Raseiniai District Municipality Community's Health Enhancing and Health Promotion Activities Evaluation Report

RASEINIAI DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY COMMUNITY'S HEALTH ENHANCING AND HEALTH PROMOTION ACTIVITIES EVALUATION REPORT

INTRODUCTION

Sports and active leisure time is an important activity of human life. Thousands of years of human existence depended on vigorous physical activity. However scientifical and technical achievements aroused noticeable contradictions between biological and social human origin. Sedentary work, home appliances automation, computerisation, communication improvement measures have reduced the need to move, spread to a passive lifestyle and caused the problem of lack of physical activity. European institutions recognise that the sport based on volunteering plays a special role in European society, particularly in the health, education, social integration, and culture domains. The aim of Raseiniai district municipality community's health enhancing and health promotion activities rating report - to analyse carefully and describe the practicable situation of health enhancing and health promotion activities remedies and actions in Raseiniai district municipality, to evaluate the legal regulation ordinance, effected in this region, to disclose achievements, the main problems and possible solutions, provide sports and public health promotion sector development opportunities, priorities and draw up recommendations. Reports material will be used for the Erasmus + program project "Health promoting physical activity strategies development and practical implementation in the local communities'' to develop strategic guidelines and during the project implementation to plan and execute provided health promoting physical activity actions and measures. The evaluation report discusses the physical education and sports and health promoting physical activity and organizing principles, legal documents, regulating the activities of local and state authorities competence of sports, active promotion of physical activity and health promotion in the field of municipal supervised budget institutions, non-governmental body of cultural and sports organizations competence in the development of sport and health promotion activities. The health enhancing physical activity and health promotion activities in Raseiniai district municipality (further – municipality) based on the following principles:

1. Generality - in sport and active health enhancing physical activity is included in as many as possible district residents and public organizations; 2. Suitability, acceptability - the proposed health enhancing physical activity and health promotion activities and forms must be attractive, interesting, would be pregnable by all residents and meet their needs; 3. Equality - conditions are created to take part in sports and in health enhancing. Vigorous physical activities for everyone, regardless of their gender, age, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation and social or economic status; 4. Cooperation - -The municipal administration authorities, farm operators, non- governmental organisations cooperate in the formulation and implementation of health promoting activities.

THE COMMON SURVEY ON SITUATION OF RASEINIAI DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY

Raseiniai district municipality is situated in western or southeastern ethnographic region part of Zemaitija, almost in the centre of Lithuania, in the northwestern part of Kaunas county. One of the scenic Lithuanian rivers Dubysa is the biggest river of Raseiniai district. Dubysa is particularly a favourite river of nature lovers, rural tourism and canoeing sport enthusiasts. Dubysa's and Tytuvėnai regional parks parts are situated in the district. Sesuvis, Saltuona, Mituva also flows in its territory. There are two lakes Meiliskio and Paezerio and 19 ponds. Raseiniai District Municipality total area is the 1.573 km². The district covers 2.4 percent of Lithuania's area and 19.5 percent Kaunas County area.

1. picture. Raseiniai district municipality

Raseiniai district municipal area is crossed by international values transport corridors : A1 highway Vilnius - Kaunas - Klaipeda and the A-12 motorway Riga - Siauliai - Tauragė - Kaliningrad. The two towns there are in Raseiniai district municipal area-Raseiniai and Ariogala, 8 townships: Betygala, Girkalnis, Lyduvenai, Nemakščiai, Siluva, Vidukle, Zaiginys and Kalnujai and 590 villages. The district operates 10 rural (Ariogala's, Betygala's, Girkalnis, Kalnujai, Nemaksciai, Pagojukai,Paliepiai, Raseiniai, Siluva's, Vidukle) and 2 town's (and Raseiniai and Ariogala's) head communities. The centre of Raseiniai municipality is a town of Raseiniai. It is one of the oldest towns in Lithuania.Raseiniai mentioned in historical sources from 1253. XV-XVIII century, the town was the administrative centre of Zemaiciai ward. Raseiniai district municipality has established friendly relations and co-operate with Latvia Ķekava's municipality, Ukrainian Vinnitsa area Zmerinkos district municipality, Estonia Rapla municipality, Poland Liubartov municipality, Poland Mlawa Municipality,and Russian federation Kaliningrad area Slavsk district's municipality. According to the Lithuanian Department of Statistics data in 2015 in Raseiniai district lived 35032 residents, the number of pupils/children attending educational institutions was 4960, the number of pupils attending general education schools - 3964. According to the statistics data over the last 5-year the number of population has been steadily declining. It also reduced the number of children and the youth, but increased the number of population of retirement-age and

