The aim of this proposal is to submit proposal for two presidency conferences organized under the auspices of the Slovakian Presidency to the Council of the European Union. The Presidency conferences are to be partly financed under the work programme 2016. There are two conferences to be followed in this proposal: (1) a conference on ‘Prevention of chronic non-communicable diseases and healthy lifestyles’ and (2) a conference on ‘Alzheimer’s disease - the epidemic of the third millennium. Are we ready to face it’?

(1) ‘Prevention of chronic non-communicable diseases and healthy lifestyles’
The conference will focus on the impact of the reduction and elimination of risk factors causing non-communicable disease and support the EU aims in the area of chronic diseases mitigation.
The objective is to point to the issue of non-communicable chronic diseases and healthy lifestyle and to nourish the discussion to foster the topic on the European level.

(2) ‘Alzheimer’s disease - the epidemic of the third millennium. Are we ready to face it?
The aim is to promote research, prevention, early diagnosis and treatment of dementia. Our aim also is to strengthen the coordination within Member states of relevant policies in the field of dementia and discuss development of the future steps in the area of dementia.

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SALUS general objectives, on the one hand, are to follow-up the reformulation of the manufactured foods, to analyse the EU context and to identify and exchange the best practices in terms of the reduction of the levels of fat, saturated and trans fats, salt and sugar in manufactured foods and to validate a model of cost effectiveness for the major reformulations.
In addition to them, SALUS specific objectives aim to collect and analyse the available data and information about the food reformulation, rules (laws) and cultural values of food to compare the different situations in the participating countries and to create a European Clearing House for agri-food SMEs and Consumers on food reformulation and labelling to provide and gather all the relevant information and to enhance the networking among existing centres of expertise and databases.
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This project seeks to increase the awareness within municipal policy makers and “professional practitioners” on how the socio-cultural context within the local settings, where municipalities can intervene with health promoting activities has an effect on healthy lifestyle choices and the health status within families. The increased awareness will increase these groups’ ability and willingness to develop and implement activities which are specifically developed in relation to the socio cultural context, where they are supposed to have an effect. The general objective of this project is therefore to ensure that health promoting activities, focusing on overweight, obesity and healthy lifestyle choices especially within young people and their families, has a better and long lasting effect.
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The project`s aims include:
1. setting up and operating the coordinating project for the working party “Lifestyle” as indicated in the Call for Proposals;
2. providing financial, scientific and administrative control to the participating projects;
3. operating a secretariat for the working party “Lifestyle”;
4. functioning as representative of the working party “Lifestyle” for the European Commission;
5. organising regular meetings twice a year;
6. providing standardised and comparable data collection, description, analysis, dissemination and reporting.

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The general objective of the project is to improve understanding of the influences on children`s dietary choices, and to contribute to improving the nutritional status of children in Europe, and counteracting the challenge of obesity and non-communicable disease.
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