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DATE AND TIME : VENUE :
DATE: MONDAY 10!" AUGUST 2015, Pullman Bangkok King Power Hotel, Bangkok
TIME: 08.30-16.30 HRS.
ORGANIZER :
Food and Nutrition Policy for Health Promotion Program (FHP)
International Health Policy Program Foundation (HPF), Thailand
SPONSORS :
1. International Health Policy Program Foundation (IHPF), Thailand
2. Thai Health Promotion Foundation‘The 34 Annual Meeting Food and Nutrition Policy for Health Promotion Program (FHP)
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Diet-related diseases have become one of the most crucial health problems in Thailand during
the past decade. Although Thailand has responded to the threat with a number of interventions, the
alarming trends are still increasing. So, the process of identifying gaps that significantly hinder the
progress and also finding proper solutions should take place.
It is incontrovertible that evidence-based approach is the key success factor of effective policy.
Therefore, one of the major components that should go through such diagnostic process mentioned
earlier is information system.
To ensure steady steps in designing and implementing policies, strong evidence must be relied
upon. Hence, it is important to have responsive information in hands. Since diet and nutrition policies
are involved with a wide range of issues ranging from farms to consumers, they need information
from many databases from several different sources. The existing databases, along the food supply
chain, have been created with certain purposes which partially respond to food and nutrition policies.
It is quite unacceptable but true that some of food and nutrition policies have been implemented
without relying on sufficient evidence. This indicates the need to have the process of reviewing and
revising relevant information system.
The 3" annual meeting of the Food and Nutrition Policy for Health Promotion Program provides
a forum for all stakeholders to together identify needs and review the responsiveness of current
information system to food and nutrition policies. Additionally, gaps and agreed solutions are
expected to be revealed which could lead to further collaborations in improving the responsiveness
of relevant information system.
The organizer would like to thank the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) and the
International Health Policy Foundation (IHPF) for their supports.
We wish this meeting a success in reinforcing food and nutrition policies
Yours faithfully,
Ms.Suladda Pongutta
Program manager
Food and Nutrition Policy for Health Promotion Program,
International Health Policy Program Foundation, ThailandTABLE OF
CONTENTS
Objectives 4
Speakers, Moderators, and Lead Discussants Master 5
Masters of Ceremonies 7
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A global approach to provide all people with a safe, healthy, and diversified diet was raised as
a political declaration of the second International Conference on Nutrition in Rome, Italy' last year.
According to the declaration, the impact of a diet on health needs to be seriously taken into account
and efficient movements to address all the gaps must be done. Diet-related illnesses have been one
of the most serious problems in Thailand. To overcome the challenges, evidence-based policies must
be adopted. However, such policies will not be occurred if there is no responsive information system
to support the policy process. The next question is “Do we have that kind of information system and
how well the information system can respond to the needs?”
In Thailand, there have been some databases reflecting situations of both food supply and demand
sides. However, there has been evidence revealing some crucial gaps of the information systems so
they may not respond well to the needs and may obstruct the development and implementation of
Thailand’s food and nutrition policies. The information systems have never been intensively reviewed
in a comprehensive way by all key stakeholders before. Moreover, possible solutions to strengthen
relevant information system have never been holistically discussed among the stakeholders.
Therefore, big steps of improvement of relevant information system have never come yet.
Knowing the gaps and seeking for solutions as well as further collaborations to improve the quality
of information system relating to food and nutrition is important for developing and implementing
effective food and nutrition policies. Therefore, FHP with support from the Thai Health Promotion
Foundation will host its 3° annual meeting with an intention to be a platform to find rooms for
improvement of the information systems, raise concern over the issue, and call for further actions
To strengthen food and nutrition policies and promote evidence-based decision making by
providing a platform for all stakeholders to review the responsiveness of relevant information systems
along the entire food production chain, in order to identify gaps, challenges, and feasible and agreed
Strategies to improve the quality of the information systems.
