NewsEvents DiaryFILTERED Conference: "Challenging Big Industry Narratives: Alcohol, Tobacco, Unhealthy Food and Drinks: Population Measures and Policies"

Save the date! FILTERED Conference: “Challenging Big Industry Narratives: Alcohol, Tobacco, Unhealthy Food and Drinks: Population Measures and Policies”

The conference aims to provide a platform for policymakers, advocates, researchers, patients, youth, and health practitioners to collectively address the challenges of reducing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) by effectively managing their main risk factors.

Date: 27–28 June 2024

Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia

Hotel Intercontinental Ljubljana*****

Themes: non-communicable disease prevention, NCDs risk factors, Commercial Determinants of Health, population-wide prevention measures

Working language: English

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Objectives
  • Better understanding of successes in population measures in the past 10–20 years
  • Exchanging best practices in advocacy and strategy (alcohol, tobacco, unhealthy food and drinks)
  • Addressing concerns about corporate lobbying (Commercial Determinants of Health) and influence at both EU and national levels
  • Facilitating cross-sector learning and exchange

This conference provides a unique space for diverse stakeholders to network, debate, and question critical issues related to alcohol policies, tobacco control, policies pertaining to unhealthy food and drinks, and the Commercial Determinants of Health. Through plenary sessions, panel discussions, and workshops, participants will explore topics related to pricing policies, including pro-health taxes, marketing restrictions, community actions, health services’ responses, and the role of civil society in NCD prevention.

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