Europe Region Officers:

Eino Heikkinen, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Health Sciences
Gerontology Research Center
P.O. Box 35
The University of Jyvaskyla
40350 Jyvaskyla
Finland
Work: 011-358-14-602166
Fax: 011-358-14-602141
E-Mail: eino.heikkinen@pallo.jyu.fi
 
 
 
 
 
 

Dr. Michael Sagiv
Director
Zinman College
Wingate Institute
Wingate 42902
ISRAEL
Work: 972 9 863 9205
Home: 972 4 983 3690
Fax: +972 9 8653456
Other: 972 9 863 9341
E-Mail: sagiv@wincol.macam98.ac.il
 
 
 
 
 

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Physical Activity and Aging - European Links:
 
ISAPA members from Europe are invited to submit www pages for their own countries.  A sample page of physical activity and aging links for Finland is included below.  Completed www pages should be submitted to isapa@kent.edu

Finnish Physical Activity and Aging Initiatives

World Leisure and Recreation Association
Commission on Leisure in Later Life
The goals of the commission are connected with the three major goals of WLRA (Discovery, Delivery and Advocacy) in the following ways: a) by promoting awareness of the significance of leisure and recreation in older peoples lives b) by giving visibility to the rapidly increasing numbers of older people by the Association c) by providing a discussion of global issues affecting older peoples leisure worldwide d) by conducting quality research, providing meaningful education, and effective management focused on leisure in the later years and e) by supporting the development of national policies and programs pertaining to the interests of needs of the elderly.
Liaison for Greece: Yvonne Harahousou, Ph.D. (Chair)
 

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Groningen Active Living Model (GALM)

The GALM project offers senior citizens in the Netherlands who would like to take part in sports the opportunity to do so close to home and with people of their own age.

Drs. Ger Kroes
Netherlands Institute for Sports and Physical Activity

Dr. Mathieu de Greef
Institute of Human Movement Sciences
University of Groningen