EUROPE IN ACTION
OVERVIEW
The Mission 2030 Modules are the result of the Europe in Action project, co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.
Europe in Action is a three-year project (2019-2022) undertaking an innovative and specialised approach to transfer fundamental and topical European key policy areas in the field of Sport for All into priorities for practical action.
The process of transferring theory into practical action involved the following:
Europe
in action’s
Missions
Europe is facing increasing challenges in terms of widespread physical inactivity which negatively impacts all segments of society. The Eurobarometer survey indicates that the percentage of those who never exercise or play sport has increased to 46%. Hence the need for increased participation in Sport for All and physical activity through research, education, events and further opportunities for knowledge and experiencing sharing. The time to act is now!
needs
analysis
Europe is continuing to face many challenges that are impacting citizen’s health and demanding new ways of thinking and acting. This includes major social, economic, environmental and demographic shifts, as well as the ongoing struggle to close the gap that exists in a person’s capability to conduct a heathy lifestyle.
Physical inactivity
has been rated as the
4TH
leading risk for
global mortality
is estimated to be responsible for
1 million
death/ YEAR
and 8.3 million disability-adjusted life-years annually in the WHO European Region
imposes economic costs of
€80.4
BILLION/YEAR
year to the EU
Inequalities in health
are estimated to cost
€980 BILLION
/
YEAR
of European GDP
According to the
WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative
of children do not engage in organised sports
about
do not actively commute (walking or cycling) to or from school
Among adolescents, according to the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study, only
meet the WHO recommendation for daily physical activity