National Institute for Health Development Founded
The Lithuanian Sports University (LSU) introduced the National Institute for Health Development (NIHD). An organized forum was attended by the Chairman of the Parliament Vydas Gedvilas, the General Director of Physical Education and Sports Department Klemensas Rimšelis, the LSU Prof. Habil. Dr. Albertas Skurvydas, the president of the NIHD Ignas Staškevičius, the partners of the Institute and the community of LSU.
The National Institute for Health Development, whose founder is the Lithuanian Sports University, will bring together health-related organizations, carry out educational and research activities, will create and develop health improvement projects. "The Institute will unite healthy lifestyle propagators-partners, will create space for the sharing of best practices and promote healthy lifestyles nationwide. The role of the Lithuanian Sports University, scientific research, experience, and desire to deliver health promotion ideas are essential. More focus should be placed on the dissemination of healthy lifestyle knowledge so that expert advice would reach the society, "- claimed the NIHD President Ignas Staškevičius. The Chairman of the Parliament Vydas Gedvilas congratulated the forum participants of the National Institute for Health Development". I am sure that the Institute will play a very important role and receive support. I think we should focus on young people. They need to be physically active and grow healthy in schools already", – said V.Gedvilas.
The Institute will unite 15 partners, including – Running, Hiking, Healthy Lifestyle clubs, the Lithuanian Nordic Walking associations, the public institutions “International Marathon”, "Healthy City" and others. "Only every tenth man is physically active in Lithuania. It is estimated that the non-active resident of the state will cost from 1 to 4 thousand Euros (3 450 to 13 800 Litas), or about 1.5 billion Litas, and shortens his life expectancy by 7 years on average. We own great experience-we not only prepare the highest level specialists, but also pay a lot of attention to the public health promotion, scientific research, its presentation, health training programs, "- said the rector of LSU, Prof. .Habil. Dr. Albertas Skurvydas.
The LSU superiors and the partners of the Institute delivered lectures on modern health technologies, the importance of physical activity to health, the organization of health development events during the forum of the NIHD. "We have a lot of ideas to be implemented in the near future. I have no doubt that we will gather all who want to introduce a healthy lifestyle to the public, "said the Director of the NIHD Dainius Vanagas.
