Health-promoting sports clubs national audit tool

Overview

This national audit tool for health-promoting sports clubs provided method for collating the available national policies and strategies for supporting health promotion in sports clubs. This document provides an introduction and users&rs a protocol ansquo; guide for the audit tool and the tool itself. The document also includes information on application of the “settings-based approach” to sports clubs, the health-promoting sports club approach and development and use of this tool. The assessment will provide a comprehensive overview of national health promotion policies and strategies related to sports clubs in your country, which may indicate gaps in national health promotion and sport strategies and indicate areas to be developed. Completion of the tool may foster collaboration among government departments and organizations interested in a settings-based approach to health promotion. It can provide a catalyst for better communication, joint strategic planning and actions and collaboration among sectors for national health promotion policies in sports clubs.