History

This is a summary of key events in the history of the Sports Club for Health (SCforH) movement in Europe.

The first public presentation of the SCforH idea: SCforH working group established as part of the WHO/HEPA Europe Network
2008
SCforH 2009-11 project funded by the European Commission, DG EAC
2009
A book of SCforH guidelines published
2011
EU Council proposed the implementation of SCforH guidelines as one of 23 indications for HEPA levels and policies in the EU member states
2013
SCforH 2015-17 project funded by the European Commission, EACEA
2015
An updated book of SCforH guidelines published
2017
European Commission recognised the SCforH 2015-17 project as a ‘success story’ and an example of good practice
2018
SCforH 2020-22 project funded by the European Commission, EACEA
2020

 

2008: The idea to develop the Sports Club for Health approach was conceived in Finland.

2009 – 2011: The European Commission, Directorate General for Education and Culture supported the development of the Sports Club for Health approach by a project grant, as part of the “Preparatory Actions in the Field of Sport.”

2011: A book of guidelines for the implementation of Sports Club for Health programmes in sports clubs was published.

2013: The Council of the European Union listed the implementation of Sports Club for Health guidelines as one of the 23 indicators for evaluation HEPA policies and HEPA levels in the European Union member states.

2015 – 2017: The European Commission, Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) supported the second international Sports Club for Health project with an Erasmus+ Collaborative Partnerships grant.

2017: An updated book of Sports Club for Health guidelines was published.

2018: The European Commission recognised the ‘SCforH 2015-17’ as one of the 34 “success stories” and as one of the 54 examples of good practice among the 541 Erasmus+ Sport programme funded projects in the period from 2014 to 2018.

2020 – 2022: The European Commission, Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) supported the third international Sports Club for Health project with an Erasmus+ Collaborative Partnerships grant.