Conference "Public health starts from healthy food" in Ciriè
Date of the event:
The conference "La salute dei cittadini passa da cibo sano" ("Public health starts from healthy food") is held in Ciriè on 8 November 2026. The initiative is organised by the municipality of Ciriè together with the mayors of the Canavese and Ciriacese areas, the ASL To4 local health authority (ASL) and Coldiretti, the farmers' association, with the aim of stepping up food education efforts aimed at residents [1][2].
The participants
The meeting is attended by the mayor of Ciriè, Loredana Devietti Goggia, the general manager of ASL To4, Luigi Vercellino, the head of the same authority's prevention department, Stefano Stanzione, and medical officer Lorenzo Vola. Also present are the regional councillor for Economic Activities, Andrea Tronzano, and the president of Coldiretti Torino, Bruno Mecca Cici. The closing remarks are given by the national president of Coldiretti, Ettore Prandini. The president of the Piedmont Region, Alberto Cirio, and the councillor for Health, Federico Riboldi, send a video message, while metropolitan councillor Ugo Papurello brings greetings on behalf of the Metropolitan City, citing the loss of farmland to photovoltaic plants [1][2].
The issues discussed
During the proceedings it emerges that an epidemic linked to poor diet - including diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer - is under way across Piedmont. The director of ASL To4 explains that, out of an overall budget of one billion euros, half of the resources are spent treating illnesses linked to unhealthy lifestyles and an unbalanced diet, often based on ultra-processed food [1][2].
Coldiretti's national president Prandini announces that the organisation will push for the Budget Law to include funds to increase the use of locally-sourced produce in school and hospital canteens, as well as for a department dedicated to food education to be set up at the Ministry of Agriculture, with schools as its first target [1][2].
Initiatives already under way
Coldiretti Torino's president Mecca Cici recalls some actions already carried out: the meeting between doctors from the Regina Margherita hospital and farmers from Campagna Amica, a food day at the San Luigi hospital in Orbassano, conferences with ASL To4 in Bosconero and with ASL To5 in Carmagnola, a food health prevention project in schools across the Turin area, and a culinary medicine course run with dietitians at the Campagna Amica market in corso Racconigi [1][2].
Sources
- Obiettivo News — 8 November 2026
- Il Torinese — 9 November 2026