丹麥學校的健康促進計畫

National danish project prioritizes health on the school timetable

在丹麥，約有30%的丹麥兒童是處於活動量不足的狀態，伴隨而來的是體適能下降、BMI不斷上升以及越來越多孩童被診斷出患有糖尿病，這對丹麥的福利制度存在著風險及壓力。因此，南丹麥大學針對丹麥的學校提出了一項健康促進計畫： 活力一整年――學校健康週（Active All Year Round- School Health Week）。

Denmark´s biggest health project for school-children ´Active All Year Round- School Health Week´ has around 375.000 participating school-children across 80% of all schools in Denmark. Two out of three Danish school-children participate. By participating in the project Danish schools focus on health for a 3 week targeted plan, however schools continue to feel the benefit over a longer period as teachers can use the provided teaching material for the whole school year. Therefor the project makes a significant contribution when it comes to children´s´ health in Denmark. Around 30% of Danish school-children are inactive which means that there is a risk of added pressure on the Danish welfare system, making a focus on health vital for school-children in Denmark. Danish school children have a lowering rate of fitness, a rising BMI and increase in the diagnosis of diabetes. These are some of the primary reasons why the University College of Southern Denmark offer the project Active All Year Round to Danish schools.