Sverige: Statens folkhälsoinstitut & Svenskt Friluftsliv Norge: Helsedirektoratet & Friluftslivets fellesorganisajon, Friluftsrådenes Landsforbund Danmark:

Sverige: Statens folkhälsoinstitut & Svenskt Friluftsliv • Norge: Helsedirektoratet & Friluftslivets fellesorganisajon, Friluftsrådenes Landsforbund • Danmark: Sundhedsstyrelsen & Friluftsrådet • Finland: Institutet för hälsa och välfärd & Suomen Latu

Friluftsliv – en självklar resurs

i folkhälsoarbetet i Norden!

Frisk i naturen/ ”Healty in natureIn a Nordic textur

Lisa Bergström Project leader for ”Frisk i naturen”

Friluftslivets fellesorganisasjon, Norwaywww.friskinaturen.org

[email protected]+ 46 (0) 70 268 80 10

http://www.friskinaturen.org/

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The main reason why we started up this project is…

…the lack of outdoor recreation within the public health area over all, and in all Nordic countries

significantly ?




The genesis of the project

Lack of outdoor activities within the Public Health area !

In 2006 contribute the Nordic network for outdoor recreation to that “outdoor recreation” became a part of the "Nordic Action Plan for betterlifestyles through nutrition and physical activity", which was not mentioned initially! A milestone.

2007 a Nordic Workshop was planed and an application sent out to NMR (refusal)

2008 (spring) a meeting between the health sector and the umbrella organizations of outdoor recreation, from each country, was held - the workshop was revised to a Nordic project "Outdoor recreation and Health".

2009 (Spring) the Nordic Council of Ministers granted the project – the project started August the 1st and will complete in the end of 2011.







Two important partners became the project Reference Group

Health sector

Outdoor recreation org.




Organisation

Knowledge Partners, Key persons

Referensgrupp

FRIFO funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers




The Health department Olov Belander Department of Physical activities

FRIFO (umbrella org. for the outdoors)Harald Tronvik, senior adviser

The Association of Intermunicipal Outdoor Recreation BoardsMorten Dåsnes, Daily leader

The national board of healthTue Kristiansson/ Peter Aagaard ”Centrum of prevention/physical activities” The outdoor council Ida Kryger, Consultent/project coordinator for ”Grønne Spirer”

The Swedish institute of public healthHenrik Beijer, Department of physical activities and lifestyle (Kalle Lockner fall 2011)

The Swedish national outdoor recreation organization

Ulf Silvander, general secretary

FRIFO (umbrella org. for the outdoors Norway)Lisa Bergström, project leader

Institutet for health and welfare Antti Uutel Research professor, Departmentdirector Lifestyle and Participation

Suomen Latu Ry (umbrella org. for the outdoors)Raija Laukkanen board member Suomen Latu Ry Mika Asikainen, general secretary







5 goals in sight ....

1. Developing and promoting the Nordic outdoor policies with a clear public health profile

2. Establish good relations between outdoor organizations and the health sector in each country and with relevant committees of the Nordic Council of Ministers.

3. Communicate ”best practice”

4. Communicating relevant research and documentation - understandable.

5. Contributing to reduce social inequalities in health - low thresholds.




How ? By a communicative website www.friskinaturen.org

Simplify and packaging knowledge

By establishing contacts (network)

By establishing meeting points

By show of good arguments, best practices and evidence-based research

Focus on activities with low threshold ...

Campaign; Frisk i naturen (?)

http://www.friskinaturen.org/




Focus Areas Outdoor & Public Health

Outdoor Education (children)

Physical activity on prescription-preventive and therapeutic health care

Green areas in urban / spatial planning

Outdoors & Mental Health




Target groups• Politicians /decision makers

• NGO´s

• Nordic Council of Ministers

• Landscape Architects

• Teachers (school)

• Physicians (FaR)

• Public health (people working with Public Health)

• The public




The project has its base in ...

1. A Nordic action plan for better health and quality of life through food and physical activity.

Where it was found (Nov 2005) that, 50% of the citizens in the Nordic countries do not follow the recommendation for physical activity daily 40% of the adult population is overweight Nearly 20% of children and adolescents are overweight, There is great social inequality Cost for this illness is approximately 1 - 2% of GDP, There is little documentation / research in the field

2. Nordique Environnemental Action 2009 - 2012.

Nordic Council of Ministers want to see the following: Increase awareness and visibility of landscape and cultural heritage for good quality of life. Stimulating an environment-friendly outdoor activities for new and old open-air operators. Visualize and document the link between recreation and health. Outdoor Life promotes health and quality of life and is an integral part of community development







Why outdoor recreation?

Nature gives you harmony, make you relax and has healing effect upon us.

An activity which is life-long Free of charge Blood pressure drops in the wild Nature gives simulation to the brain Nature in itself reduces stress Nature provides increased concentration Nature provides more vitamin D Nature makes you more physical active Nature improves recovery, improved

motor skills Prevents dementia etc

"Nature has a significant impact on mental health. A person in crisis needs to return to simpler relations. Contact with the natural triggers creative processes." (Harold Searles)




Urban green spaces becomes more important

• 75-80% of us live in or near a city

• Proximity, accessibility and design has big impact on us, if we visit a green area or not.

• Cooperation beyond professions,Doctors - Health Planners- Landscape Architects – teachers etc

• Collaboration across borders - to learn from one another

• Outdoor Life as " export item "(?) - part of the solution on lifestyle diseases




Esperations …

• To increase the political visibility for the outdoor life issues

• To increase awareness of the link - "Discussion - Health - Environment"

• That we in the end of this project has a solid documentation, showing the importance of outdoor recreation when it comes to public health

• That the project could trigger a Nordic effort to use this potential found in outdoor activities

• That the Nordic Council of Ministers endorsed an Nordic Action Plan for outdoor recreation and public health in the end of 2011

Stay healty in nature!!




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Documents

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