the disabled. These downward trend in the period under review was dominated in Kaunas county and the country. This determines to low birth rates, increasing mortality rates and increasing emigration from the district to the major towns of Lithuania and to the other countries. It should be noted that improving the employment indicators, declining number of registered unemployed, emerges more employment opportunities, as well as the indicators of improvement trends determines to the municipality performed purposeful social policy. Registered unemployed and the working-age population ratio shows the capacity of the economy, which determines the size of the budget income and expenses.

1 table. Statistical data on Raseiniai composition of the population and development trends over the past 5 years. The source – Social map of Lithuania.

INDICATORS * 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011

Number of residents 35032 35496 36131 36885 39476

Number of children for 1000 residents 178.12 179.63 183.7 189.05 198.8

Number of youth for 1000 residents 197.85 198.59 196.9 227.65 228.8

Number of retirement age residents for 252.34 252.96 252.7 252.49 231.5 1000 residents

Number of disabled people, older than 18, 88.32 89.11 86 86.43 82.56 for 1000 residents

Number of disabled children for 1000 33.49 34.19 29.8 28.54 24.59 children

Number of persons declared their 10.19 10.11 9.5 5.2 14.16 departure abroad for 1000 residents

Number of persons declared their arrival 6.34 6.79 6.6 5.07 3.77 from abroad for 1000 residents

Number of pupils for 1000 residents n/d 116.9 121 126.9 134.44

Number of registered unemployed for n/d 118.16 110.35 122.49 120.98 1000 working-age residents

Number of the youth, up to 25 years, n/d 25.09 36.45 47.39 48.02 registered unemployed for 1000 the youth

Number of registered long-term n/d 13.5 17.12 15.26 25.63 unemployed for 1000 residents

Municipal budget expenditure per capita, n/d n/d 2670 2618 2363 LTL

PHYSICAL EDUCATION, SPORTS SYSTEM AND ITS ADMINISTRATION

Physical Culture and Sports System - it is natural persons and legal entities, developing human being in all physical education means a set of consistent and constant physical and spiritual possibilities of human development and health promotion Physical Culture and Sports System in Raseiniai district municipality include these activity domains: 1. Children and youth development of physical culture and sport; 2. The adults and disabled people physical education expansion; 3. The health enhancing physical activity popularising, support and promotion in the local communities; 4. The expansion and populiarization of the kinds of sports; 5. The great mastery sportsmen training.

Physical education and sports and society's health strengthening activity coordination system's entities are: 1. Sportsmen, residents, taking part in sports activities 2. Physical education and sport‘s clubs 3. The municipality or its authorized institutions, budgetary institutions; 4. Physical education and sport‘s centre and the other educational institutions; 5. Society's health office; 6. Non-governmental organizations, youth organizations and informal groups, the private sector and the other organizations,which develop physical education and sports

In accordance to the Lithuanian Physical Culture and Sports Act, Lithuania formulation and implementation of physical education and sports policy involved in the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, the Lithuanian Government, the National Physical Culture and Sports Council, the Ministry of Physical Education and Sports Department, as well as municipalities.

I. INSTITUTIONS AT NATIONAL LEVEL WHICH ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ACTIVITY COORDINATION'S FOR SOCIETY'S HEALTH STRENGTHENING AND THEIR FUNCTIONS

Institutions at national level which are responsible for actions' coordination for physical activity for health enhancing and health's promotion are these : 1. The Seimas of Lithuanian Republic; 2. The Government of Lithuanian Republic; 3. Physical Education and Sports Council; 4. Department of Physical Education and Sports under The Government of Lithuanian Republic; 5. Ministry of National Defence; 6. Ministry of Social Security and Labour; 7. Ministry of Transport and Communications; 8. Ministry of Health; 9. Ministry of Education and Science; 10. Ministry of the Interior; 11. Ministry of the Environment; 12. Ministry of Culture 13. Other ministries and Government institutions.

