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Prevalence of Legionella as a waterborne pathogen and its health impacts in the pan-European region

Legionella infections represent a significant health burden in the pan-European region; in many countries it is considered among the most important waterborne...

Meeting report on water, sanitation and hygiene in health-care facilities in the WHO European Region: Budapest, Hungary, 2–4 July 2025

Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services, including waste management and environmental cleaning, are fundamental to quality care, infection prevention...

WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI): report on the sixth round of data collection, 2022– 2024

Unhealthy bodyweight in children affects physical and mental health, school performance and quality of life, while also raising the risk of obesity and...

Workshop on wastewater and environmental surveillance for public health in central Asia: meeting report, Astana, 5 June 2025

The Workshop on wastewater and environmental surveillance (WES) for public health in central Asia, held on 5 June 2025 in Astana, convened national and...



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Nutrition, physical activity, well-being and COVID-19 - Results from 13 countries participating in round 6 of the Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative study

Overview

The sixth data collection round of COSI involves 35 Member States, and data collection is still ongoing in several countries.

This fact sheet presents the results from 13 of these States that collected information during the 2021-2022 school year on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children's health.

The findings of this research on the pandemic's consequences are extremely important for participating countries to help prepare for the future.

WHO Team
Azerbaijan, Croatia, European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative, Georgia, Italy, Kazakhstan, Malta, Montenegro, Nutrition, Physical Activity & Obesity (NAO), Office for Prevention & Control of NCDs (MOS), Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Uzbekistan
Editors
World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe
Number of pages
8
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