Germany
INFORMAS in Germany is led by Peter von Philipsborn, Eva Rehfuess, Karin Geffert, Carmen Klinger, Johannes Donaubauer, Antje Hebestreit and Jan Stratil
The INFORMAS Public Sector module (Food EPI) has been implemented in Germany in 2019-2021 as part of the European Policy Evaluation Network (PEN, www.jpi-pen.eu) with funding from Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). As part of a previous project, the INFORMAS Private sector module was applied as a case study to Germany’s largest food retailer, Lidl. As of May 2022, data collection underway for an analysis of the corporate political activity of the food industry in Germany.
- People Involved
- Outputs Table
- Outputs (publications, reports, conference presentations)
- Acknowledgements/Funders
Peter von Philipsborn
Research associate
Pettenkofer School of Public Health
Institute of Medical Information Processing, Biometry and Epidemiology, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Germany
Phone: +49 89 231 538 61
Email: Peter von Phillipsborn
Professor Eva Rehfuess
Professor of Public Health and Health Services Research
Pettenkofer School of Public Health
Institute of Medical Information Processing, Biometry and Epidemiology, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Germany
Phone: +49 89 2180 78224
Email: Professor Eva Rehfuess
Karin Geffert
Research associate
Pettenkofer School of Public Health
Institute of Medical Information Processing, Biometry and Epidemiology, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Germany
Phone: +49 89 2180 78217
Email: Karin Geffert
Dr Antje Hebestreit
Head of the Unit for Lifestyle-Related Disorders
Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology – BIPS, Bremen, Germany
Phone: +49 421 218 56 849
Email: Dr Antje Hebestreit
Dr Jan Stratil
Research associate
Pettenkofer School of Public Health
Institute of Medical Information Processing, Biometry and Epidemiology, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Germany
Phone: +49 89 2180 7212 7
Email: Dr Jan Statil
| Module | Status (as of June 2022) | Outputs |
| Public Sector (Food EPI) |
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1, 3, 4, 5 |
| Private Sector |
|
2 |
| Food Composition | ||
| Food Labelling | ||
| Food Promotion | ||
| Food Prices | ||
| Food Retail | ||
| Food Provision | ||
| Food Trade & Investment |
Publications in English
1. von Philipsborn P, Geffert K, Klinger C, Hebestreit A, Stratil J, Rehfuess EA: Nutrition Policies in Germany: A Systematic Assessment with the Food Environment Policy Index (Food-EPI). Public Health Nutrition 2021. (Online, open access).
2. von Philipsborn P, Stratil JM, Heise TL, Landgraf R, Hauner H, Rehfuess EA. Voluntary industry initiatives to promote healthy diets: a case study on a major European food retailer. Public Health Nutrition 2018: 21(18):3469-3476. (Online, open access)
Publications in German
3. Policy Evaluation Network 2021: Policy Brief: Politik für eine gesunde Ernährung: Ausgangslage und Reformvorschläge für Deutschland. (Online, open access)
4. Policy Evaluation Network 2021: Der Food Environment Policy Index (Food-EPI) Ergebnisbericht für Deutschland. (Online, open access)
5. Policy Evaluation Network 2020: Food Environment Policy Index (Food-EPI) Evidenzbericht für Deutschland. (Online, open access)
- German Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF)
- LMU Munich