1. How Do We Maximize the Health and Economic Benefits of Prevention? Franco Sassi, PhD Michele Cecchini, MD, MSc Health Division

2. Obesity: a Growing Problem

3. Inequalities in Overweight Education Level

5. Interventions Health education and health promotion Regulation and fiscal measures Primary-care based interventions Mass media campaigns Fiscal measures (fruit and vegetables and foods high in fat) Physician counselling of individuals at risk School-based interventions Government regulation or industry self-regulation of food advertising to children Intensive physician and dietician counselling of individuals at risk Worksite interventions Compulsory food labelling

6. Prevention Does Save Lives… 1 LY/DALY every 115/121 people 1 LY/DALY every 12/10 people

7. Health Outcomes over Time England

8. … But Does Not Always Save Money!

9. Impact on Inequalities Worksite interventions Fiscal measures

10. Prevention is a Good Long-Term Investment

12. Prevention is Everyone’s Business International Organizations Civil society Private industry Interest groups Government Academia Ministry of Agriculture Ministry of Health Ministry of Education Ministry of Transport