Project

Developing and implementing a community-based intervention to create a more supportive social and physical environment for lifestyle changes to prevent diabetes in vulnerable families across Europe

Acronym
Feel4Diabetes
Code
41D06715
Duration
01 December 2014 → 31 August 2019
Funding
European funding: framework programme
Research disciplines
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Health promotion and policy
Keywords
lifestyle promotion overweight type 2 diabetes obesity vulnerable families community-based intervention
Other information
 
Project description

The objective of the Feel4Diabetes project is to develop, implement and evaluate a community-based intervention aiming to create a more supportive social and physical environment to promote lifestyle and behavioural changes to prevent type 2 diabetes among families from low and middle income countries and from vulnerable populations in high income countries in Europe.

 
Role of Ghent University
Ghent University is WP leader and implements and evaluates the Feel4Diabetes-intervention in Flanders.