4th annual meeting and first conference of HEPA Europe

The 4th annual meeting of HEPA Europe, the European network for the promotion of Health-Enhancing Physical Activity (HEPA) took place on 10 September 2008. It was kindly hosted by the Scottish Physical Activity Research Collaboration (SPARColl) with the Strathclyde University in Glasgow, United Kingdom and supported by the Scottish Government.

The meeting was attended by 89 participants from 19 countries and representatives from WHO/Europe, the European Commission (EC) (Directorate for General Education and Culture). 

Back-to-back with the 4th annual meeting, the 1st HEPA Europe conference took place, featuring strategies and benefits of promoting walking. It was attended by 222 participants from 22 European countries as well as from the United States of America and Australia.