European network for the promotion of health-enhancing physical activity: activity report 2012/2013: summary

ACTIVITY REPORT 2012/2013: SUMMARY HEPA Europe European network for the promotion of Health-Enhancing Physical Activity Background At the 8th annual meeting in Cardiff, United Kingdom (27 September 2012), a number of activities were endorsed to be carried out by the network in 2012/20131. The state of affairs on these activities is summarized in this document. This short version is also available at www.euro.who.int/hepaeurope. Overview of activities Below, the state of affairs of the activities of the work programme 2012/2013 is summarized. 1 . 1 Netw ork i ng and cooper a t ion Activity State of affairs Coordination and cooperation with other activities, projects and networks Partly implemented as planned, ongoing Support and contributions to other conferences and events No request for co-sponsorship; ongoing 1 . 2 In f orm at ion d i ss eminat ion Activity State of affairs Maintenance and regular updating of the HEPA Europe website (www.euro.who.int/hepaeurope) Mostly implemented as planned Hosting of the 9th annual network meeting (24 October 2013) and 4th conference (22–23 October 2013) of HEPA Europe: Helsinki, Finland Implemented as planned, concluded Dissemination of products and publications of HEPA Europe Partly implemented as planned International inventory of documents on physical activity promotion/ European database on Nutrition, Obesity and Physical Activity (NOPA) Partly implemented as planned 1 See also, Annex 5: Work programme 2012/2013. In: Eighth annual meeting of HEPA Europe – European network for the promotion of health-enhancing physical activity, Report of a WHO meeting, 26–27 September 2012. HEPA Europe activity report 2012/2013 2 1 . 3 Pro jec t s , re por ts a nd pr oduct s Activity State of affairs Working group on national approaches to physical activity promotion Mostly implemented as planned Working group on exchange of experiences in physical activity and sports promotion in youth Partly implemented Working group on active aging: physical activity promotion in the elderly Mostly implemented as planned Working group on HEPA promotion in socially disadvantaged groups Partly implemented Working group on HEPA promotion in health care settings Implemented as planned Working group on Sport Clubs for Health programme Partly implemented Working group on workplace HEPA promotion Mostly implemented as planned HEPA Europe/EuroSafe working group on HEPA promotion and injury prevention Partly implemented Development and dissemination of methods for quantification of health benefits from walking and cycling Implemented as planned Working group on monitoring and surveillance of physical activity Implementation delayed 1 . 4 Ac t i v i t i e s a im ed a t opt imiz i ng t he ne tw ork Activity State of affairs Implement partner management strategy and finalize member management strategy Mostly implemented as planned, ongoing 1 . 5 Poss i b le a c t i v i t i es t o be l a unched la ter Activity State of affairs Develop a teaching course on physical activity and public health Not implemented Methodological guidance and practical approaches on economic valuation of transport-related health effects Not implemented 1 . 6 Publ ic a t ions Activity State of affairs 4 publications (2 reports, 1 paper, 1 HEPA Europe electronic news alert) produced Continuous activity © World Health Organization 2013