14. The Lithuanian National Olympic Committee

The functions of institutions at national level, responsible for health enhancing physical activities and health enhancing actions coordination in society's stimulation for physical activity and health's reinforcing in domain:

Seimas of Lithuanian Republic - Determines strategical directions' of sports politics, affirms strategy of government, affirms budgetary allocation for sports and society's health strengthening for financing remedies of society's health enhancing and sports. The Government of Lithuanian Republic - Determines the development of advanced directions in physical education and sports and priority programs, determines society's health reinforcing programs. Physical Education and Sports Council - Propagates physical education and sports, asserts that development of physical education and sports would not conflict with the international legislation of physical education and sports. Department of Physical Education and Sports of The Government of Lithuanian Republic - Participates in shaping of physical education and sports policy in domain in Republic of Lithuania and performs it, prepares long-term strategy of physical education and sports and their developing programs, strategical action plans of institution, monitoring how they are being performed, confirms the list of strategical types of sport, disposes Government's budgetary allocation, finance from physical education and sports sponsorship fund of Republic of Lithuania and the other legally received finance, monitors funds using, coordinates the actions of the subjects of physical education and sports system, cooperates in physical education and sports domain with lithuanian communities abroad, collects and analyses statistical information of physical education and sports, motivates the development of information system of physical education and sports and science of sport. Ministry of National Defence - According its competence organises and ensures physical qualification of soldiers, creates conditions for the soldiers to exercise and participate in sports competitions. Ministry of Social Security and Labour - Develops physical education and sports for the disabled and helps them to integrate into society, supports the family's and community's physical activity initiatives and programs. Ministry of Transport and Communications - Specifies the qualification of sportsmen and specialists of aviation, the safety of flights, control of the aircrafts's technical shape, issues of flights's, motorboats's , auto‘s and moto's sports organising and administration, cares about arranging the tracks for bicycles. Ministry of Health - Develops the principles of healthy life, prepares and coordinates the programs stimulating physical activity, prepares the acts of law, related to amplification of physical activity, the projects, determines the requirements for health tests for sportsmen and taking part in sports activities Ministry of Education and Science - According its competence forms and performs physical education and sport's policy in institutions performing formal and nonformal educational programs Ministry of the Interior - Takes care of interior service system officers' physical qualification, creates conditions for them to go in for sports and participate in sport's competitions Ministry of the Environment - Takes care of territories's planning rates having fitted for sports (pathways, parks, sports grounds, various sport buildings), related to healthy life and sports, concerns about infrastructure of the environment would be prepared and adjusted for sport's needs.

Ministry of Culture - Initiates and realizes the projects dedicated to national minorities social integration through physical education and sports Other ministries and Government institutions - According their competence takes part in physical education's and sport's policy forming, implementing it and creating conditions for developing physical education and sports. The Lithuanian National Olympic Committee – Supports and develops sports ethics, promotes basic Olympic principles in country's sporting activities, aims that school and university physical education and sports programs reflected Olympic range, takes care of Olympic education institution building, the Olympic movement and other cultural programs, promotes the development of sports, contributes to prepare the sports staff- organises training to help promote the basic Olympic principles contribute to the development of all sports programming.

II. LOCAL (MUNICIPAL) LEVEL INSTITUTIONS RESPONSIBLE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH ENHANCING COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES AND THEIRS FUNCTIONS

In accordance with the Republic of Lithuania local self-government law, the implementing of sports policy is an autonomous municipal function. Municipal law states that the municipality is responsible for: 1. pre-school children and adult non-formal education organization; 2. the municipal health promotion measures planning and implementation; 3. the support for the municipal residents health care; 4. physical culture and sports development, residents rest organization.

