Prethodno priopćenje
https://doi.org/10.15516/cje.v23i4.4509
Walking Towards Health: A Public Health Initiative for the Increment of Physical Activity Level in the Local Community in Croatia
Slaven Krtalić
orcid.org/0000-0001-8319-7125
; Croatian Institute of Public Health Rockefellerova 7, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Dora Bukal
; Croatian Institute of Public Health Rockefellerova 7, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Sanja Musić Milanović
orcid.org/0000-0003-4643-1052
; Croatian Institute of Public Health Rockefellerova 7, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia Andrija Štampar School of Public Health School of Medicine University of Zagreb Rockefellerova 4, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Sažetak
This paper points out the health benefits of walking and the possibilities of
implementing a public health initiative in the local community. Indications
for the beneficial health effects of walking were established. Walking, as the
basic form of movement and the most accessible physical activity, should be
promoted in all population groups, regardless of age and gender. To encourage
regular physical activity in leisure time, Croatian Institute of Public Health, in
collaboration with county public health institutes, initiated and implemented
the project activity Walking towards Health in all of 21 Croatian counties.
The Croatian Institute of Public Health had organized the group walking with
expert leaders on arranged and marked walking trails. In 2019, the regular
implementation of Walking towards Health activities began in all Croatian
counties. In that year, 514 activities were carried out with the participation of
12017 walkers, which is on average 24.5 actions per county with 23.4 participants
per activity. National Walking Day as well as Croatian walking festival had
been established and celebrated. Raising the physical activity level is possible
through the joint engagement of all stakeholders in the local community and the
conduction of an elaborated public health initiative. Therefore, health systems
should have a more active role in the promotion of physical activity.
Ključne riječi
community; Croatia; physical activity; public health; walking
Hrčak ID:
272635
URI
Datum izdavanja:
30.12.2021.
Posjeta: 850 *