| Country |
Event |
Organization |
| Argentina |
Central activity in the Provincia de Misiones |
A Moverse Argentina
Arenales 1511
Piso 15, Dto I
Florida 1602
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Email: amoverse@masvida.com |
| Brazil |
Walk |
Prefeitura Municipal de Santana de Parnaíba
Estrada dos Romeiros, 102-Centro
06500-000 Santana de Parnaíba
São Paulo, Brasil
Email: bethbrotto@ig.com.br
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Informational booth; Walk; Gymnastics; Recreation; Discussion on physical activity in 35 courses at UFV |
Universidade Federal de Viçosa - UFV
Av. P.H. Rolfs, s/n Campus Universitário
Depto. de Educação Física
36570001 Viçosa
Minas Gerais, Brasil
Email: pramorim@ufv.br |
30-minute Walk, and fun sports and cultural activities following the walk |
Universidade Católica do Salvador
Av. Pinto de Aguiar, 2589 - Patamares
Salvador, 41710-000
Bahia, Brasil
Email: galdino@bahianet.com.br |
| Canada |
Health Fair - educational displays, mini-activity sessions, blood pressure (BP) testing, body mass index (BMI) calculations; "Agita Mundo" Latin line dance activity instructed by Gustavo Ferman; Free community event at the Newton Recreation Centre in Surrey, B.C. Canada on April 7th |
City of Surrey Parks, Recreation & Culture - Guildford Recreation Centre
15105 105th Avenue
Surrey, BC
Canada V3R 7G8
Email: llbowie@city.surrey.bc.ca |
One-day event with a theme on important regular exercise that can be "Fun"; Guest speakers on physical activity and healthy eating; Kids' Tae Kwon Do demonstration; Jazz dance by local instructors; Debut performance of the "Spice Grannies" - a senior group of women ages 65-83 years will perform to a choreographed "sexy" song dressed in full costume; Health related displays; Healthy lunch; Launch of various healthy initiatives conducted by the Healthy Community Committee |
Healthy Community Committee
Box 511
Manitou, Manitoba
Canada ROG 1G0
Email: pembina_soils@cici.mb.ca |
Action Day for 55+ years persons; Other physical activities |
Elder Active Recreation Association
1101 Fir Street
867 Whitehorse
YT, Canada
Email: joyce.young@yt.sympatico.ca
|
Walk around town; Baseball game; A small dance |
Dysart Recreation Board
Box 129
Dysart, Saskatchewan
Canada SOG 1H0
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Displays and activities on physical activity and health |
Norfolk County Community Services Department
95 Culver Street
519 Simcoe, Ontario
Canada N3Y 2V5
Email: dwmiller@sympatico.ca |
Proclamation of World Health Day in the City of Edmonton by Mayor; Dance and physical activity demonstrations at City Hall |
City of Edmonton
Community Services Department
5th Floor Revillon Building
P.O. Box 2359
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada T5J 2R7
Email: heather.froese@gov.edmonton.ab.ca |
World Health Day promotion in the weekly bulletin; Posters; Information table with physical activity booklets and resources during coffee hour; "Move for Health" decorated bulletin board; Encouraging families to pledge to get active after the worship service by walking a trail, going on a family bike ride, or walking around the neighborhood; Encouraging parishioners to walk to their place of worship on World Health Day; "Wear your sneakers to worship" - encouraging parishioners to wear their running shoes on April 7th and planning an activity for all congregational members, e.g. a historical walk through the local cemetary, around the grounds, or through the local community |
Heart Health & Cancer Prevention Program
Halton Region Health Department
1151 Bronte Road
Oakville, Ontario
Canada L6M 3L1 |
| Chile |
"7th Community Congress of Local Committees on Rural Health" will present 40 experiences on local health and development that will be locally publicized; "Urban Panel on the Promotion of Healthy Lifestyles" involving 6 social urban organizations; "City-wide Olympiads: Sport is Health" involving 8 urban population groups from different sport disciplines to promote health, sports, social and family integration, and identification with neighborhood or city |
