Task Force- Physical activity Progress report Mats Börjesson, professor, MD Chairman Task Force Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.

“In view of the prevalence, global reach and health effect of physical inactivity, the issue should be appropriately described as Pandemic, with far-reaching health, economic, environmental and social consequences.”

The big challenge -for PA in HPH: ”The translation of health promotion research to practice remains the big challenge” (Glasgow 2007)

The Task Force of Physical Activity (of the WHO/HPH network) guidebook Aim: *Clinical guide on implementation *Educational material *Continuing process Project

Contents- chapters Barriers to implementation of PA in the hospital setting (foreword) -why do we need this guide? Health economic aspects on PA in health care Risk/benefit of PA for the patient Measurement of PA in the health care setting The Swedish PAP (phys act on prescr) model Other PA referral systems The organisation of PA in health care The need for recommendations Motivation of the patient and health care professional The screening of PA in health care

Contents-2 PA in children in health care The need for education of PA, at different levels International collaboration- who does what? Patient centred approach Other clinical experiences…. The role of relative intensity The ethics of PA in health care PA in relation to diet, in health care PA and stress related disease in health care The sedentary patient Other…?.

Contributing authors Mats Börjesson Martin Schwellnuss Wilhelm van Mechelen Mika Venojärvi Mark Batt Örjan Ekblom Jan Arlebrink Lena Kallings Carl-Johan Sundberg ??

Planning Finalise chapters, by Aug Each 2-4 pages Published on HPH-web site Printed in separate guide book? Clin Health Promotion- supplement? Presented in Symposia at HPH 2015?