Snæfellsbær becomes a Health-Promoting Community

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Snæfellsbær officially became a member of the Health-Promoting Community (HSAM) on the 20th of March, when Mayor Kristinn Jónasson and the Medical Director of Health Alma D. Möller signed an agreement at Snæfellsbær town hall in Hellissandur. Members from the town council and the municipality's HSAM steering group were present, representing the primary school and preschool in Snæfellsbær, the sports and youth committee, the welfare committee and the committee for employment. Kristfríður Rós Stefánsdóttir, Snæfellsbær's sports and youth representative, is the municipality's HSAM contact.

The main objective of Health-Promoting Communities is to support communities in working systematically to create environment and conditions that promote healthy lifestyles, health and well-being for all residents. In such a society, health and wellbeing of the population are the forefront in policymaking and action in all areas. Health-promoting pre-, primary and upper secondary schools, Health-promoting workplaces and health promotion for the elderly is an important part of the Health-Promoting Community. By implementing Health-Promoting Community, local authorities are working towards the implementation of the United Nations global goals.

Snæfellsbær is the 40th municipality in Iceland to become a Health Promoting Community and now 95.3% of the population lives in such a community.

• More about Health-Promoting Community

• Facebook page of the Health Promotion Community

• More about Public health indicators

• More about the United Nations Global Goals

Gígja Gunnarsdóttir, project manager of the Health-Promoting Community
gigja.gunnarsdottir@landlaeknir.is