Municipalidad de Los Lagos
Departamento de Salud
San Martín Nª 1
Los Lagos
Valdivia, Chile
Email: tomrojas@latinmail.com |
| Colombia |
Launch of the Interactive Physical Activity Model in Maloka - Parque Central Simón Bolivar; Walk from Maloka, Calle 26, Cra 48, Plazoleta del Parque Simón Bolivar; Aerobic folklore, Plaza de eventos Simón Bolivar
(www.idrd.gov.co/deportes/boletin3.htm) |
PAHO/WHO - Colombia
(organized with the District Committee on Physical Activity for all Bogotanos)
Instituto Distrital Para la Recreación y el Deporte
Calle 63 No 47-06 PBX 6605400 ext 5139 - 5136
Oficina Muévete Bogotá; o
OPS/OMS en Colombia
Carrera 7 Nr. 74-21, Piso 9
Edificio Seguros Aurora
Bogota, D.C., Colombia
Email: e-mail@col.ops-oms.org |
"RISARALDA ACTIVA" - Walk from the Government Building to the Olympic Village in Pereira City, the Capital of Risaralda, Colombia, led by the Governor; Mass physical activity to promote "Move for Health" and World Peace; Aerobic folklore dances and other recreational activities |
PROGRAMA DE "RISARALDA ACTIVA"
(organized by the committee from the Secretaries of Sports, Health, Education and Culture)
Risaralda, Colombia
Email: clemejia@pereira.cetcol.net.co |
| Costa Rica |
Festival of Movement in the capital for families and the general population (April 14); I National Forum on "Physical Activity and Health" and the official celebration of World Health Day 2002: "Move for Health" (April 19); Reinforcement of the Day of Challenge, with the promotion of " Movámonos Costa Rica"; Mass Communication Campaign throughout the month of April, with various materials targeted to different population groups; Traditional games in schools; Dissemination of the messages for "Movámonos Costa Rica" during different national sport events throughout the year; Dissemination of information on physical activity through stands/booths in different academic events throughout the year; Project and promotion of physical activity - "15 minutes of active rest/peace "; Promotion of physical activity for health in malls or other commerical centers; Creation of the National Scientific Committee for research on physical activity and health |
Costa Rica
Email: claramun@racsa.co.cr |
| Cuba |
"Move for Health, Manzanillo": City-wide marathon; "My home, my neighborhood, my town - clean and beautiful" community beautification campaign; Health exposition; "Sedentariness vs Health" poetry and composition contest; Music concert with local orchestras and performers; and more... |
PROSALUD-Manzanillo
Guadalupe #2
Manzanillo, Granma
Cuba, CP 87510
Email: mestrada@child.grm.sld.cu |
| Dominican Republic |
A series of World Health Day 2002 activities:
Institutional Activity - Awarding of certificates to outstanding individuals and institutions that support health promotion
Cultural Activity - Presentation by the Folklore Research group
Children's Activity - Allegorical Painting Workshops with the health promotion theme of "Move for Health"
Community Activity - Participation of the Fundación Alma Verde
Military Activity - Participation of different music bands of the military |
PAHO/WHO - Dominican Republic
Edificio Cruz Roja y OPS/OMS
Calle Pepillo Salcedo, 2da. planta, Plaza de la Salud
Ensanche La F
Santo Domingo, República Dominicana
Email: sfrias@dor.ops-oms.org |
| Ecuador |
National Walk for a Healthy Life
*Country Commitment to Promoting Physical Activity* (Spanish only) |
PAHO/WHO - Ecuador
(organized with Governmental and Non-governmental institutions)
Oficina Sanitaria Panamericana
Av. Amazonas 2889 y Mariana de Jesús
Quito, Ecuador
Email: e-mail@ecu.ops-oms.org |
| Jamaica |
"Celebrating Health" health festivals (as part of the PAHO Centennial celebration), including a 10K/5K fun run/walk in association with the Jamaica Diabetes Association |
PAHO/WHO - Jamaica
(organized with the Ministry of Health, NGOs and the private sector)
Old Oceana Building
7th Floor
2-4 King Street
Kingston, Jamaica
Email: mrankine@jam.paho.org |
Health Walk; Health and Wellness Program for Health Department staff |
St. James Health Dept.