Raseiniai district municipality institutions, responsible for sports policy-making and implementation at the municipal level, are: 1. Raseiniai district municipal council 2. Raseiniai Municipality Administration Director

Raseiniai district municipal council headed by the population directly elected mayor. Functions of the Council: 1. Forming of the physical education and sports and public health strengthening policy in the municipality; 2. Approves the municipality's strategic plan, the municipal budget forming and approving; 3. Envisages and confirms physical culture and sports, public health strengthening programs and measures, allocate funding for its implementation; 4. Decides on physical culture and sports and public health promotion activities performing institutions for creation, liquidation, reorganization, and funding, allocated for the performing their activities; 5. Establish the order, and finances training centers for sportsmen , sports clubs and other non-governmental organizations functioning in the territory of sports organizations activity; 6. Establish criteria and order for promoting the sportsmen, also bonuses, scholarships and the sequence of payment from the municipal budget Raseiniai Municipality Administration Director or other authorized municipal administrative department or municipal office implement physical education and sports, public health strengthening policies in the territory of the municipality. Raseiniai Municipality Administration Director headed for the municipal administration.

Raseiniai Municipality Administration Director (Municipality Administration): 1.Implements physical education and sports development, public health measures to strengthen in the municipality, by the Municipal Council approved strategic development in implements the sport and the material base development strategy for the municipality, the municipality and under the municipal strategic action plans; 2. Ensure their availability for the population; 3.According the established by the municipal council order is funding teams participation in national and international competitions; 4.Carried out of educational activities, form their territory of their people a positive attitude towards physical education and sports importance of health,implements vigorous physical activity-enhancing programs and the stimulating measures for the health strengthening.

The implementation of the sports policy and activities are administrated and coordinated Subdivision of municipality administration by the Department of Education and Social Affairs, and its subdivision - Department of Education and social affairs of the Department of Education, the division of Culture and Education. The section employs one specialist, who is directly responsible for the sports activity coordination. Municipal administration subdivision of Economics and Agriculture Department cares and responsible for sports and population health promotion infrastructure improvement The department is preparing municipal development and activity also regional and spatial planning documents and coordinates their implementation, cares for sports and residents health promotion environment modernization, its adaptation to the needs of society as well as energetic physical activities and other health promoting activities, prepares public investment projects, organises projects included in Kaunas region integrated territorial development program implementation, organises by the period 2014-2020 European Union structural funds financing for the municipal administration of public projects preparation, submission and coordinates the timely applying assistance funds.

III. THE LEGISLATION, GOVERNING THE SOCIETY HEALTH STRENGTHENING ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTATION

The main planning documents covering the EU and the Republic of Lithuania planning documents, are: ''Europe 2020'', Lithuanian Progress Strategy "Lithuania 2030", "National Progress program'': Lithuanian Progress Strategy "Lithuania 2030", a document that includes the government's vision and evolution priorities and their implementation directions for 2030. State vision "Lithuania - a smart country where is good to live and work." The important distinguished progress values - openness, creativity and responsibility, and 3 progress areas: society, economy and management. Developments in these areas reinforce the values of progress and build on the principles of sustainable development. The Changes are being expected in the following areas: 1) the intelligent society; 2) the smart economy; 3) the intelligent management. These priorities are being detailed in preparing of the medium-term strategic documents, programs and plans. For the implementation of the strategy is being prepared by the National Progress program - the main state expansion strategy document. National progress program during the 2014-2020. - a strategy document, covering the EU strategy "Europe 2020" and the strategy of the progress of Lithuania "Lithuania 2030" The program emphasizes the vertical and horizontal priorities.

Vertical priorities: 1) "Public education, science and culture (strengthening of the responsibility, identity, citizenship, cooperation, lifelong learning, creativity, entrepreneurship, leadership, knowledge creation, dissemination and utilization, health and the natural environment conservation promotion); 2) "The active and solidarity society (implementation of social innovation, population welfare, social inclusion, community and non-governmental organizations, the increase of quality employment ); Horizontal priorities covers the areas, which are characterized by complex problems, which can not be resolved through one or several sectoral policies remedies. 3 horizontal priorities is being distinguished in the programme: " The culture", "The regional development" and "Health for all". National-level legislation,governing the society health strengthening activities,physical education and sports activity implementation: 1. Lithuanian Republic law on Physical Education and Sports; 2. Lithuanian Republic law on the Local Self-Government; 3. Lithuanian Republic Law on Education; 4. The sports development of the state strategy for 2011-2020. 5. The state sports development strategy implementation an inter-institutional action plan for 2011-2020.