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1. To review the responsiveness of relevant information system along the entire food production chain
2. To identify gaps and opportunities for improvement of the information system
3. To obtain feasible and agreed strategies to improve the quality of the information system
4. To strengthen current networks and make further collaborations in terms of data generation and
management to promote evidence-based policy
1. Stakeholders acknowledge the important of having evidence-based policy and responsive information
system as well as have willingness to improve the quality of relevant information system
2. National targets/goals of information system development to support food and nutrition policies
3. Recommendations or agreed strategies to improve the quality of information system relating to
food and nutrition
4, Research agenda to gaps in information systems or developing evidence-based policy
5. Further collaborations among all relevant stakeholders who are working in the field of food
and nutrition
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1. Prof. Boyd Swinburn, Population Nutrition and Global Health, the University of Auckland, World Health
Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention, Deakin University of Health, Deakin University
2. Mrs. Alanna J. Moshfegh, Research Leader, Food Surveys Research Group, Beltsville Human Nutrition
Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
3. Dr. Thaksaphon Thamarangsi, Director of Non-Communicable Diseases and
Environmental Health, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for South-East Asia
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1. Dr. Suwit Wibulpolprasert, Vice Chair of International Health Policy Program Foundation and Former
Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Thai Ministry of Public Health
2. Prof. Wichai Aekplakorn, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University and
National Health Examination Survey Office, Health System Research Institute
3. Mr. Pisan Pongsapitch, Deputy Secretary General of the National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity
and Food Standards (ACFS)
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5. Dr. Tipvon Parinyasiri, Director of Food Bureau, Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
6. Assoc. Prof. Nipa Rojroongwasinkul, Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University
7. Assoc.Prof.Uraiporn Chittchang, Former lecturer and Nutrition expert
8. Mrs. Chailai Tuenveeradej, Ministry of Commerce
9. Ms. Supaporn Bongsunan, Office of Agricultural Economics
10. Mrs. Sureerat Santipapom, National Statistical Office, Ministry of Information and Communication Technology
11. Dr. Supiya Charoensiriwath, National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC)
11. Assoc. Prof. Wilasinee Adulyanon, Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth)
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1. Dr. Suwit Wibulpolprasert, Vice Chair of International Health Policy Program Foundation, Thailand
and Former Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Thai Ministry of Public Health
2. Dr. Viroj Tangcharoensathien, Secretary - General of the International Health Policy Program
Foundation, Thailand
3. Assoc. Prof. Ladda Mo-suwan, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University
4. Assoc, Prof. Visit Chavasit, Director of the Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University
5. Asst. Prof. Surasak Chaiyasong, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahasarakham University
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1. Dr. Siriwat Tiptaradol, Advisor to the Minister of Public Health, Thailand
2. Mrs. Alanna J. Moshfegh, Research Leader, Food Surveys Research Group, Beltsville Human
Nutrition Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
3. Dr. Nomindelger Bayasgalanbat, Regional Nutrition Officer, FAO Thailand
4. Prof. Boyd Swinburn, Population Nutrition and Global Health, the University of Auckland,
World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention, Deakin University of
Health, Deakin University
5. Mr.Sa-nga Damapong, Senior Advisor of Department of Health and General Secretary of Food for
Thai Health, Thai Health Promotion Foundation
6. Mrs. Jongkolnee Vithayarungruangsri, Senior Advisor of the Bureau of Food Safety Extension and
Support and Thai Health Promotion Foundation
7. Dr.Piyada Prasertsom, Manager of Sweet Enough Network
8. Mr. Witoon Lianchamroon, Director of the Biothai
1. Policy makers from Ministry of Public Health, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Commerce,
Ministry of Science and Technology
2. Specialists, researchers, and administrators from
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2.1 Ministry of Public Health
Department of Health (Bureau of Nutrition, Bureau of Health Promotion,
Bureau of Dental Health)
Department of Disease Control (Bureau of Non communication Control)
Department of Medical Science
Food and Drug Administration
Health Info Thailand, Health Information System Development Office (HISO)
2.2 Ministry of Agriculture
2.3 Ministry of Commerce
2.4 Ministry of Industry
2.5 National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards
2.6 Office of the Basic Education Commission
2.7 Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board
2.8 Involved NGOs and Program
3. Lecturers
4, Press
5. Under- and postgraduate students and other interested parties
Ms. Sirinya Phulkerd, PhD Candidate, Schoo! of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of
Health, Deakin University
Dr. Kanang Kantamaturapoj (Lead rapporteur) Ms. Weranuch Wongwatanakul
Dr. Chutima Akaleephan Ms. Nucharapon Liangruenrom
Or. Chiraporn Khitdee Ms. Jintana Jankhotkaew
Ms. Nareerut Pudpong Ms. Kamonwan Kaewnin
Mrs.Tuangtip Theerawit Ms. Juthathip Martro
Ms. Nongnuch Jaichuen Ms. Nisachol Cetthakrikul
Mr. Chayut Pinijka Ms. Kitiporn Tupsart
Mrs. Nuttapat Makka Mr. Parwin Tantayapirak
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Program Agenda
food and nutrition
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“Information system for food and nutrition policies”
Date: Monday 10th August 2015
Time: 08.30 - 16.30 hrs.
Venue
ullman Bangkok King Power hotel
9.00-9.30
9.30-9.35
Opening ceremony
(Evidence-based policy and important
role of efficient information system)
Infinity Ballroom
Introduction to the 3nd Annual
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Dr. Somsak Chunharas, Deputy
Minister of Public Health
Ms. Suladda Pongutta, Manager,
Food and Nutrition Policy for Health
Promotion Program
10.00-10.30
10.30-12.00
Overview of information system
‘on food and nutrition in Thailand:
mapping and rooms for improvement
Infinity Ballroom
Panel session:
US experience: How to have and
monitoring for food policy
Information system for tackling
NCDs and potential role of WHO in
strengthening relevant information
system
Questions, answers and discussion
Infinity Ballroom
Dr. Suwit Wibulpolprasert,
- Vice Chair, International Health
Policy Program Foundation, Thailand
- Former Deputy Permanent Secretary
of the Thai Ministry of Public Health
Speakers:
1. Mrs. Alanna J. Moshfegh,
Research Leader, Food Surveys
Research Group, Beltsville Human
‘Nutrition Research Center,
Agricultural Research Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture
2. Prof. Boyd Swinburn,
~ Population Nutrition and Giobal Health,
the University of Auckland
- World Health Organization (WHO)
Collaborating Centre for Obesity
Prevention, Deakin University of
Health, Deakin University
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Director, Non-Communicable
Diseases and Environmental Health,
World Health Organization (WHO)
Regional Office for South-East Asia
Moderator:
Dr.Viroj Tangcharoensathien,
Secretary- General, International
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13.30 -15.00
13.30 - 15.00
Parallel session 1:
Information System for integrated
and effective actions to ensure safe
fruit and vegetables (situations,
strengths, gaps, challenges and
solutions)
Questions, answers and discussion
Gamma room
Parallel session 2:
Integrated information system for
harmonized and effective actions on
food security and food environment
(situations, strengths, gaps,
challenges and solutions)
Questions, answers and discussion
Infinity Ballroom
Merion Pisan Pongsapitch, Deputy
Secretary General, National Bureau
of Agricultural Commodity and Food
Standards (ACFS)
Dr.Tipvon Parinyasiri, Director, Food
Bureau, Food and Drug Administration
(FDA)
Moderator:
Dr. Suwit Wibulpol
- Vice Chair, International Health Policy
Program Foundation, Thailand
- Former Deputy Permanent Secretary
of the Thai Ministry of Public Health
Lead discussants:
1, Dr.Siriwat Ti
- ‘Advisor to the Minister of Public Health
- Former Deputy Permanent Secretary
of the Thai Ministry of Public Health
2. Mrs.Jongkolnee Vit
- Senior Advisor ,Bureau of Food
Safety Extension and Support
- Thai Health Promotion Foundation
Mr.Witoon Lianchamroon, Director,
Biothai
Speakers:
1. Mrs.Sureerat Santipaporn,
National Statistical Office of Thailand
2. Ms. Supaporn Bongsunan,
Office of Agricultural Economics
3. Mrs.Chailai Tuenveeradej,
Ministry of Commerce
Moderator:
Assoc. Prof. Visit Chavasit, Director,
Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol
University
Lead discussants:
