Leisure, health and well-being conference

Motto

 

„HEALTH IS CREATED AND LIVED BY PEOPLE WITHIN THE SETTINGS OF THEIR EVERYDAY LIFE; WHERE THEY LEARN, WORK, PLAY AND LOVE.” (OTTAWA-CHARTER 1986.)

 


 

Building on the current scientific trends and results the aim of our conference is to show the versatility of connections among leisure and health.

Health is a complex phenomenon; the holistic health concept includes individual and social dimensions. The individual dimension contains physical health, mental health: the thinking and decision-making ability, emotional health: the individual is aware of his/her emotions and expresses them, social health: being integrated into the communities; the influence of moral and religious principles and sexual health: the individual expresses his/her sexuality properly. The social dimension includes the connection between the individual and the social structure, social integration, the role in the social division of labour, the social environment: living-conditions, traffic, public health system, and the natural environment: healthy drinking-water, environmental pollution. Analogous to the holistic health concept, leisure can also be considered as holistic: It affects our physical, mental and emotional well-being (health), promotes social integration, socialises, educates, exercises an effect on balancing sexual energies, it can be the means of expressing our identity, and its performance is connected to our natural and built environment.

 


 

INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC BOARD

 

  • Prof. Zsuzsanna Benkő, president of the board, head of the Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Szeged, Hungary
  • Prof. Ishwar Modi, President of ISA RC13 (Sociology of Leisure), International Institute of Social Sciences, India
  • Prof. Imre Dékány, President of Szeged Affiliation of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
  • Prof. György Csepeli, President of the Hungarian Sociological Association, Budapest, Hungary
  • Prof. Miklós Tóth, President of the Hungarian Association of Sport Science, Budapest, Hungary
  • Prof. Róza Ádány, President of the National Association of Public Health Education- and Research Institutes, Debrecen, Hungary
  • Prof. Attila Oláh, President of the Hungarian Psychological Association, Budapest, Hungary
  • Prof. Zoltán Vokó, Director General of National Institute for Health Development, Budapest, Hungary

 


 

ORGANISING COMMITTEE

 

  • Dr. Klára Tarkó , University of Szeged, President of the Committee
  • Dr. László Lippai, University of Szeged
  • Dr. Ferenc Győri, University of Szeged
  • Dr. Gergő Prazsák, Eötvös Lóránd University, Budapest
  • Bernadett Kis, University of Szeged
  • Judit Pálmai, University of Szeged
  • Tímea Galacné Kaló, University of Szeged

 


 

ORGANISERS:

  • Institute of Applied Health Sciences and Health Promotion
    • University of Szeged, Juhász Gyula Faculty of Education, Szeged, Hungary
  • Working Committee on Health Promotion
    • Szeged Affiliation of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Scientific Committee on Medical Sciences

 


 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Dr. Klára Tarkó , University of Szeged, President of the Committee - egeszsegfejlesztes@jgypk.u-szeged.hu