The Republic of Lithuania of Physical Education and Sports Act provides: 1. physical education and sport principles; 2. regulated state and municipal institutions competence in physical education and sport domain; 3. the nongovernmental physical education and sports organizations competence in development of physical culture and sport, preparation of sportsmen, in the development of the sports competition system, 4. regulated the physical education and sports specialists activities, professional sports development framework, sports competition and events organising principles, 5. establishes requirements for sports facilities.

The aim of the state sports development strategy for 2011-2020 is to make conditions to all Lithuanian social groups including sports activities solving in this way eminently vital society cohesion, quality of life, public health and health promotion,bigger working capacity, leisure employment tasks while also creating a social base of the great mastery sportsmen training system. The plan has been prepared to implement the strategy, which aims to promote based on the inter-institutional collaboration,and the coordinated standpoint for the stimulation of physical activity and sports development between all the residents of the Republic of Lithuania. It is expected that the implementation of the plan increases the number of the population, who regularly participate in sports and take physical exercise leisure would become more thoughtful, would increase persons capacity for work would amplify social cohesion,would improve the population's physical and mental health, quality of life. The plan includes the following main activities: 1. A healthy lifestyle through physical activity, physical education and sport promotion for all the residents of the Republic of Lithuania 2. Creating the appropriate conditions for the population of the Republic of Lithuania for physical activity and for sports; 3. The training system, dedicated to high mastery sportsmen,improvement.

According to the government sports development strategy provisions for 2011-2020 and the government sports development strategy for the implementation of the inter-institutional activities for 2011-2020. Measures provided in the plan, the municipal legislation on public health promotion activities implementation is prepared in Raseiniai district municipality, within the law are being coordinated of physical education and sports and public health strengthening activities in Raseiniai district municipality.

1. Raseiniai District Municipality for 2016-2018. Strategic Plan (the provided programs and measures to enhance the public health and physical activity); 2. Raseinių district municipal public health monitoring strategy for 2016 to 2018 . (Aim of the strategy - to create favourable physical, social, economic and psychological condition for the residents of district municipality, to protect health and take care of it, provide equal health promotion conditions for all residents). 3. Since 2016 launching implementation of the program "The disabled social integration through physical education and sport (the institution which won the competition of programs-project and got the funds, is implementing the provided measures for disabled social integration through physical education and sports organises and integrates the disabled into the health enhancing physical activity-stimulating activities); 4. Youth policy implementation measures plan (measures provided for strengthen the youth health and physical activity); 5. The physical education and sports events coordination plan (Annually Raseiniai district municipal council approve the plan, which provides by the municipality planned to perform the cultural and sports events for the current year.

In total 12 programs are approved in 2016-2018 Raseiniai District Municipality the strategical action plan. The measures,which are dedicated or related to society health enhancing and vigorous physical activity promotion, were provided even in 8 of them.

2 table. Information about the measures provided for or in connection with the enhancing of public health and vigorous physical activity promotion

Strategic action plan Facility name The program programs name coordinating unit The education and Educational institutions activity organization Education and Social training process assurance Affairs Department, assurance program The Educational institutions informal Culture and Education education organization (children's summer Division recreation camps organizing) Non-formal education programs financing Educational institutions transporting pupils Educational Institutions educational environments update Physical education Sport's clubs activity part-financing Education and Social and sports program Raseiniai Physical Culture and Sports Center Affairs Department, sports events program execution Culture and Education Raseiniai physical culture and sports center Division activity organizing Sportsmen's stimulation The disabled social integration through

