Goal
By 2022, WHO will develop the Obesity Action Acceleration Plan for obesity prevention and management and provide evidence-informed normative and operational guidance on health promotion and prevention and management of obesity in children and adolescents, define resource requirements and develop tools to support an integrated approach to service delivery.
Accelerated actions to tackle obesity
World Health Organization
| Verification status | Find out more |
|---|---|
| NAF SMARTness index | Upper moderate Find out more |
| Targeted location | Global - |
| Targeted population | Specific population group(s) |
| Targeted population age | Specific age group(s) |
| Targeted population specific age | : Infants and children under 9 years of age and adolescents 10-19 years of age. |
| Targeted population sex | All |
| Primary indicator | 1. Number of normative guidance and operation tools to support prevention and management of obesity in children and adolescents and specifically: a) Integrated management of infants and children at high risk (excessive adiposity) and children with obesity for improved health, functioning and reduced disability: a primary health care approach within a primary health care approach and Integrated management of adolescents 10 - 19 years of age with obesity for improved health, functioning and reduced disability: a primary health care approach. b) WHO Obesity Action Acceleration Plan 2022-2030. c) Service delivery framework for Obesity Prevention and Management including scale up guidance in the context of a primary health care approach. d) Obesity Prevention and Management services Impact Modelling and Cost-effectiveness tools. |
| Primary indicator baseline | 0 |
| Primary indicator target | Three normative and operational guidances |
| Duration | January, 2022 - December, 2022 |
Goal action plan
The Guideline Development process has started and will follow the WHO standard procedures to be completed by 2022. The WHO Obesity Action Acceleration Plan is being developed in consultation with WHO Regional and Country teams and will be further developed through expert consultation and country stakeholder consultations. Additional action plans for this goal will be determined by WHO through consultation with partners and countries following the summit.
Nutrition Action Classification
Enabling
- Financial
- Operational
- Leadership and governance
- Research monitoring and data
Policy
- Food environment
- Food supply chain
- Consumer knowledge
- Nutrition care services
Impact
- Undernutrition
- Diet
- Obesity and diet-related NCDs
- Food and nutrition security