P.O. Box 472
Montego Bay
St. James, Jamaica, W.I.
Email: janicealexander@hotmail.com |
| Mexico |
Marathon for youths and adults; Walk for children and the elderly |
Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Autonoma de Tamaulipas
Centro Universitario Tampico-Madero
89339 Tampico
Tamaulipas, Mexico
Email: mdlgarza@medicina.uat.mx |
| Peru |
Walk for a Healthy Life |
Policlínico Carlos Casteñeda Iparraguirre La Victoria
Huascar 615
Lambayeque, Perú
Email: maridorival@latinmail.com |
Physical Activity Fair for World Health Day |
ESSALUD Gerencia Departamental La Libertad
Av. D.A.Carrión 428
Dpto.103 Urb San Nicolás
Trujillo, Perú
Email: lcamacho_saavedra@hotmail.com |
Diagnostic presentation on environmental health of Chorrillos |
Foro Ecológico
Calle Manuel Gomez 634
Lima 014
Lima, Perú
Email: foro@sifocom.org.pe |
| USA |
Mini health and fitness fair on nutrition, physical activity and mental health |
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
Health Ministry
P.O. Box 1137
510 Oakland, CA
Email: dollys@aol.com |
Student education outreach |
Bristol Community College
777 Elsbee Street
Fall River, MA 02720
Email: pdemeo@bristol.mass.edu |
Various activities |
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh/University of Pittsburgh
C 706 McKnight Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Email: buzzins@chplink.chp.edu |
Regional "Be Active, New York" campaign
(www.nysphysicalactivity.org) |
New York State Physical Activity Coalition
c/o The Wellness Institute of Greater Buffalo
65 Niagara Square, Room 607
Buffalo, NY 14202
Email: Nyspac@city-buffalo.org |
Mass Tai Chi & Qigong exhibitions/teach-ins in 50 nations
(www.worldtaichiday.org) |
World T'ai Chi & Qigong Day
10100 Roe Avenue
Overland Park, KS 66207
Email: wtcqd2000@aol.com |
Various events planned at local pharmacy schools in several countries |
International Pharmaceutical Students Federation
226 W. Blacklidge Dr. #2
Tucson, AZ 85705
Email: LEsser@pharmacy.arizona.edu |
Workshop for World Health Day at the University |
Academic Society for the Advancement of Minorities in Medicine
2705 Eastside Drive
Austin, TX 512
|
Health fair on physical activity at the local mall; 5k and 10k "Fun Runs" |
Nevada State Health Division (NSHD)
(partnering with local organizations)
Bureau of Community Health
505 East King St., Room 103
Carson City, NV 89701
Email: kneiman@nshd.state.nv.us |
Middlebury College Symposium, entitled "Health Care in Developing Countries," from April 1-7 |
Operation Smile - Middlebury
MC Box 2147
Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT 05753
Email: mazzarra@middlebury.edu |
| Uruguay |
Run/Walk |
CLINICA VITAE
(first clinic for education, prevention and cancer treatment)
Independencia 709
94000 Florida
Florida, Uruguay
Email: vitae@adinet.com.uy |
| Venezuela |
Walk; Aerobics; Dance therapy; Pool party; Radio, television and press campaign |
TELELLANO (Grupo Deportivo de Competencia)
Av. 23 de Enero
5201 Barinas
Barinas, Venezuela
Email: luisaguilar28@hotmail.com |
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