Klepp, Knut-Inge

JA PreventNCD

Klepp is the Scientific Coordinator of JA PreventNCD, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) and Professor, Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo. Klepp is previous Executive Director for the Division of Mental and Physical health at NIPH, and before that he served as Director General of Public Health at the Norwegian Directorate of Health. He has held positions as Professor in Health Promotion at the University of Bergen and in Behavioural Epidemiology at the Nordic School of Public Health. Klepp has served as Coordinator and work package leader of several EU DG Research funded projects, and he is Past President of the International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity. Klepp has published more than 300 scientific journal articles, primarily in adolescent health promotion, NCD prevention, and evaluation of public health measures.