1. Mrs. Alanna J. Moshfegh, U.S.
Department of Agriculture
2. Prof.Boyd Swinburn, the University
of Auckland
3. Dr. Nomindelger Bayasgalanbat, FAQ
Thailand
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43.30- 15.00 Parallel session 3: Information
system for effective implementation Srprot Wiha Aekplakorn,
of nutrition promotion (situations, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi
strengths, gaps, challenges and Hospital, Mahidol University
solutions) - National Health Examination Survey
Office, Health System Research
Institute
Alpha Room 2. Assoc. Prof. Nipa Rojroongwasinkul,
Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol
University
3. Assoc.Prof. Uraiporn Chittchang,
‘Nutrition expert
Moderator:
‘Assoc. Prof. Ladda Mo-suwan,
Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla
University,
Lead discussants:
1. Mr.Sa-nga Damapong,
~ Senior Advisor Department of Health
- Secretary-General of Food for
Thai Health, Thai Health Promotion
Foundation
2. Dr.Piyada Prasertsom, Manager,
‘Sweet Enough Network
15.00-15.40 Asseminar on information technology Speakers:
(I) and other resources to enhance —_4. Dr.Supiya Charoensiriwath,
information system related to food National Electronics and Computer
and nutrition Technology Center (NECTEC)
(situations, strengths, gaps, 2. Assoc. Prof. Wilasinee Adul 1,
challenges and solutions) Thai Health Promotion Foundation
3. Mr.Chatchai Prathummal,
‘National Bureau of Agricultural
Commodity and Food Standards
Questions, answers and discussion
Moderator:
Asst. Prof. Surasak Chaiyasong,
Infinity Ballroom Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahasarakham
University
16.00-16.30 Summary of the meeting Dr-Viroj Tangcharoensathien,
Infinity Ballroom International Health Policy
Program Foundation, Thailand
Closing ceremony
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Presentation: Overview of information system on food and nutrition in Thailand: mapping and
rooms for improvement
Brief Biography
Dr Suwit Wibulpolprasert is a general practitioner, health specialist, and policy advocator.
He began his career as director and practitioner in district hospitals. Later, he was the Director
of Northeastern Public Health College; Director of Food and Drug Administration Technical
Division; Director of Health Policy and Planning Bureau; and Deputy Permanent Secretary of
Ministry of Public Health.
His interests are health policy and global health. He has been involved in HRH, UHC,
international trade and health, health information, and pharmaceutical researches.
In Thailand, Dr Wibulpolprasert used to be Secretary General and Vice President of Thai
Medical Council. He was President of National Health Assembly and Reform Assembly.
Presently, he is a National Science and Technology and Nanotechnology Centre Board Member.
He founded and chairs Thai Health Information Systems Network.
In Global, Dr Wibulpolprasert represented Thailand at World Health Assembly. He was Vice
Chair of Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Board. He chaired Global Fund's
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At present, Dr Wibulpolprasert is immediate past chair of Connecting Organizations
for Regional Disease Surveillance Networks (CORDS), Prince Mahidol Award Conference
Organizing Committee, and member of 5-countries network on HRH education for 215 century.
Dr Wibulpolprasert is the Chair of Institute for Development of Human Research
Protections Foundation and the Vice-chair of International Health Policy Program Foundation
and Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Foundation, the Chair of the Institute
for the Development of Human Research Protections Foundation (IHRPF), and the Chair of
the Health and Society Creation Foundation. Prior to these positions, he served the highest
government official rank as Senior Advisor in Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health.
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Presentation: US experience: How to have and effectively handle a comprehensive database
along the entire food supply chain?
Brief Biography
Alanna Moshfegh is Research Leader, Food Surveys Research Group at the Beltsville
Human Nutrition Research Center for the U. S. Department of Agriculture, a position she has
held since 1994. She leads a staff including nutritionists, food technologists, and statisticians
in planning and directing a national program of research in monitoring food and beverage
consumption behavior and assessing nutritional adequacy of American diets. Her research
interests and responsibilities focus on food consumption behavior and nutritional adequacy of
American diets, dietary databases, food and nutrition policy, and dietary guidelines.
