Local Sports and Prevention Agreement
Local Sports Agreement
Our goal is for sports and physical activity to be a natural part of everyone’s life by 2040. This keeps us physically and mentally healthy and fosters a sense of community. In addition, it offers opportunities for talent development, and it’s simply an enjoyable way to spend your free time. Everyone in West Maas en Waal have the opportunity to participate in sports and physical activity without barriers and to enjoy doing so.
The stakeholders in the sports agreement include sports and physical activity providers, education and children’s partners, health and welfare partners, village platforms, active foundations in the local communities, and government agencies. In the municipality West Maas en Waal , we have West Maas en Waal to draft a local sports agreement. We have launched an initiative in line with the 2018 National Sports Agreement.
Read the Local Sports Agreement (4.5 MB)
Registration and Participation in the Local Sports Agreement
Do you know of a campaign or initiative that aligns with the goals of the local West Maas en Waal Sports Agreement? If so, you can apply for an implementation budget for it.
Request for the implementation budget for the Local Sports Agreement
Information on applying for the implementation budget for the West Maas en Waal Sports Agreement (Here you will also find the questions from the application form for the local Sports Agreement implementation budget)
Local Prevention Agreement
In the municipality West Maas en Waal , we West Maas en Waal it West Maas en Waal important for people to lead healthy lives. To this end, we focus on prevention—after all, prevention is better than cure. Together with local organizations and partners, the municipality is launching the Local Prevention Agreement to promote health prevention. Through this collaboration and the Local Prevention Agreement, we are working toward a vibrant community where residents can develop and maintain a healthy lifestyle. The Local Prevention Agreement was signed in 2021. It is based on the 2018 National Prevention Agreement and has been tailored to the municipality West Maas en Waal.
Read the Local Prevention Agreement
Goals and Priorities of the Local Prevention Agreement
These ambitions align with the national priorities:
- Smoke less
- Reduced alcohol and substance use
- Healthy weight
- Mental well-being
Coherence between the Local Sports Agreement and the Local Prevention Agreement
The Local Sports Agreement and the Local Prevention Agreement are dynamic documents. Over time, priorities and key objectives may change. We will align the Local Sports Agreement with the Revised National Sports Agreement 2.0 dated December 14, 2022. And we hope that even more organizations and projects will join us.
In the future, the municipality West Maas en Waal to merge the local Sports Agreement and the local Prevention Agreement. We are therefore working toward a single agreement in which all of our efforts in health prevention and sports will be interconnected. The first step toward bringing sports and prevention closer together has been taken by organizing Sports and Prevention Cafés.
Contact and Questions
Would you like to know more or do you have any questions? If so, please contact
- Jelco Stapelbroek (sports) via jstapelbroek@westmaasenwaal.nl
