HOW POLISH SPORTS OBJECTS COPE WITH HEALTH PROMOTION IN THE COMMUNITY? – RESULTS OF THE EUROPEAN HEALTHY STADIA GOOD PRACTICES AUDIT
Journal Title: Medycyna Sportowa - Year 2012, Vol 28, Issue 2
Abstract
In spite of the widespread use of setting approach to public health interventions, for a long time sports objects were not always perceived as places for universal promotion of healthy lifestyle. Healthy Stadia Program realized since 2007 as EU public health grant has shown potential influence of stadia/sport clubs on the health of the population. The aim of the study was to present actual interventions in wide range of health policy developed on the European stadia. The research was conducted between November 2007 and November 2008 in 10 European countries. The study covered large sport facilities with many sports disciplines covered by the Healthy Stadia Program. Information on nutrition policy and food (including alcohol) offered on-site sports, on promotion of active recreation at the community level, antismoking campaigns, mental health care, environmental care was collected.Results from 88 European sports facilities were incorporated into the study. Polish stadia were represented by 10 facilities. Some kind of antismoking campaigns for health promotion (prohibition of smoking or selling tobacco, etc) were run in over half of examined stadia. In almost one fifth of objects healthy eating was promoted (anti-alcohol policy as well) while in over 1/3 environmental protection was promoted. Some 47% of the facilities covered by the surveyed propagated active recreation in the local community while and 32% supported positive mental health of em ployees and guests respectively.Polish and European sports stadia still too rarely engage in activities aimed at promotion of healthy lifestyle, protection of the environmental and elimination of social inequalities in local community.
Authors and Affiliations
Joanna Ruszkowska, Matthew Philpott, Olav Björkström, Robin Ireland, Wojciech Drygas
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