Road Map for a Strategy on Health-Enhancing Physical Activity

Summary

Country representatives and experts on physical activity from 11 Member States of the WHO European Region, together with staff members from WHO and the European Commission, met in Erlangen, Germany, on 25–26 March 2014 to discuss the main elements in and a road map for the development of a European physical activity strategy mandated by the Vienna Declaration in July 2013. The group also discussed the evidence base, potential cooperation with other international organizations and the relation of the strategy with existing WHO frameworks, strategies and action plans, and collected experiences and good practice from Member States that might inform the development of the strategy.

How is this document connected to AV principles and project

Important document because it comes from one of the decision and policy makers, WHO. It shows recommendations for developing the HEPA strategy 2020 and gives a short overview of the country experiences relevant to the process of building a strategy.

WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM IT: It is useful to have an overview in which direction the discussions among policy makers are going, what are the further steps in developing overall HEPA strategy for EU and what activities are planned.