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Gaining health in Tuscany: making healthy choices easy

Gaining health by making it easier to do exercise and physical activity

by Emanuela Balocchini and Annamaria Giannoni

Bologna 10 November 2009

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3.973

1554

7.7122.852

3,705,884 Residents 12 Local Health Units4 Hospitals287 Councils Versilia

Massa Carrara

Florence

Livorno

Pisa

Arezzo

Siena

Lucca

Prato

Grosseto

Pistoia

Empoli

Tuscany

oKKioalla salute

HBSC Passi

To be completed

Achievement of therecommended level of

physical activity

Achievement of the recommended levelof physical activity

Boys11y 40.5%13y 41,8% 15y 38,0%

Girls11y 29;7%13y 33,1%15y 26,3%

Children / m9y 35,9%

Children / f9y 32,5%

HBSC –Year 2008

oKKio alla saluteYear 2008

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InternationalThe principals and strategies

NationalNational Health PlanNational Prevention Plan Gaining Health Programme - “Making healthy choices easy”

RegionalGovernment programme Regional Health Service Institutive LawRegional Health Plan 2008-2010

TerritorialHealthy SocietyIntegrated Health Plans

ContestiContesti

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� The Agreement-framework forms a frame of reference that health promotion programmes and initiatives inspired by WHO approaches to themes of social, economic and environmental health causes can refer to.

� The relationship with the WHO has helped to orientate local strategic choices.

� These international relationships enable exponential professional growth .

GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS WHO

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National Prevention Plan 2005-2007

Gaining Health National Programme

– “making healthy choices easy”2007

National Health Plan 2007-2008

Diet

Smoking

Physical activity

Alcohol

National LevelNational Level

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RHP 2008 – 2010

“gaining health in Tuscany – making healthy choices easy” R.G.D. 800/2008

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�Activating intersectorial strategies forfocused action on promoting healthy lifestyles.

Through integrated planning

Health in all policies

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GAINING HEALTH IN TUSCANYAction and planning lines 2008-2009

Intervention areas:� A) Gaining health makes healthy eating easier� B) Gaining health makes exercise and physical activity easier� C) Gaining health makes becoming smoke-free easier� D) Gaining health makes alcohol awareness easier.

Fundamental issues for developing planning lines:

� Cross-cutting planning perspectives on lifestyles� Referring to the Integrated Health Planning objectives and the actions it

provides for� An evaluation system and the adoption of indicators within the context of

health profiles

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ToTo……

Make healthy choices easy, it is necessary to work together Make healthy choices easy, it is necessary to work together (alliances, understanding, ability to create integr ated plans(alliances, understanding, ability to create integr ated plans ))

The knowledgeable citizenThe knowledgeable citizen ’’s s responsibilityresponsibility

(Empowerment)

The institutionsThe institutions ’’ responsibility responsibility to sustain the adoption of to sustain the adoption of

correct behaviourcorrect behaviour

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Gaining health makes doing exercise and physical activity easy

� Encouraging children and young people to do physical activity

� Children in movement….to gain health� Young people and healthy lifestyles� Seminars and workshops to aid healthy choices

� Encouraging physical activity for people suffering from stress and mental disturbances

� Together, in movement… to gain health

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Conclusions

Only by using policies and programmes

that recognise the cross-cutting role of health

will it be possible to implement integrated strategies

to promote healthy lifestyles in the Tuscan population

Health in all Regional policies