Presented by Pamela Rendi-Wagner, Director General for Public Health, Austrian Ministry of Health, at the WHO European Ministerial Conference on Nutrition and Noncommunicable Diseases in the Context of Health 2020 on 4 July 2013, in Vienna, Austria. Disclaimer: WHO is not responsible for the content of presentations made by external speakers at its meetings and conferences. This presentation is published here with the speaker's consent, only for information purpose.

1. The Austrian Story:
Experiences in
Nutrition and Physical
Activity
Pamela Rendi-Wagner
Director General for Public Health
CMO
Austrian Ministry of Health
WHO European Ministerial Conference
on Nutrition and Noncommunicable Diseases
in the Context of Health 2020
Vienna 2013

2. “Health is a state of complete physical,
mental and social well-being and not
merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”
(WHO Constitution)

3. Health Targets for Austria
www.gesundheitsziele-oesterreich.at
HEALTH TARGETS
FOR AUSTRIA
Guiding principles:
• Health determinants
• HIAP
• Health equity

4. Health Targets for Austria
www.gesundheitsziele-oesterreich.at

5. Health Targets for Austria
www.gesundheitsziele-oesterreich.at

6. The Austrian Preventative
Healthcare Strategy - „Nutrition“
11.5 million Euro for nutrition
• Quality assured, good practice
• 2011 – 2014
• HIAP: MoH, provinces/healthcare funds, social insurance funds
• MoH: coordination centre

7. National Nutrition Action Plan
http://bmg.gv.at/home/Schwerpunkte/Ernaehrung/
• Horizontal HIAP strategy
• Reduction of undernutrition,
malnutrition, over-weight and
obesity by 2020
• Dynamic strategy with specific
target groups
• National Nutrition Commission

8. Austrian National Salt Reduction Initiative
• 80% salt intake by prepared food
• 220 companies part of initiative
• 15% reduction until 2015
Trans Fatty Acid Regulation
• <2 % in fats and oils
• <4g/100g processed food
Nutrition Campaigns
http://bmg.gv.at/home/Schwerpunkte/Ernaehrung/Kampagne_Weniger_Salz_ist_g_suender

9. Healthy Eating from the Start
www.richtigessenvonanfangan.at
• Target group: pregnant, breast-feeding women, children up to 3 y.
• Up-to-date information
• Standardized guidelines for balanced diet

10. „Our School Cafeteria“
http://unserschulbuffet.at
185.000

11. National Action Plan
Physical Activity www.napbewegung.at
• HIAP: MoH, MoS,
stakeholder dialogue
• Based on WHO
recommendations

12. Austrian Activities:
Information Points
• Austrian Nutrition Action Plan/Trans Fatty Acids Regulation 1st floor
• Austrian School Cafeteria/Healthy Eating from the Start
Redoutensaal, 1st floor (next to „Coffee House“)
• Austrian Salt Initiative/Austrian Prevention Strategy
Maria Theresien App. III („bread tasting“)
• Austrian Health Care System rooftop
• Workplace Health Promotion in Austria rooftop
• Health Targets for Austria rooftop

13. Thank you
HEALTH TARGETS
FOR AUSTRIA