EPODE International Network (EIN) is a not for profit, non-governmental organisation that seeks to support childhood obesity-prevention programmes across the world.
The EPODE International Network works to promote the prevention of childhood obesity by supporting Community Based Programmes (CBPs).
The network is coordinated by a dedicated unit and is supported by 3 platforms, gathering a broad diversity of actors: In addition, the EPODE International Network holds regional and global forums which represent a call for global perspectives, solutions and commitments to solve the obesity and NCDs crisis worldwide.
[11] In France, Fleurbaix-Laventie Ville Santé (FLVS),[12] a food and nutrition project, were taken up by 10 mid-sized French towns as part of a wider pilot scheme, EPODE, aimed at preventing obesity among five to 12-year-olds.
[13] The following countries around the world are members of the EPODE International Network:[14] The EIN Ministers’ Club facilitates personal relationships between elected representatives from EPODE Programmes and existing community-based programmes from international regions or countries interested in developing obesity-prevention strategies.