Nutrition

Collaborating Centres

Denmark

Name of Centre:
WHO Collaborating Centre for Nutrition

Head of Centre:
Hanne Gillett
Carme Martinez-Roca

E-mail:
HNGI@phmetropol.dk
CMAR@phmetropol.dk

Institution and address:
Department of Global Nutrition and Health
Metropolitan University College
Sigurdsgade 26, 2200
Copenhagen
Denmark

Phone Number:
+45 7 248 75 00

Fax Number:
-

Region:
EURO

Date of Designation:
18 November 2009

Last Redesignation:
18 November 2009

Expiry:
18 November 2013

Terms of Reference:
  • Priority Area 1: Obesity and Social Inequalities:
    • Work packages within POLMARK project
    • Report on cost of a healthy diet in Denmark
  • Priority Area 2: Intervention Mapping as a method for health promotion:
    • Report from intervention mapping implementation at municipalities
    • Report from intervention mapping implementation in diverse cultural, national and ethnic backgrounds
  • Priority Area 3: Deliver training to experts identified by WHO
    • 1 month course: Nutritional sciences in an international perspective (delivered at SUHR'S)
    • Summer course delivered in diverse countries
  • Priority Area 4: Scholarships and Work Placements for/at WHO
    • 3 scholarships granted to 3 prospective students chosen by WHO to take a 3½ years higher education bachelor: the Global Bachelor in Nutrition and Health
    • Offer interns to WHO Regional Office in Copenhagen or abroad
Subjects:
  • Nutrition
  • Noncommunicable diseases other than those specifically mentioned
Types of activity:
  • Collection; collation and dissemination of information
  • Training and education
  • Evaluation
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