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Healthy Municipality

Country

Belgium

2013-Ongoing

Aimed for

(19-25) Young Adults, (26-64) Adults, (65+) Elderly

Type of partnership

Public-Private Partnership

Sectors

Community, Environmental sustainability, Mobility, Physical Activity & Sports, Urban Planning & Design, Public administration

Innovation

Methodological

Aim

To help local municipalities to work at their own pace and according to their own needs towards a more sustainable preventive health policy.

Outcome

Roughly one-third of all Flemish municipalities participate in the campaign “10,000 Steps Clash” and In the Snack & Chill pilot (school year 2018–19), 47 % of pupils purchased fruit at least once, and 84 % of pupils enjoyed the initiative overall.

More about the initiative