Improving Knowledge and Decision Support for Healthy Lifestyles

Objective

Overweight and obesity are increasing at an alarming rate throughout Europe and this epidemic presents a major barrier to the prevention of chronic non-communicable diseases. Including the new EU countries, a total of over 200 million EU citizens are affected. All EU countries face a growing need for more effective therapeutic management of weight control, aimed at the reduction of overweight and obesity's most significant health consequences, which include hypertension, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, gallbladder disease, certain types of cancer and psychosocial problems. HEALTH PLUS intends to fill this gap through active support to healthcare professionals involved in weight control and in prevention initiatives.

HEALTH PLUS will set up an integrated web-based knowledge management platform, assisting health professionals analysing the modern environment - which indirectly favours obesity diffusion - and offering certified and localized scientific information on food composition and lifestyle management. The system will support the examination of the patient's clinical profile and will match clinical data with lifestyle habits. The system output will support health professionals produce tailored nutritional plans and provide specialized counselling for efficient weight control.

The HEALTH PLUS platform will include: a trustworthy context for information connected to the intersections nutrition/health and nutrition/lifestyle;- an intelligent knowledge management system for clinical and scientific information sharing among health professionals and researchers;- a decision support tool for healthcare professionals aiming at preparing patient focused nutrition/lifestyle plans;- a periodic control tool to follow the implementation of new nutrition/lifestyle plans- feedback to health professionals about the effectiveness of undertaken actions- a set of tools for non-healthcare operators involved in education and lifestyle change support.

Fields of science

• medical and health sciences › clinical medicine › endocrinology › diabetes
• medical and health sciences › clinical medicine › cardiology › cardiovascular diseases
• medical and health sciences › clinical medicine › oncology
• medical and health sciences › health sciences › nutrition › obesity

Programme(s)

• FP6-IST - Information Society Technologies: thematic priority under the specific programme "Integrating and strengthening the European research area" (2002-2006).

Topic(s)

• IST-2004-2.4.13 - Strengthening the Integration of the ICT research effort in an Enlarged Europe

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project

Coordinator

IDS SCHEER CR, S.R.O

Address

Videnska 55
639 00 Brno
Czechia

Participants (9)

AKADEMIA ROLNICZA IM HUGONA KOLLATAJA W. KRAKOWIE

Poland

Address

Al. Mickiewicza 21
31-120 Krakow

INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM HOUSE KERESKEDELMI ES SZOFTVERFEJLESZTO KORLATOLT FELELOSSEGU TARSASAG

Hungary

Address

Fogaskereku U. 4-6
1125 Budapest

PCS PROFESSIONAL CLINICAL SOFTWARE GMBH

Austria

Address

Industriering 11
9020 Klagenfurt

PLIROFORIKI EPIKOINONIES EPIS EPE

Greece

Address

Odos Kodriktonos 11b
10434 Athina

QUALITY & RELIABILITY A.E.

Greece

Address

Odos Konitses 11b
15125 Maroussi

R&S INFO S.R.L.

Italy

Address

Borgo Pietro Giordani 8
43100 Parma

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PARMA

Italy

Address

Via Universita 12
43100 Parma

UNIVERZITA KARLOVA V PRAZE

Czechia

Address

Ovocny Trh 5
Praha 1

Links

WORLD MATCH LIMITED

Malta

Address

Rl1 Ricasoli Industrial Estate
CSP02 Kalkara