23rd September
19.00-20.30 Opening reception
24th September
9.30-10.30 Opening Session Moderator: Professor, PhD. Bent Egberg Mikkelsen
Welcome address
Mr. Hanno Pevkur
Minister of Social Affairs, Social Affairs, Estonia
The NordBalt programme presentation
Professor PhD. Bent Egberg Mikkelsen,
Aalborg University, Denmark
Key note speech: What is the evidence on the effectiveness of healthy eating interventions at workplaces?
Dr. Glorian Sorensen (US.),
Harvard School of Public Health, USA
10.30-10.45 Coffee break
10.45-11.40 Eating at work site Moderator: Anneli Sammel
Worksite dinning as a collective good, or individualization of health?
A Danish Perspective by: Michael Søgaard Jørgensen
Technical University of Denmark
Does worksite provided meals lead to healthier eating?
A Finnish Perspective by: Dr. Eva Roos
Public Health Research Forum, Finland
11.40-12.40 Food, Health, & Irregular Working Hours (Part 1) Moderator: Professor Maria Lennernäs
Nutrition, shift work and chronobiology – when to eat?
Professor Maria Lennernäs
University of Kristiansstad, Sweden
Lots of food but poor meals – a study of the worksite as a meal arena
PhD. Maria Nyberg
University Lund, Sweden
12.45-13.45 Lunch
13.45-14.35 Food, Health, & Irregular Working Hours (Part 2) Moderator: Professor Maria Lennernäs
Successful intervention with physical activity and nutrition at sea
Sonja Sif Jóhannsdóttir, Anna Sigríður Ólafsdóttir & Erlingur Johannsson
Centre for Research in Sport and Health Sciences, School of Education, University of Iceland
Effects of diet intervention on mood, driving skills, and cardiovascular risk factors among Danish truck drivers
PhD MSc. Jens Steen Nielsen
Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark
14.35- 15.00 Coffee break & Poster session
15.00- 16.15 Best practices from work sites & case stories Moderator: PhD. Docent Eva Roos
Coin offer – Meal “Diastole”, Healthy eating at healthcare institutions
Michael Allerup Nielsen, Catering Manager
Herlev University Hospital, Foodservice Unit
New possibilities in influencing eating patterns through healthier canteen take away
Dr. Gitte Laub Hansen - The Canteen takeaway Partnership
Danish Cancer Society, Denmark
Eating Habits in the Baltic States
PhD. Sirje Vaask, Nutrition expert Tagli Pitsi & Sirje Pontisepp, Director Association of the Estonian Food Industry
Department of Food Processing, Tallinn University of Technology & the National Institute of Health Development, Estonia
16.15- 16.45 Coffee break & Poster session
16.45-18.15 Research projects Moderator: PhD. Sirje Vaask,
Worksite Canteen Availability & Usage among Finnish Employees
Susanna Raulio, Eva Ross & Ritva Prättälä
National Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland
Strategies for influencing eating patterns through the worksite - A Review
PhD. student Signe Poulsen
Aalborg University, Denmark
Designing food spaces for better meal experiences at work sites
M.Sc. Tenna Doktor Olsen
Aalborg University, Denmark
19.00- 24.00 Conference Dinner at the Academy of Science
25th September
9.00- 9.45 Company fruit schemes Moderator: Gitte Laub Hansen
Healthy eating at work – The BAMA way
Gunn Helene Arsky, Nutritionist M.Sc. & author of nutrition literature
BAMA Group A/S, Norway
A Partnership approach to fruit and vegetable provision at work
Morten Strunge Meyer – Director of project,
Danish Cancer Society, Denmark
9.45-10.00 Coffee break
10.00-12.00 Policy initiatives, regulations & recommendations Moderator: Morten Strunge Meyer
Better food at work in a European perspective – Guidelines for the Prevention of Obesity at the Workplace
Dina Zota, Pania Karnaki, Afroditi Veloudaki, Athena Linos
Institute of Preventive Medicine, Environmental and Occupational Health, Prolepsis, Greece
A partnership approach to development of eating at workplaces
Jesper Lund-Larsen, Health, Safety and Environment Coordinator
United Federation of Danish Workers
A multisectorial approach to planning implementation of policies and actions towards health at workplace
Triinu Täht, Tagli Pitsi, PhD. Sirje Vaask Food Processing, Tallinn University of Technology, Anneli Sammel
Ministry of Social Affairs, Public Health Department, Estonia
Governance of Food & Nutrition at Work site - overview of research, policy and best practice in the Nordic Countries Professor PhD. Bent Egberg Mikkelsen & B.Sc. Mia Brandhøj
Aalborg University, Denmark
12.00- 13.00 Lunch
13.00-14.45 Healthy worksite foodscapes for the future
Moderator: Mie Bendtsen, Project Leader of Oresund Food Network, Denmark
Café Discussions to start a debate and exchange experiences on the themes listed below: - Cooperation & Networking opportunities - Future Research Issues & Challenges - Local (company) and regional policy
14.45-15.15 Coffee break
15.15- 15.45 Plenary debate
Moderators: Anneli Sammel, National Institute of Health Development, Estonia & Bent Egberg Mikkelsen, Aalborg University, Denmark
15.45-16.15 Closure of conference
Closing remarks from the NordBalt conference
Mie Bendtsen, Project Leader of Oresund Food Network