EUNAAPA CONFERENCE - Verona 19-20 giugno 2008

La Facoltà di Scienze Motorie, partner italiano del progetto EUNAAPA (European Network for Action on Ageing and Physical Activity – Rete europea per interventi per la terza età basati sull’attività fisica) ha organizzato il 26 marzo scorso un workshop nazionale sulle politiche strategie per la promozione dell'attività fisica nella popolazione anziana. Tale incontro é stato preparatorio della conferenza europea finale del progetto (EUNAAPA Verona Conference) che si terrà a Verona il prossimo 19-20 giugno 2008.

Description

Action
Promoting health and prevent disease through addressing health determinants across all policies and activities
Area of activity
Integrative approaches on lifestyles and sexual health: Lifestyles

Summary
The project has the general objective to improve the health (physical functioning is considered by us to be subdimension of health), wellbeing and independence of older people throughout Europe by the promotion of evidence-based physical activity (pa) by the foundation of a "European Network for Action on Ageing and Physical Activity” (EUNAAPA). The EUNAAPA would pursue (1) to establish a self-sustaining network to facilitate the promotion of evidence-based physical activity among older people in Europe, (2) to foster an intersectoral approach to the promotion of physical activity by engaging in a dialogue with different policy sectors, (3) to identify evidence-based, cost effective and acceptable ways to promote physical activity, and (4) to facilitate the contribution of European scientists to the development and implementation of evidence-based physical activity promotion policies throughout Europe.

development of an inventory and a critical review of current instruments for physical activity and physical functioning assessment among older people, and a best practice report on assessment instruments for physical activity and physical functioning assessment among older people.
Work package 5 contains the development of an inventory and critical review of current programmes for physical activity and physical activity promotion among older people delivered by health, physical activity and exercise professionals, a best practice report on programmes for physical activity (promotion) among older people, and guidelines for the graded registration, training, certification and continuing professional development of instructors delivering the programmes.

Work package 6 contains one meeting in each nation with relevant policy sectors, providers, professionals and (representatives of) older people on appropriate dissemination and implementation strategies for physical activity promotion programmes for older people, a best practice report on dissemination and implementation strategies, and a documentation of the exchange and collaboration with policy makers, providers, professionals and (representatives of) older people, and on the consultancy activities of EUNAAPA for these groups. Work package 7 will identify funding sources for the EUNAAPA for its sustained existence, and will develop a mechanism/framework to secure existence of the EUNAAPA, and to demonstrate (in order to attract funding) the impact of the EUNAAPA on public agencies, policy makers and professionals.