physical education and sports projects financing The program's Erasmus + implementation Health care, social Child day care centers activity sponsorship Education and Social assistance and social Non-governmental organizations projects Affairs Department, services providing sponsorship Culture and Education program Social rehabilitation services for the disabled Division, The in community financing municipal doctor The pupils' society's health care Society's health strengthening and monitoring Healthy life's stimulation of Raseiniai district Raseiniai district municipal society health care services support Prevention programs execution Cultural events Raseiniai district youth problems decision Education and Social organization and plan execution Affairs Department, culture activity To finance the projects of Raseiniai district Culture and Education program youth organizations and informal groups Division Tourism and business The public institution ''Raseiniai racecourse " Economy and favorable activity promotion Agriculture Department environment ''Raseiniai Racecourse'' management and formation program using concession contract execution Rural development Rural communities, local action groups and Economy and program other NGOs, related to rural development, Agriculture Department activity support Butkiskes village pond coastal arrangement Girkalnis township, Gyliai settlements ponds cleanings Utility facilities Gintaras block children's playground setting- Economy and objects maintenance up Agriculture Department and repairs program Girkalnis township sports grounds setting-up, Setupis st. 61 Raseiniai district Provided measures of the program are Economy and municipal investment presented in section ''Investments to Agriculture Department program for 2013- infrastructure, dedicated for physical culture 2015. and sports activity - ability to go in for sports for all residents''

MUNICIPAL BUDGETARY INSTITUTIONS RESPONSIBLE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH PROMOTING

I. RASEINIAI PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS CENTRE

Raseiniai physical education and sports center – budgetary institution, ambitious for creating conditions to develop healthy and physically active community of Raseiniai town and district, to assess children's potential sport's abilities and develop them in preparing skilled sportsmen, to assess children's potential sport's abilities and develop them in preparing skilled

sportsmen, nominate who will represent the district in the region's competitions, country's competitions and for Lithuania in international level competitions. Also to develop and organize physical education and sport's events in the domain of its influence, to render methodical support for the people,who are interested in sports clubs and for communities. The purpose of Raseiniai physical education and sports centre is to render services of sport of children's, non-formal education youth's and adults', to create conditions for going in for sports, to coordinate and organise physical education's and sport's activities in the district. The aim of sport centre is a person,who is healthy, virtuous,participating in sports,understanding sport as a necessity for normal maturity, for health, for the evolution of body and consciousness. The pupil is non-smoker, not drinking and not using drug, understanding that it is his needs for sport , not for his teacher of physical education or for his trainer. Realise that the aim going in for sports is not medals or victories, but it is a person, welfare of his body and consciousness. All community's members in Raseiniai district are actively participating in sports, propagating healthy lifestyle and showing the example for the youth. It has been created conditions in Raseiniai physical education and sports centre to enlarge physical activity and strength of children's, learning youth and of all the residents of the district, trying that the schools gyms would be open also for the needs of local youth, the head's communities and village communities are being stimulated for taking part more actively in the organized events, it is also being stimulated that communities would initiate and organise various sport's events themselves. It is also performed the district's schools games competition in Sports' centre in Raseiniai (30 kinds of sport ). Good conditions are being created for the pupils to go to republic's and international competitions, European and World championships. The adults competitions in various kinds of sport are also performed, conditions for going to republic's competitions are created. For the children and youth in Raseiniai Sport's centres are created conditions for participating in 7 kinds of sport activities, such as basketball, volleyball, track-and field athletics, free-wrestling, badminton, football and bullet-shooting using pneumatic guns. Pupils of Raseiniai educational institutions train in 35 groups. Residents of the district are being stimulated to cluster into various sport's clubs, to participate in sports activities and so that they could purposefully spend their leisure time, taking part in sports clubs activities according their likings. 13 different aged pupils from Sport's centres belongs to Lithuanian Republic National team: 9 of them of free-wrestling, 3 of them of track-and field athletics and 1 of bullet-shooting using pneumatic guns. The trainers do the testing of sportsmens abilities during the training, tests their keeping of control standards, creates individual training plans for the sportsmen of higher mastery. Training content is being supported by multiannual system of sportsmen training, which is proved and confirmed by sport's science. This process is being divided into 3 stages in Raseiniai physical education and sports centre: elementary training, master training and master's improving. All sportsmen's training content is being planned in tandem with scientific- methodological,medical-biological and material-technical supporting of sport's base. To satisfying the district's residents needs is being attempted to create the possibility so that the pupils of village localities could have ability participate in sports activities. The teachers of Raseiniai Physical education and sports centre are going to many district's basic education schools so that they could conduct training in their gyms.

