Lifestyle Regulation Training in Davos
January 26, 2012 12:00 AM
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The Global Risk Forum Davos and the European Journal of Risk Regulation are pleased to present "Understanding lifestyle risks and the limits of Intervention", a 2-day event that will close the One Health Summit scheduled on February 21-24, 2012 in Davos. The Global Risk Forum Davos and the European Journal of Risk Regulation are pleased to present Understanding lifestyle risks and the limits of Intervention, a 2-day event that will close the One Health Summit scheduled on February 21-24, 2012 in Davos.
 This 2-day event training will offer an introductory course on the emerging global phenomenon of regulating lifestyle risks, also called risk factors, such as tobacco use, harmful use of alcohol, unhealthy diet and lack of physical activity. It will promote discussions about the moral, philosophical, legal and political challenges facing any attempt made at regulating individual choices.
Who should attend?
The training is tailored for industry representatives, researchers and academics as well as policymakers and other interested parties, who have to answer to the growing calls for regulatory action on lifestyle risk factors and face the difficulty of formulating socially-acceptable and economically-effective policies.
Participants will be introduced to moral, philosophical and political debate on the limits to personal choice and state intervention.
Case studies include:
• Nutrition, overweight and ‘fat taxes’
• Labelling policies
• Tobacco control measures as a blueprint for lifestyle regulation?
• Alcohol policies
 Outcomes
Training Course participants will:
• Get familiar with social trends and debates around lifestyle risk
• Gain insights into the key emerging case studies
• Understand the regulatory context shaping decision making
• Understand the framework for mapping responses to future challenges around lifestyle risk
Scientific Directors
• Alberto Alemanno - Jean Monnet Chair of EU Law & Risk Regulation, HEC Paris
• Adam Burgess - Reader in Social Risk Research - University of Kent
Confirmed Speakers:
• David Spiegelhalter - Professor of the Public Understanding of Risk - University of Cambridge
• Gus Jaspert - Head of Drug and Alcohol Strategy - UK Home Office
• Tracey Brown - Director - Sense About Science
• Marjana Martinic - Senior Vice President - International Center for Alcohol
and many others.
Policies
For more information and to register for the training please visit here
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