On August 14th, the General Coordination of Food and Nutrition/Ministry of Health-Brazil (CGAN/MS) and Latin American and Caribbean Nutrition and Health Community of Practice (Colansa) invite to the webinar “10 years of the Food Guide for the Brazilian Population: challenges and opportunities”.
The Food Guide for the Brazilian Population will be 10 years old in 2024. The document produced by the Ministry of Health, in partnership with USP’s Hub of Epidemiological Research in Nutrition and Health (NUPENS) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) is a national and international reference tool, in addition to being a source of information and recommendations for society in general. It is intended to guide health professionals and public policy decision-makers.
Full schedule below.
Online Portuguese: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZM6nE4BBIA
Spanish: https://www.youtube.com/live/BYdKIofAqHs
Moderator: Lorenza Longhi (Idec and Colansa)
| Time | Activity |
| 2 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. 3′ each | Opening session ● Elisa Mendonça – Executive Coordinator of Colansa ● Ministry of Health representative ● PAHO representative ● FAO representative |
| 2:20 p.m.- 2:35 p.m. 15’ | Ten years of the Food Guide for the Brazilian Population: historical review and perspectives – Patrícia Jaime (University of São Paulo – USP) |
| 2:35 p.m.- 2:50 p.m. 15’ | Updating the Food Guide for Brazilian public policies – Cláudia Tramontt – General Coordination of Food and Nutrition/MS |
| 2:50 p.m.-3:05 p.m. 15’ | Questions and comments on the presentations – Marita Pizarro (Healthy America Coalition – CLAS and Colansa) |
| 3:05 p.m.-3:30 p.m. (10′ each) | Experiences of disseminating, implementing, and monitoring Food Guides – Virginia Natero (Uruguayan Ministry of Health) and (Mexican Ministry of Health) |
| 3:30 p.m.-3:50 p.m. (10′ each) | Challenges and opportunities in the current context of food and nutrition security in the region – Israel Ríos (FAO) and Fabio Gomes (PAHO) |
| 3:50 p.m. – 4:10 p.m. (10′ each) | How can academia and civil society contribute to strengthening the recommendations of the Food Guide? – Simón Barquera ( National Institute of Public Health (INSP) – Mexico) and Laís Amaral (Consumer Protection Institute (Idec) – Brazil and Colansa) |
| 4:10 p.m. – 4:25 p.m. 15’ | Questions and comments on the presentations – Marita Pizarro (CLAS and Colansa) |
| 4:25 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Closing – Cláudia Tramontt – General Coordination of Food and Nutrition/MS |