn from each other. In this way, EPHNA provides its members with the most adequate information and practical support for a healthy and sustainable diet for all Europeans. EPHNA uses a combined approach to make citizens more food literate and the food environment healthier and more sustainable. This allows Europeans to lead a healthy and active life and contribute to sustainability goals in Europe.
Mission
EPHNA contributes to important European goals on improving the health of people and the planet. EPHNA does this by making effective use of the knowledge available in Europe for the purpose of communicating about healthy and sustainable nutrition. In this way we stimulate and support behavioural change among consumers and food suppliers.
How we work
Through a partnership such as EPHNA, individual countries gain insight into what is happening in neighbouring countries, what barriers or challenges we encounter, and which interventions are successful. These activities can be an inspiration and example for others. By exchanging knowledge, experiences, campaigns and interventions, countries get off to a flying start and it also makes it easier to enter into direct collaborations.
Exchanging this knowledge is of great value to all EPHNA members. This ultimately ensures effective use of the knowledge and experience available in Europe for the purpose of communicating about healthy and sustainable food and encouraging and supporting behavioural change with practical tools. The communication reaches citizens and consumers directly and indirectly through professionals, such as teachers, dieticians and caterers.
Strategic activities
- EPHNA is a leader in the field of communication about healthy and sustainable nutrition in Europe.
- EPHNA connects organizations in the field of communication about healthy and sustainable food and bundles knowledge and experiences from regional and national partners.
- EPHNA strengthens its members to stimulate healthy and sustainable diets in Europe, by making citizens more food literate and the food environment healthier and more sustainable.
- EPHNA supports WHO Europe in their nutrition communication work and provides them with relevant knowledge and expertise from the individual European countries.
- EPHNA is actively expanding its network in Europe and seeking connections with other important European alliances in the field of nutrition, health and sustainability in order to strengthen its position within Europe and to actively influence European policy.
About us
The European Public Health Nutrition Alliance (EPHNA) is a partnership between European national and regional centers responsible for education and communication on healthy, sustainable and/or safe nutrition in their country or region. At the initiative of the Netherlands Nutrition Center, organizations from Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands came together for the first time in 2014. In 2015, two organizations from Flanders also joined: NICE and the Flemish Institute for Healthy Living vzw. These pioneers recognized the importance of closer cooperation for a healthier and more sustainable diet in Europe, both by promoting food skills and improving the food environment. EPHNA thus contributes to important European goals regarding the health of people and the planet; such as reducing childhood obesity, European and national food and climate strategies, and reducing socio-economic health inequalities.
Vision
Mission
How we work
Strategic activities
Vision
EPHNA is the most important independent player in the field of nutrition communication in Europe. By building a European alliance, EPHNA facilitates and improves the work of national partner centers responsible for communication about healthy and sustainable nutrition in their country or region. EPHNA members actively share their successful programs and interventions with each other to learn from each other. In this way, EPHNA provides its members with the most adequate information and practical support for a healthy and sustainable diet for all Europeans. EPHNA uses a combined approach to make citizens more food literate and the food environment healthier and more sustainable. This allows Europeans to lead a healthy and active life and contribute to sustainability goals in Europe.
Mission
EPHNA contributes to important European goals on improving the health of people and the planet. EPHNA does this by making effective use of the knowledge available in Europe for the purpose of communicating about healthy and sustainable nutrition. In this way we stimulate and support behavioural change among consumers and food suppliers.
How we work
Through a partnership such as EPHNA, individual countries gain insight into what is happening in neighbouring countries, what barriers or challenges we encounter, and which interventions are successful. These activities can be an inspiration and example for others. By exchanging knowledge, experiences, campaigns and interventions, countries get off to a flying start and it also makes it easier to enter into direct collaborations.
Exchanging this knowledge is of great value to all EPHNA members. This ultimately ensures effective use of the knowledge and experience available in Europe for the purpose of communicating about healthy and sustainable food and encouraging and supporting behavioural change with practical tools. The communication reaches citizens and consumers directly and indirectly through professionals, such as teachers, dieticians and caterers.
Strategic activities
- EPHNA is a leader in the field of communication about healthy and sustainable nutrition in Europe.
- EPHNA connects organizations in the field of communication about healthy and sustainable food and bundles knowledge and experiences from regional and national partners.
- EPHNA strengthens its members to stimulate healthy and sustainable diets in Europe, by making citizens more food literate and the food environment healthier and more sustainable.
- EPHNA supports WHO Europe in their nutrition communication work and provides them with relevant knowledge and expertise from the individual European countries.
- EPHNA is actively expanding its network in Europe and seeking connections with other important European alliances in the field of nutrition, health and sustainability in order to strengthen its position within Europe and to actively influence European policy.
- Germany – Federal Centre for Nutrition
- Switzerland – Gesellschaft für Ernährung
- Belgium – NICE
- Belgium – Flemish Institute for Healthy Living
- Portugal – CEIDSS
- Spain – Spanish Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
- The Netherlands – The Netherlands Nutrition Centre
- Austria – AGES
- Sweden – National Food Agency
- Denmark – The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration
- Finland – The National Nutrition Council
- Greece – International Hellenic University
- Ireland – Safefood
- England – Public Health England
- Poland – National Institute of Public Health – Nationale Institute of Hygiene
- Bulgaria – National Centre of Public Health and Analyses
- Latvia – National Institute of Public Health
- Cyprus – Ministry of Health
- Malta – University of Malta
- Czech Republic – National Institute of Public Health
- Italy – National Institute for Research on Food and Nutrition