Ms. Moshfegh is responsible for directing What We Eat in America (WWEIA), the dietary
interview component of the U.S. Federal government's primary health survey—the National
Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. She directed the development and validation of
USDA's Automated Multiple-Pass Method, a 5-step 24-hour dietary recall system that is used
in WWEIA, NHANES continuously since 2002, providing thousands of dietary recalls on the
U.S. population.
Prior to her position with the Food Surveys Research Group, Ms. Moshfegh served in
numerous positions in USDA including Assistant to the Administrator and supervisory
nutritionist in the Human Nutrition Information Service, agricultural marketing specialist in
the Agricultural Marketing Service, and nutritionist in the Food and Nutrition Service. She has
also served as a nutrition statistical consultant to the Joint Economic Commission of Saudi
Arabia and the JWK International Corporation.
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Ms. Moshfegh received her M.S. in nutrition and food service management from the
University of Nebraska and her B.S. in nutrition and dietetics from North Dakota State
University. She is a member of the American Society for Nutrition and the Academy of
Nutrition and Dietetics. She has published and presented numerous articles and reports on
nutrition monitoring, food consumption, and dietary status of Americans.
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Abstract
The United States Department of Agriculture has several national databases to assess the
US food supply from the farm to fork. These databases provide the basic infrastructure for
food and nutrition research, nutrition monitoring, and dietary practice. They include:
+ Food Availability (Per Capita) Data System
http:/Awww.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-availability-(per-capita)-data-systemv.aspx
+ National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference
http://www.ars.usda.gow/Services/docs.htm?docid=8964
¢ Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies
http://www.ars.usda.gov/Services/docs.htm?docid=12089
+ Food Patterns Equivalents Database
http://www.ars.usda.gow/Services/docs.htm?docid=23871
The Food Availability (Per Capita) Data System includes three distinct but related data
series on food availability, loss-adjusted availability, and nutrient availability on more than
200 commodities. This database system is closest to the farm. The national database on the
nutrient content of more than 8,000 commonly consumed foods and beverages in the United
States is the USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies (FNDDS), providing critical
content about the US food supply to support policy and research related to dietary intake.
The primary use of FNDDS is to calculate nutrients for the amounts of foods and beverages
reported in the large-scale Federal dietary survey, What We Eat in America, National Health
and Nutrition Examination Survey. Thus, the FNDDS is the database closest to the fork.
The basis for the nutrient values in FNDDS are derived from the National Nutrient Database
for Standard Reference, the foundation for most food composition databases in the public
and private sectors in the US. The Food Patterns Equivalents Database provides attributes
for assessing dietary intakes in relation to recommendations in the Dietary Guidelines for
Americans for all foods and beverages in FNDDS. A brief description of each database will be
presented with primary discussion about the FNDDS including development, uses, and steps
to maintain quality.
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Presentation: Food environment: impacts on health and food environment monitoring for
food policy
Brief Biography
Boyd Swinburn is the Professor of Population Nutrition and Global Health at the University
of Auckland and Alfred Deakin Professor andCo-Director of the World Health Organisation
(WHO) Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention at Deakin University in Melbourne. He is
Co-Chair of World Obesity Policy & Prevention section (formerly International Obesity Task
Force).
He trained as anendocrinologist and has conducted research in metabolic, clinical and
public health aspects of obesity.His major research interests are centred on community and
policy actions to prevent childhood and adolescent obesity,and reduce, what he has coined,
the ‘obesogenic’ food environment.He is currently leading an initiative (www.informas.org) to
monitor and benchmark food environments internationally.
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There is global agreement on the food policies needed to create healthier food environments
and reduce the burden of diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) but implementation
of the policies has been patchy. Monitoring systems are needed which are much more
‘upstream’ (closer to decision-making) to contribute to strengthened accountability for action.
INFORMAS (International Network for Food and Obesity / NCDs Research, Monitoring and
Action Support) is a global network of public-interest organisations and researchers that aims
to monitor, benchmark and support public and private sector actions to create healthy food
environments and reduce obesity and NCDs and their related inequalities.
INFORMAS was initiated by a collaboration of 13 universities and global NGOs in 2012. It
Published the foundation framework papers for 10 modules (2 on public and private sector
policies and actions, 7 on specific aspects of food environments, 1 on diet quality) in 2013 and
protocols and pilot testing is now almost complete. Seven countries (including Thailand) are
now using the modules to measure their country's progress on implementing food policies
and monitoring the impacts these have on the food environments (food composition, labelling,
promotion, price, provision in schools, retail, and trade and investment).
One of the modules measures the degree of progress made by governments on
implementing food policies. The Healthy Food Environments Policy Index (Food-EPI) is a tool of
42 indicators on specific food policies and infrastructure systems (eg leadership, governance,
monitoring, funding). A group of public health experts use the evidence on the implementation
of these policies in relation to international best practice to identify implementation gaps and
then converts these into prioritized recommendations for government. Regular monitoring
and feedback on progress on improving food environments has the potential to increase the
accountability for action to reduce diet-related NCDs.
