Project Obesity Zero

Abstract

The'main'purpose'of'POZ'is'to'tackle'childhood'obesity'at'municipality'level'through'a'set'of'ac#vi#es'(Healthy'cooking'programme'and'a'nutri#onal'guidance'programme)'targeted'at'low'income'families'with'overweight'children'(6T10'years'old)' The'programme'was'developed'in'2009'in'5'portuguese'municipali#es'in'Portugal'ar#culated'with'Healthcare'centres'and'local'governments' Established'and'promoted'a'real'partnership'between'healthcare'centres'and'local'governments'' – Was'the'first'communityTfamilyTbased'programme'targe#ng'overweight'children'in'Portugal' – Developed'competences'and'skills,'within'the'families,'about' nutri#on,''healthier'food'selec#on,'prepara#on'and'cooking,' especially'in'those'families'with'obese'children'