The Austrian Preventative Healthcare Strategy – „Nutrition“

• Quality assured roll-out of successful models of good practice

• Based on a general strategy from 2011 to 2014

• Common implementation by the Federation, the provinces/healthcare funds and the social insurance funds

• Coordination centre based within the Federal Ministry of Health

11.5 million Euro for nutrition:

Nutritional advice during pregnancy, breastfeeding and

infancy

Public catering in nurseries, schools and other settings

Other measures: early interventions, recommendations

for elderly persons in different life

situations, the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI)

Overview of the nationwide measures: