Friday Morning Talk: Overweight in Denmark. Development, health and socio-economic challenge

Join us for our Friday Morning Talk on 21 June from 8:30-11:00, where we will be joined by two researchers who will shed light on how the overweight epidemic presents a social and societal challenge.

Meet Professor Janne Tolstrup from the National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark and Professor MSO Jane Greve from VIVE - The Danish Centre for Social Science Research.

• Janne Tolstrup is an expert in public health and has researched what affects our health and well-being for many years. Her projections of weight trends in Denmark hit the headlines in March when they showed that one in three Danes will be obese by 2040.
   
• Jane Greve has in-depth knowledge of the social and socio-economic consequences associated with a high body weight. Earlier this year, she published studies showing how childhood obesity significantly impacts schooling, education, working life and well-being.

Time: Friday 21 June, 8:30 - 11:00
Location: Mogens Dahl Concert Hall, Snorregade 22, DK-2300 Copenhagen S

Admission to the event is free of charge, but registration is required.

Programme for the day:

• 8.30-9.00: Arrival, registration and breakfast
• 9.00-9.05: Welcome by Senior Researcher Stine Schramm, Centre for Childhood Health
• 9.05-9.40: Janne Tolstrup: "Danish weight trends - past, present and future"
• 9.40-10.05: Networking and coffee
• 10.05-10.40: Jane Greve: "The socio-economic impact of overweight and obesity in childhood"
• 10.40-11.00: Q&A and panel discussion. Stine Schramm is the moderator.

Friday Morning Talk is our recurring forum for professional knowledge sharing. We invite researchers and practitioners from Denmark and abroad to share the latest knowledge in our field: health promotion and prevention of obesity and the failure to thrive in children and adolescents. Keep an eye out here on our website or our LinkedIn page for dates and programmes for upcoming talks.