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Presentation: Information system for tackling NCDs and potential role of WHO in strengthen-
ing relevant information system
Brief Biography
Dr.Thaksaphon Thamarangsi, known by his nickname ‘Mek’, is the Director of the
Department of Noncommunicable Diseases and Environmental Health for WHO Regional
Office for South-East Asia. He was the Director of the Health Promotion Policy Research Center
(HPR) and Manager for the Thai NCD Network at the International Health Policy Program
(IHPP). He was also the Director of IHPP. He graduated as a medical doctor in 1996 and got
his Master of Public Health in 2001, both from Mahidol University. At the beginning of his
professional life, Dr.Thamarangsi served his country as a rural doctor in Nakhon Phanom
province for 7 years, before shifted his career to be a health policy and system researcher
under IHPP in 2003. He got his PhD from Massey University, New Zealand and returned to
Thailand in 2008. Then he set up the new academic team in IHPP, the Health Promotion Policy
Unit, which ultimately aim to promote evidence-based policy to address major health risk
factors including alcohol and nutrition. In 2009, Dr. Thaksaphon took over the Directorship
of the Center for Alcohol Studies, where he works closely with other academics, civil society,
regulators and policy makers on alcohol policy. CAS is also responsible for individual and
Collective capacity building in the alcohol domain. Dr. Thamarangsi also interests in Global
Health. He has served as Thai delegates in many supra-national policy forums, including the
World Health Assembly, and being advisor and consultant to many organizations, particularly
on alcohol and other health promotion arenas.
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Many recent international movements on food and nutrition and related issues hold
significant potential to extensively change how countries address food and nutrition problems
in the near future. Many countries have set and adjusted their national and sub-national targets
according to the Global Voluntary Targets on NCDs prevention and control, adopted in the High
Level meeting of the UNGeneral Assemblyin 2013, including halting the obesity prevalence
and 30% relative reduction of salt intake, all of which could contribute the achievement of
the overarching target in 25% reduction of premature mortality from NCDs by 2025. Later
in 2014, the 67th World Health Assembly adopted the targets on maternal, infant and young
child nutrition, which address childhood stunting and wasting, anemia among women
of reproductive age, low birth weight, childhood obesity, and exclusive breastfeeding. The
2nd International Congress on Nutrition (ICN2), jointly held by WHO and FAO in late 2014,
is a major international mechanism in streamlining food and nutrition as socio-economic
development agenda, particularly in securing nutrition issue as a UN Sustainable Development
Goal (SDG). ICN2 adopted two major documents; the Rome Declaration and the Framework
for Action- which containing 60 recommendations for action at national level. In 2015, the core
Set indicators on maternal, infant and young child nutritionwere adopted in 68th World Health
Assembly, including indicators on intermediate outcomes, process and policy environment
and capacity. SDG Goal on nutrition (Goal#2), “End hunger, achieve food security and
adequate nutrition for all, and promote sustainable agriculture”, contain eight Targetsincluding
hunger and food access, malnutrition, agricultural productivity income, and food security
and disasters. A good information system is a critical fundamental in contextualizing and
downlinking these supra-national movements into actions and results at national and local
levels. Scarcity, fragmentation, redundancy, and poor applicability are common manifests
of food and nutrition information system in most Low and Middle Income countries. Good
Nutrition information system is input, mean, tool and end-product of acontinuous investment
in addressing food and nutrition issues. It requires effective management and long term
plan in building up system capacity. To advance these issues require strategic advocacy and
coordinated multi-sectoral efforts. Most important mandate of the World Health Organization,
an international specialized technical agency under the UN system, is to provide technical
Support to its Member States, as well as to conducts its technical normative function. These
include to support Member States in strengthening their national monitoring and evaluation,
‘surveillance, research and information system on food and nutrition.
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Education
B.Sc. (Product Development in Agro-industry), Kasetsart University, Thailand
M.Sc. Applied Science (Food Technology), University of New South Wales, Australia
Position and Expertise
Brief Biography
He is currently the Secretary-General of the National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and
Food Standards of Thailand. He is responsible for managing the works relating to developing,
enforcing and accrediting agricultural standards and regulations.
He has expertise in the areas of food and agricultural standards development at national,
regional and international levels. His expertise is also in food safety control and food safety
risk assessment.
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“Food Safety Control of Fruits and Vegetables by Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives”
The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MOAC) has a main responsibility on
food safety control especially on production and export control. The National Bureau of
Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards (ACFS) and the Agricultural Standard Act have
been established in 2002 and 2008 respectively. Since 2002 the MOAC has developed more
than 240 agricultural standards of which a quarter are related to fruits and vegetable. The
focusing of standards implementation are on the good agricultural practices (GAP) and
good manufacturing practices (GMP) e.g. GAP for Food Crops,GAP for Sweet Corn, GMP for
Fresh Fruits and Vegetable Packing House. At present, there are more than 100,000 fruit and
vegetable farms and 450 fruit and vegetable packing house certified, according to GAP/GMP
standards.
For the ensuring of food safety for fruits and vegetable, the MOAC frequently monitors of
pesticide residues and some key pathogenic microorganisms at farm, market and export level.
Finally the MOAC has conducted a national food consumption survey. Also, food consumption
database including more than 500 food items has been developed and maintained for all users
who need this database for food safety dietary risk assessment as well as other purposes.
