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Lifelong Physical Activity – Increased happiness for All? 22 February 2011. Jaana Simola Project Director The Regional Council of Päijät-Häme jaana.simola@paijat-hame.fi. ”Sport is part of every man and woman´s heritage and its absence can never be compensated for.” - Pierre de Coubertin.
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Lifelong Physical Activity – Increased happiness for All? 22 February 2011 Jaana Simola Project Director The Regional Council of Päijät-Häme jaana.simola@paijat-hame.fi
”Sport is part of every man and woman´s heritage and its absence can never be compensated for.” - Pierre de Coubertin
Someguidelines • White paper on sport /11.7.2007 • The White Paper remains an appropriate basis for EU-level activities in the field of sport. These areas include, for example, • the promotion of voluntary activity in sport, • the protection of minors, and • environmental protection. • The White Paper has also created a structured dialogue with sport stakeholders and has served as a basis for mainstreaming sport-related activities into relevant EU funds, programmes and initiatives. • The White paperappearstwoyearsafterHEPA-Europe (Health-EnhancingPhysicalActivity) wasfounded (in May 2005 in Denmark) • The White PaperalsowillsupportHEPA-Europenetwork.
Lisbon Treaty / 17.12.2007 • The Union shall have competence to carry out actions to support, coordinate or supplement the actions of the Member States. • The areas of such action shall, at European level, be: • protection and improvement of human health; • … • (e) education, vocational training, youth and sport; • …
EU PhysicalActivityGuidelines / 10.10.2008 RecommendedPolicyActions in Support of Health-EnhancingPhysicalActivity Approvedby the EU Working Group ”Sport & Health” at itsmeeting on 25 September 2008 Confirmedby EU Member State Sport Ministers at theirmeeting in Biarritz on 27-28 November 2008 Guidelines for Actions – 41 guidelines!
Developing the European Dimension in Sport /18.1.2011 First policy document issued by the Commission in the field of sport after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, which gives the EU a mandate to support, coordinate and supplement sport policy measures taken by Member States. Three broad chapters: 1) the societal role of sport, 2) the economic dimension of sport and 3) the organisation of sport. Non concrete suggestions for grass-root-level stakeholders. Good practises is needed Päijät-Häme region present itself to be forerunner and good example for enhancing health through sport