The Nordic Welfare Centre actively collaborates with public officials regarding alcohol issues and the Nordic Narcotics Forum.
Nordic public officials have been collaborating since 2004 regarding alcohol issues, on the basis of a mandate from the Nordic Council of Ministers. The Nordic Welfare Centre participates in the meetings. The group’s aim is to highlight current alcohol-related topics and to collect Nordic-based information for alcohol policy cooperation in the Nordic region, within the European Union, and in international contexts.
Regular physical activity has well-documented health benefits – both physical and mental. Societies that are well equipped and well organised for physical activity will offer more opportunities to be physically active in everyday life and leisure – making an important contribution to a more socially equitable distribution of conditions for health and quality of life. The purpose of the Nordic network for physical activity is to strengthen Nordic collaboration to increase physical activity in a health promotion, social and multi-sectoral perspective. The network aims to contribute to the efficient use of resources and ensure that knowledge and experiences of work to increase physical activity in the countries is more easily shared across the Nordic region.