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Brief Biography
Dr. Tipvon Parinyasiri is the Director of food Bureau, Food and Drug Administration
(FDA), Ministry of Public Health, Thailand. Dr Parinyasiri has been involved in research and
development at the FDA for 30 years and proposed GMP guideline of pasteurized milk, low
acid canned food and drinking water as mandatory regulation. She is also responsible for
Mobile Unit for food safety surveillances program in Thailand. In addition, she is a special
lecturer at many universities such as Food Chemistry, Meat Science, GMP, HACCP, and Quality
Assurance. Dr.Parinyasiri obtained her PhD in Food Science from Missouri University, USA.The 34 Annual Meeting Food and Nutrition Policy for Health Promotion Program (FHP)
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Presentation: Integrated information system for harmonized and effective actions on food
security and food environment
Brief Biography
Ms Sureerat Santipaporn holds a master degree in Statistics from Chulalongkorn
University, Thailand. She is the Director of Social Statistics Bureau, National Statistical Office
of Thailand. She is responsible for management social statistics projects such as Population
Census, Agricultural Census, Household Socio-Economic Survey, Multiple Indicator Cluster
Survey (MICS), Health and Welfare Survey, Disability Survey, Elderly Survey, Consumption
Behavior Survey, Smoking and Drinking Behavior Survey, etc. She had held position as Chief
of Information and Communication Technology Statistics.Ts ‘34 Annual Meeting Food and Nutrition Policy for Health Promotion Program (FHP)
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The National Statistical Office (NSO) has a regular ‘Household Socio — Economic Survey
(SES)’ program collecting household income and expenditure data which include information
on data on food consumption, food access and a broad type of food acquisition (purchase and
other source). Every 4 years, the SES will collect data on food consumption by detailed food
commodity in which the main purpose is to serve the construction of the Consumer Price
Index weighting system. Apart from the food consumption collected in the SES, the NSO also
conducts the Survey on Consumption Behavior every 3 — 4 years in which the survey data will
be used for policy planning on health promotion.
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Education
Bachelor of Economics, Ramkhamhaeng University
Current Position
Trade Officer, Senior Professional Level
Director, Information, Trade and Economic Indices Division
Head Consumer Price Index, Information, Trade and Economic Indices Division,
Trade Policy and Strategy Office, Ministry of Commerce
Brief Biography
Chailai Tuenveeradej is a director of Information, Trade and Economic Indices Division at
Trade Policy and Strategy Office, Ministry of Commerce. Her work is focusing on developing
national trade and economics indices including consumer price index, producer price index,
construction materials price index and import and export price index. Business Cycle Index
and Expectation Index are included her areas of work. She specializes in Consumer Price Index
(CPI), an important indicator reflecting living costs and inflation. The CPI plays a vital role in
determining economic policy of the Bank of Thailand, using as an indicator to adjust income
or real wages and to analyze price movements and market trends. Importantly, the CP! has
been observed and published by Trade and Economic Indices Division since 1948 and has
been finely developed until now.The 34 Annual Meeting Food and Nutrition Policy for Health Promotion Program (FHP)
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Food is one of four essential factors which are indispensible for human life; it is consumed
to enhance the strength and growth of the body. However, although some people believe that
healthier foods are always pricier, everyone can buy nutritious food with a limit budget to
meet the nutrient requirements including carbohydrate, protein, fat, vitamins and minerals.
Individual healthy choices play an important role in having healthy lifestyle. It is undeniable
that socioeconomic status and household expenditure influences consumers’ decision and
dietary habit. Moreover, these factors link to a fundamental concept of Consumer Price Index
(CPI), which is developed by Information, Trade and Economic Indices Division, Ministry of
Commerce. The CPI consists of 7 components of expenditure: food and non-alcoholic beverages,
apparel and footwear, housing, medical care, vehicles, transport and communications,
recreation, education and religion, tobacco and alcoholic beverages. Each category has a
different impact on livelihoods; the most important group account for the greatest proportion
of expenditure. At present, the food and non-alcoholic beverages account for 35.49% whereas
the figures for non-food and beverages are found at 64.51%. Regarding the development
of the CPI, there is a need to have data on food expenditure based on the Classification of
Individual Consumption According to Purpose (COICOP) of the United Nations. The Ministry
of Commerce receives the data on expenditure from the National Statistics Office surveyed
in 77 provinces across the country to develop the CPI each year. Only the data on household
expenditure will be analyzed by the Division of Information and the Ministry of Trade and
Economic Indices in order to create weights of all data categories and translate them into
the CPI. Food data will be surveyed every week in shops, department stores and stalls in
fresh-food markets in order to have continuous data. Moreover, survey dates will be clearly
informed and the price data will be collected at the same time across the country. The data
will be transmitted through internet database established by the division directly and verified
by public officials with different techniques to ensure accuracy and quality of the data before
being modified to the CPI and publicized by various channels.
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Brief Biography
Education
MD., Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand
M. Med., National University of Singapore, Singapore
Thai Board of Preventive Medicine (Epidemiology)
PhD in Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, USA
Position
Wichai Aekplakorn is a professor and head of the Department of Community Medicine,
Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi hospital, Mahidol University. His background is a family
physician. He had been trained in the field epidemiology training program and he worked as
a chief of environmental epidemiology section, Division of Epidemiology, Ministry of public
health during 1988-1994. He has experience in setting up surveillance system for Occupational
diseases. He has worked in the Faculty of Medicine at Ramathiboid hospital, one of the
Thailand's leading medical school since 1995.He has nearly 20 year experience working in
chronic disease Epidemiology and community Medicine in Thailand. His publications were
related to NCD epidemiology which cover the area of obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and
metabolic syndrome in both cross-sectional and cohort study design. At present he is the
principal investigator of the fourth and fifth Thai National Health Examination Survey.
