RESPECT YOUR HEALTH EUROschools guide 2012

RESPECT YOUR HEALTH EUROschools guide 2012

Respect your health

Euroschools 2012 is an official community health education programme for the UEFA euro 2012. It focuses on smoking prevention, healthy eating, responsible alcohol consumption and physical activity among young people and their parents. over the coming year, all eight host cities in Poland and Ukraine are encouraged to participate and get their communities moving and ready for the big championship.

Our vision, our goals

Respect your health – euroschools 2012 envisages an increase in health literacy levels, a positive change in lifestyles, an increase in community involvement in social activities, a wider range of citizens playing sport and using local sports facilities, thanks to a greater sense of community ownership.

Respect your health- what is happening?

We invite all interested communities within the eight host cities in Poland and Ukraine to take part in this exciting program. a community liaison officer in each host city will be supporting local institutions, such as schools, orliks (Polish community sports grounds built as part of UEFA euro 2012), youth clubs and NGOs to broaden their existing programs in order to engage more community members and promote healthy living.

Special train-the-trainer workshops will be offered to those working in the communities to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to meet our ambitious goals. this guide was developed to provide teachers, coaches, animators, parents and community leaders, with a wide range of ideas on how to engage their communities in common activities, to have fun together and to promote healthy living. the guide was also developed for you – so what are you waiting for?

We ask each community to organize regular events and workshops on health-related issues. take a look at the guide for some inspiration! as a special incentive, those communities that prove to be most active and creative and that succeeded in mobilizing a wide range of community members will qualify for the respect your health youth football tournament in summer 2012!