Seventeenth Annual Meeting of HEPA Europe: European network for the promotion of health-enhancing physical activity. Meeting Report: virtual meeting, 3 September 2021

Overview

The 17th annual meeting of HEPA Europe, the European network for the promotion of Health-Enhancing Physical Activity (‎HEPA)‎, took place virtually in 2021 given the continued unprecedented times caused by the pandemic. The virtual meeting was attended by 33 participants from a variety of WHO European Region countries, as well as representatives from the World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe. 11 new membership applications were confirmed. Progress made in HEPA Europe’s working groups were presented along with the newly implemented Early Career Section. Also, the Elections of the Steering Committee and the postponed 2020 conference rescheduled for 2022 in Nice were discussed.