New Health Seminar: 09:30-12:00

Learn more about the role and education standards of “Healthy Lifestyle promoters”, and how these newly trained professionals can improve physical activity, healthy eating, mental well-being and a healthy lifestyle among their target groups. Project outcomes will be presented by:

• Dr Anna Szumilewicz, Associate Professor at Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport
• John Van Heel, Project Director at New Health Foundation
• Gert Van Reckem, Coordinator Health and Ethics at Fitness.be (TBC)
• Julian Berriman, Educational Services Director at EuropeActive

Lunch & Networking session: 12:00 - 13:30

Active Ageing Communities Conference : 13:30 - 16:00

Discover how the Active Ageing Communities (AAC) programme contributes to promote healthy lifestyles and social inclusion among older adults and how other fitness and recreational sport centres around Europe can replicate similar methodologies to successfully involve inactive older people. The research results and project resources will be presented by:

• Dr. Paolo Caserotti, Professor and Director Centre for Active and Healthy Ageing at University of Southern Denmark
• Dr. Mark Tully, Director of Research Medical School at Ulster University
• Dr. Diane Crone, Professor of Exercise and Health and Director Centre for Health, Activity and Wellbeing Research at Cardiff Metropolitan University
• Cliff Collins, Senior Advisor at EuropeActive

The number of seats is limited, please register as soon as possible.

A more detailed agenda will be sent to registered participants.

For more information on the two projects, please visit : Active Ageing Communities webpage, New Health website.