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Collaboration
ANNE-CLAIRE, as Corporate Affairs Director, is passionate about fostering relationships with communities, government, NGOs and academics in order to help address common challenges and fulfill Danone's mission to bring health through food to as many people as possible.
COLLABORATION IS A POSITIVE FORCE FOR CHANGE FOR HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL OUTCOMES.
By working together we develop new skills and gain knowledge that are valued by Danone and by our partners.
As part of the Public Affairs team, HELEN works with political stakeholders to build understanding and awareness of Danone’s mission of health through food.
DANONE ENGAGES with POLITICAL AUDIENCES TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF good NUTRITION AND HYDRATION, as part of a healthy lifestyle for all ages.
Danone is a collaborative partner, working with politicians and government officials and offering input and submission to public health policy and legislation.
shaping the political agenda
Danone Nutricia Early Life Nutrition is opening up discussions with policymakers to make nutrition in the early years a public health priority. We believe it should be a bigger part of the conversation surrounding children's health.
We work with leading experts and influencers to raise awareness of the importance of early life nutrition and to identify practical solutions that will enable parents, families and other caregivers to make informed choices about how to feed their babies and young children.
By improving the nutritional health of pregnant women and young children during the first 1000 days of life, we believe this will improve children’s long-term health outcomes and the health of future generations.
Find out more at earlylifenutrition.co.uk
big conversation
In 2014, we brought together 60 parents, carers and healthcare professionals to share their thoughts and feelings about nutrition from pregnancy to pre-school.
We came away from the discussion with some valuable insights about how the barriers to good early life nutrition present themselves in everyday lives. With a number of different people caring, shopping for and feeding young children in today’s society, a single common vision and consistent, clear guidance regarding early life nutrition is more important than ever.
Find out more at Big Conversation Report
ALLY builds relationships with scientific communities, healthcare experts and opinion leaders, encouraging dialogue and communicating to consumers the impact of nutrition on health.
sharing information and knowledge will improve and innovate healthcare.
PROMOTING HEALTH
MALNUTRITION TASK FORCE
As a founding member of the Malnutrition Task Force, Nutricia Advanced Medical Nutrition has united with independent experts across health, social care and local government and the third sector to combat malnutrition amongst older people.
The Task Force’s Malnutrition Prevention Programme operates in five UK centres to:
• raise awareness of malnutrition
• work together
• identify older people who are malnourished or at risk
• provide support, care and treatment, and monitor progress
• monitor and evaluate activities
By working with people on the front line, the Malnutrition Task Force aims to help improve quality of life for the estimated 1 million people over 65 affected by this issue and support the system to understand the potential cost benefits of tackling preventable malnutrition.
Find out more at malnutritiontaskforce.org
NATURAL HYDRATION COUNCIL
Danone Waters is a founding member of the Natural Hydration Council (NHC), a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to researching the science and communicating the facts about healthy hydration. Guided by a scientific panel and technical group, the NHC raises awareness of the positive role water and hydration can have on the nation’s health.
Find out more at naturalhydrationcouncil.org
INFANT AND TODDLER FORUM
All children deserve the best start in life. To get this, they need the best nutrition.
The Infant & Toddler Forum (ITF) is an independent group of experts, supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Danone Nutricia Early Life Nutrition.
The goal of the ITF is to provide practical, impartial, factual information about everything from healthy eating to active lives, covering every step from pregnancy to preschool, and encompassing everyone from families to health workers.
Find out more at infantandtoddlerforum.org
KATE works with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to establish sustainable social initiatives that benefit the health of people across the UK.
DANONE IS DRIVEN TO HELP PEOPLE LIVE LONGER HEALTHIER LIVES in partnership with NGOs.
Projects range from small community initiatives to nationwide health campaigns, but they all work towards one goal: ensuring everyone, at every age, has access to the right nutritional support.
NGO PARTNERSHIPS
TOMMY’S
Since 2011 we have partnered with Tommy's in a variety of ways, helping to fund over £160,000 of Tommy’s research into the impact of maternal obesity on the child. Given that half of all pregnant women in the UK are now overweight or obese at the start of pregnancy, this is a growing cause for concern.
Funding has enabled Tommy’s to carry out research trials and develop best practice guidelines for managing pregnancy in obese women.
The partnership has also enabled Tommy’s to celebrate midwives who have gone over and above the call of duty to help mothers make lifestyle changes which result in healthier pregnancies.
CARERS UK
There are 6.5 million people across the UK who support a family member or friend who is older, disabled or seriously ill. Looking after a loved one can be incredibly rewarding, but it can also be very tough. Carers often don’t know how or where to get help.
Working with Carers UK, we found that 60% of carers worry about the nutrition of the person they care for. Through our partnership we raise awareness of the importance of good nutrition for carers and for those they are looking after. With the support of our in-house nutritionists we have delivered a series of social media days around nutrition and provide a range of free information leaflets and expert online advice.
With Carers UK, we helping to make life better for carers.
Find out more at carersuk.org