Partnerschap Overgewicht Nederland: ontwikkeling van een zorgstandaard voor overgewicht en obesitas

In order to facilitate the development and implementation of a national standard of integrated chronic disease management for overweight and obesity the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport initiated the formation of the Partnership Overweight Netherlands (PON). The 16 partners of the PON are organizations of health care providers, health insurance companies and patient organisations. The PON supports these partners in improving the care for people with obesity. This should lead to improvement of the health and quality of life of the involved patients. An important instrument for reaching this objective, is the Dutch multidisciplinary clinical ‘Guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of obesity in adults and children’ that will be implemented with support of the PON. In addition the PON encourages relevant organizations in early detection and to start preventative interventions for people with a high risk for overweight and obesity.

Key words: overweight, obesity, disease management, partnership guideline.