3 table. Number of pupils attending sports in Raseiniai physical education and sports centre: Year 2014 2015 Number of pupils 469 480 Number of educational groups 34 35

4 table. Number of pupils attending training by sports: Name of the sport Number of pupils Year 2014 2015. 1. Badminton 38 38 2. Football 45 45 3. Basketball 143 144 4. Free wrestling 47 47 5. Track –and field athletics 96 106 6. Shooting 12 12 7. Volleyball 88 88 Total: 469 480

5 table. Number of pupils attending training, according common educational schools and the other educational institutions: Column The name of educational institution Number of pupils number 2014 2015. 1. Gymnasium of President Jonas Zemaitis 97 90 2. Raseiniai district Ariogala's gymnasium 76 85 3. Raseiniai district Vidukle's Simonas Stanevicius 22 25 gymnasium 4. Raseiniai district Betygala's Maironis gymnasium 18 18 5. Raseiniai district Nemaksciai Martynas Mazvydas 16 15 gymnasium 6. Raseiniai Viktoras Petkus basic school 105 114 7. Raseiniai Saltinis progymnasium 107 108 8. Raseiniai district Siluva's gymnasium 3 2 9. Raseiniai district Girkalnis basic school 1 1 10. Raseiniai district Paupys school – multifunctional - centre 1 1 11. Public Institution Raseiniai Technology and Business 11 9 school 12. Public Institution Raseiniai The disabled day employment 1 - centre 13. Radviliskis district Grinkiskis secondary school 3 - 14. Cadets school of General Povilas Plechavicius 3 2 15. Vilnius College 1 -

16. Lithuaniai Sports university 1 2 17. Lithuanian university of Health Sciences 1 - 18. Siauliai university 1 1 19. Kaunas Technology university - 1 20. Kaunas College - 1 21. Kaunas Karalius Mindaugas vocational training center - 1 22. Jurbarkas district Juodaiciai basic school - 2 23. No school 1 2 Total: 469 480

Sports activity sustaining necessary physical activity of citizens taking part in sports is being performed by skilled trainers,school teachers of physical education and sport's specialists. Trainers work with children and youth, who are ambitious for high sports excellence, prepare sportsmen or teams for competitions. Physical education teachers work in secondary schools, sport‘s specialists work with adults in district communities, village communities, organise physical education and sports activities and events.

6 table. Number of trainers and sport‘s specialists,working in Raseiniai Physical education and sports center: Kind of sport Number of trainers in 2014 in 2015 Trainers of Sport center badminton 2 2 football 2 1 basketball 5 5 free wrestling 2 2 track-and field athletics 6 6 shooting 1 1 volleyball 3 3 Total: 21 20 The name of community Number of positions available 2014 2015 Sport specialists staff in communities Ariogala's community 0.5 0.5 Betygala's community 0.25 0.25 Girkalnis community 0.5 0.5 Nemaksciai community 0.5 0.5 Raseiniai community 0.5 1.5 Siluva's community 0.25 0.25 Vidukle community 0.5 0.5 Total: 3 4

7 table. Trainers, working in Raseiniai Physical education and sports center, disposing according category:

Column Category of qualification Number of trainers number 1. International sport trainer 5 2. National sport trainer 5 3. Lithuanian sport trainer 3 4. Trainer 7 Total: 20

8 table. Distribution of school teachers according their qualification category:

Column Category of qualification Number of trainers number 1. Teacher - 2. Senior teacher 13 3. Teacher supervisor 6 4. Teacher expert 4 Total: 23

Raseiniai physical education and sports centre of its activities are carried out not only in the sports centre or near the stadium, but also in the educational institutions sports facilities - gyms, sports grounds, stadiums, gyms, shooting ranges. Also, under a contract, is used sports and recreation hall "Karpyne'' to organize sports trainings and competitions. On the basis inter-institutional cooperation Raseiniai physical education and sports centre, sports clubs, rural communities free of charge used secondary education schools sports halls and gym halls. Habitants also have the possibility to engage in vigorous physical activity, school sports grounds and stadiums. Riding trainings takes place in the Raseiniai Racecourse.

