The
Global Embrace 2002
By: WHO
May 29, 2002
“Active
Ageing: Moving hearts for health “
We
are writing to inform you about WHO’s annual intergenerational walk
event. The Global Embrace is the annual advocacy activity of
WHO’s Global Movement for Active Ageing which takes place entirely at
the local level in many different locations around the world. The
first Global Embrace took place in 1999, marking the International Year of
Older Persons. Since then, the Global Embrace has been a successful
annual event in more than 70 countries where more than 1 million people
walked each year on a designated day. The Global Embrace always
takes place on or around the International Day of Older Persons (1
October) to emphasize the importance of intergenerational solidarity and
that ageing is a reason for celebration. Healthy older people are a
resource for their families, communities and the economy.
The
fourth annual Global Embrace will take place on Sunday, 29 September,
2002.
This
year the event will highlight the benefits of physical activity linking it
to WHO’s theme for World Health Day 2002 with the slogan “Move for
health”. Physical activity is a common language for all
people and a healthsaver, because it has the potential to correct the
damage caused by physical inactivity and more than half of the
world’s population is insufficiently active.
The
Global Embrace 2002 will take place in collaboration with the World Heart
Federation
We
are pleased to inform you that we are sharing the celebration of this
special day with the World Heart Federation which celebrates “World
Heart Day” on 29 September. The benefits of maintaining
cardiovascular health by remaining physically active are well established
and our respective messages are in perfect harmony. The World Heart
Federation is a non-governmental organization that promotes the study,
prevention and care of cardiovascular diseases throughout the world. WHF
membership is made up of 165 societies of cardiology and heart foundations
in more than 95 countries.
Please
join us in the Global Embrace 2002!
For
more information on how to organise a local Global Embrace walk event,
learn more about the events that took place during the past, or find out
more about WHO’s Active Ageing policies, please go to our website where
you can also register to participate in this year’s event. An
easy-to-follow handbook (in English, French and Spanish ) is available for
organisers.
Instructions
on how to find our website and other relevant information is attached.
We
look forward to hearing from you soon,
The
Global Embrace Team
WHO
How
to register for the Global Embrace 2002:
1.
Mail or fax the enclosed registration to: Ageing and Life Course,
World Health Organization, 20, Avenue Appia, CH-1211 Geneva 27,
Switzerland
2.
Send an email to activeageing@who.org
3.
Complete the registration on the web site at: http://www.who.int/hpr/ageing
The
web site will continue to provide updated news on the Global Embrace.
The
web site address of the World Heart Federation is: http://www.worldheart.org/
The web site address from the
World Heart Day is http://www.worldheartday.com/
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