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Brief Biography
Education and training
BSc in Statistics, Kasetsart University, Thailand
MSc in Biostatistics, Mahidol University, Thailand
PhD in Demography, Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University,
Thailand
Position
She is an Assistant Professor at Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University, Thailand. She
has 28-year working experience in food and nutrition research regarding dietary assessment,
applied statistical analysis and nutritional epidemiology. She conducted the first national
food consumption survey in Thailand (2003 to 2005). She is a participating member of the
Development of Food Based Dietary Guideline and Dietary Reference intake for the Thais.
Her most recent activities include a project on nutritional survey of Thai children aged 6
months — 12 years (SEANUTS study, 2011-2014) as well as a conducting the 2nd national food
consumption survey in 2013-2015.
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Abstract
Thailand National Food Consumption Survey
The first Thailand national food consumption survey (FCS) conducted by Institute of
Nutrition, Mahidol University and supported by the National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity
and Food Standards (ACFS) in 2003-2005. The objective of this survey was to determine the
amount of food commonly consumed by the Thai population. The data from this survey was
used in exposure assessment of toxic hazards, e.g., chemical substances, biological agents
and used as key information in establishing food and agricultural standards. This survey was a
cross-sectional survey of a nationally representative 19,046 samples of all age group (infant to
elderly). Dietary intake was assessed by using semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire
(Semi-FFQ) and 24-hour dietary recall. The semi-FFQ provided information on the frequency
and amount of intake over the previous 1 month of 148 food items from 9 food groups for
aged < 3 years and 386 food items from 17 food groups for aged 3 years and over. The 24-
hour dietary recall provided information on the current diet and eating pattern of the samples.
The average, high end consumption amount (97.5th percentile) and proportion of population
consuming the food from Semi-FFQ were reported in printed and electronic format as well as
the database of ingredients and raw material of selected 530 food items in the web of ACFS.
The results from 24-hour recall did not have official report but data using in nutrition purposes
such as formulating food based dietary guideline for children and elderly. Although this
‘survey was planned for exposure assessment but it does not cover all exposures. One survey
cannot serve several purposes even among various exposure assessment purposes; pesticide
residues, food additives, food fortificants, and supplements. Collaborative efforts should be
established among all stakeholders as a national platform to ensure cost-effectiveness and
cost-benefits of conducting, disseminating and managing information from National FCS.
Moreover, clear and specific objective setting should be agreed upon and aligned at early
stage of the project. Small scale survey or sub-set survey can be an option for the purpose
that considered less priority such as specific vulnerable group not included in the main survey,
difficult to obtain accurate consumption data such as sugar, sauce, condiments etc. Parallel
study should be considered during planning phase such as standardization of recipe, food
composition analysis of processed foods, food composition database.
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Brief Biography
Education
D.Sc. (Nutrition) Faculty of Graduate Studies, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
M. Sc. (Nutrition) Faculty of Graduate Studies, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
B. Sc. (Medical Technology) Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok,
Thailand
Research Interests :
Anthropometry
Dietary intake
Growth monitoring and Nutrition surveillance
Method Development
Self-care
School Lunch Programme
Vitamin A Rich Food
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Education & Training
Ph.D in Women's Studies & Media Cultural Studies, University of Kent, U.K.
M.A. in Women’s Studies, University of Kent, U.K. and in Mass Communication,
Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
B.A. in Journalism, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Position
She is currently Senior Director of Thai Health Promotion, overseeing the major group plan
‘on healthy lifestyle promotion which included healthy food and diet, physical activity, healthy
media and learning. She has worked with more than 100 national and local networks and
partners from academic, government, non-government, private and not for profit organisations.
To achieve the mission goal of enabling everyone in Thailand for the enhancement of health
promotive capability and healthy environment, she has employed multiple-strategies such
as knowledge-based movement, network and social movement, media campaign and social
marketing, policy advocacy, etc. She also serves as the advisory team of Thai Health strategic
communication and marketing.
Apart from her main role at Thai Health, she has been involved in media reform movements
and women’s well-being movements in the country for more than 10 years.The 3" Annual Meeting Food and Nutrition Policy for Health Promotion Program (FHP)
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Presentation: A seminar on information technology (IT) and other resources to enhance
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Brief Biography
Education and training
Master of Agriculture Program in Agriculture Extension, Sukhothai Thammathirat Open
University.
Bachelor of Agriculture Extension, Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University.
Certificate of Veterinary Science, Paraveterinary School, Department of Livestock
Development.
Position
Mr Chatchai Prathummal started his career with the Department of Livestock Development
(DLD) in 1987 as a Veterinary level 2 at the Disease Control Section the Livestock Regional
4 Office in Udonthani province. In 2001, he changed his line of services to the General
Administrative Officer level 6 supporting work in the Office of the Secretary of DLD before
promoting to the post of the General Administrative Officer level 7 in 2008 at the Livestock
Regional 1 Office in Pathumthani province.
His duty had been switched once again to serve in the Planning Division as a Plan and
Policy Analyst Professional Level and later as a Human Resource Officer Professional Level
at the Livestock Regional 2 Office in Chachoengsao province in 2010 and 2011, respectively.
Since 2013, he has been transferred to the Division of Agricultural Commodity and Food
Standards Policy, National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards (ACFS).
Now, he becomes the acting Director for the Information Technology and Communication
Center.
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Brief Biography
Education
Ph.D. Computer Science, University College London (UCL), University of London, UK
MEng. (Hons) Computing (Computational Management), Imperial College London,
University of London, U.K.
Position
Dr. Supiya is currently a Senior researcher at the National Electronics and Computer
Technology Center whose research investigates data mining algorithms, artificial intelligence
systems and evolutionary algorithms, applied to various applications including health and
wellness, nutrition, fashion and clothing, ergonomics and mobile devices. Having previously
led a national sizing survey with 3D body scanning technology which resulted in the first-
ever standard Thai body size chart, she has continuously been working on a large number of
projects within the healthcare sector. She has also contributed her expertise at the national
level by being on working committees appointed by various ministries. Earlier this year, she
received two distinguished awards from the national research council of Thailand for her work
on KidDiary, a mobile app to help parents monitor their child’s growth and development.The 3° Annual Meeting Food and Nutrition Policy for Health Promotion Program (FHP)
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Food and Nutrient Data for Health Promotion Apps
Thai food is internationally recognised for its taste and best known for its tremendous
variations in ingredients. Although, Thai food and nutrition data have continuously been
collected and analysed by various organisations in Thailand, the vast majority of such data
is still kept statically within each organisation. It is clear that, for the benefits of consumers
and users such as researchers and App developers, having a single, centralised and up-
to-date database of nutrition information for Thai food, similar to the U.S. FDA or other
commercial food databases, would be ideal. However, our primary challenge is to build a
database that incorporates such comprehensive and diverse nature of Thai food and at the
‘same time, reduce information overload and make it easier for users to understand. Currently,
a number of technologies and research fields have been advanced. Data warehousing and
Big data are among the most prominent tools in integrating existing databases. Other
information technologies such as barcode scanning can also be employed to increase the
efficiency and accuracy of database imports from multiple sources. In addition to database
owners, food manufacturers and crowdsourcing can be used to create, aggregate and share
the information through user community. Consequently, the centralised database of nutrition
information would serve as an open platform for application plugins and a fundamental basis
for promoting healthy diet, exercise and lifestyle. Last but not least, our mobile application
“FoodiEat”, a collaboration between National Electronics and Computer Technology Center,
Thai Health Promotion Foundation, The Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University, Department
of Heath, Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Health, is developed as a prototype to
gain insights on these significant matters.
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Brief Biography
Viroj Tangcharoensathien, MD, PhD, is a Senior Expert in Health Economics at Ministry
of Public Health, Thailand and advisor to International Health Policy Program of the MOPH.
Trained in Medicine, he served nine years in several rural district hospitals in a poor northeast
province of Thailand and received the ‘Best Rural Doctor’ award in 1986 from the Thai
Medical Association. In 1990 he got a PhD in health planning and financing at the London
School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and earned Woodruff Medal Award in 1991 for
his outstanding PhD thesis on Community Financing: The urban health Card in Chiangmai,
Thailand. He earned the Edwin Chadwick Medal from LSHTM in 2011 for the contributions to
the generation of evidence which improves health systems in the interests of the poor. By
2015, he published 150 articles in international peer reviewed journals. He is the co-founder
of International Health Policy Program in 1998, an arm length quasi public agency affiliated
with MOPH on capacity building in health policy and systems research, generate evidence and
influence policy in countries.‘The 3" Annual Meeting Food and Nutrition Policy for Health Promotion Program (FHP)
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Or. Visith Chavasit is Director of the Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University at Salaya,
Thailand. He earned his Bachelor's Degree in Food Science from Kasetsart University, Bangkok,
Thailand, in 1979 followed by his Master's and Ph.D. degrees in the same field from Oregon State
University, USA, in 1984 and 1989, respectively.
Asa Food Scientist, Dr. Chavasit’s main responsibility at INMU is to develop appropriate food
products for addressing the nation’s food and nutrition challenges. His experience began with
formulating and producing rice-based complementary foods to address community-level protein-
‘energy malnutrition (PEM). These foods were later adopted by the Royal Thai Government and
used nation-wide, which led to the successful control of PEM in the country.
Dr. Chavasit’s first involvement in food fortification was developing Thailand's quality
monitoring system for iodized salt. This experience made him realize the significant role the food
industry can play in solving micronutrient deficiencies in country.
Most of Dr. Chavasit’s research work involves joint partnerships between academic,
government and industrial sectors in order to involve all stakeholders from the initiation of product
development, through quality assurance testing procedures, and ending with product distribution
and use among Thailand's population. Dr. Chavasit's research products, which are marketed
widely throughout the country, include triple fortified instant noodles and double-fortified fish
sauces.
Dr. Chavasit has also served as an expert for several international agencies, such as UNICEF,
GAIN, ICCIDD and The World Bank, specializing in food fortification programs in the region. In
addition, his interests also center on foods for preventing degenerative diseases and food safety
in small- and medium-scale entrepreneurs. Some of his research results in these areas have also
been commercially produced.The 3"4 Annual Meeting Food and Nutrition Policy for Health Promotion Program (FHP)
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Brief Biography
Education and training
M.D. from Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand.
M.Sc.in Human Nutrition from London Schoo! of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, England.
Pediatric Residency training and Fellowship in Pediatric Nutrition at Faculty of Medicine
Ramathibodi Hospital, Thailand.
Position and research
She is currently the Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Faculty of Medicine, Prince
of Songkla University. Her research interest includes childhood obesity and effect of early
nutrition on health later in life. She co-founded the Prospective Cohort study of Thai Children
which has been following a group of birth cohort since November 2000. She has worked as
a consultant for the National Health Examination Survey IV and V. She chaired the Technical
Working Group to develop the resolution on the control of overweight and obesity for the 2nd
National Health Assembly in 2009 and the resolution on school catering system management
for the 6th National Health Assembly in 2013. She is also the founding committee member of
the Early Life Nutrition Network in Thailand.