9 table. Information about sports training and active physical activity areas

Column The place of the training and physical activity performance number 1. Raseiniai physical education and sports centre in Raseiniai 2. Raseiniai physical education and sports centre sports gym in Ariogala 3. Raseiniai physical education and sports centre simulators gym 4. Raseiniai district Ariogala's gymnasium's sports gym 5. Raseiniai district Ariogala's gymnasium's simulators gym 6. Raseiniai district Viktoras Petkus basic school's sports gym 7. President's Jonas Zemaitis Gymnasium's sports gym 8. President's Jonas Zemaitis Gymnasium's rifle-range 9. President's Jonas Zemaitis Gymnasium's simulators gym 10. Raseiniai Saltinis progymnasium's sports gym

11. Raseiniai Saltinis progymnasium's simulators gym 12. Public Institution Raseiniai Technology and Business school's sports gym 13. Public Institution Raseiniai Technology and Business school's simulators gym 14. Raseiniai district Vidukle Simonas Stanevičius gymnasium's sports gym 15. Raseiniai district Vidukle Simonas Stanevičius gymnasium's simulators gym 16. Raseiniai district Betygala's gymnasium's sports gym 17. Raseiniai district Betygala's gymnasium's simulators gym 18. Raseiniai district Nemaksciai Martynas Mazvydas gymnasium's sports gym 19. Raseiniai district Nemaksciai Martynas Mazvydas gymnasium's simulators gym 20. Raseiniai district Siluva's gymnasium's simulators gym 21. Public Institution ''Raseiniai racetrack '' path 22. Raseiniai district Paupys school – multifunctional – centre simulators gym 23. Raseiniai district Zaiginio Pranciskus Sivickis school – multifunctional – centre simulators gym 24. Raseiniai special school simulators gym 25. Sports and leisure hall 'Karpyne'

While the overall population is decreasing, but funding for physical education and sports has not been reduced, and was increased, in 2015 financing for Raseiniai physical culture and sports centre was allocated more funds than in 2014, so evaluation criteria - Municipalities common budget for physical education and sport (percent) And the funds for physical education and sports, per capita (EUR) - implementation percent increased.

10 table. Physical Education and Sports funding of the municipal budget funds (thou. EUR)

Year Financing appointed The municipal Number of The funds for for physical share of its overall population in the physical education and sports budget appointed municipality's education and (thousand. Eur) for physical territory sports, per education and capita (EUR) sports (in percent). 2015 482,00 1,56 35032 138 2014 387,72 1,48 35496 122 Total 94,28 0,08 -464 16

II. PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICE OF RASEINIAI DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY

Public health office of Raseiniai district municipality is a budget institution, which began its activity from 2014. The main aim of office‘s activity is to take care of municipality 's citizens health, to carry out municipality's society health care, to carry out municipality's society health care so that to lessen residents morbidity and mortality, to improve quality of living providing quality health care services.

Office activities - public health services organisation and rendering for natural and legal persons in the municipality territory, the organisation and participation in implementation physical activity promotion measures, other healthy lifestyle factors promotion measures planning and implementation, environmental (physical, social, economic) factors of health impact assessment, public health programs in the Municipality implementation, preparing target municipal public health promotion and prevention programs set by the Municipality the prevalence of affecting factors of health or health problems, state public health promotion and prevention programs animation and implementation, child and youth health promotion.

Office activities - to organize and provide public health services to individuals and legal persons in municipality domain. The office employs 11 public health care specialists.

11 table. Raseiniai District Municipality Public Health Office organizational structure:

Number of Number of Number of The name of position positions positions positions available fulfilled fulfilled in 2014 in 2015 Director 1 1 1 Public health promotion specialist 1 1 1 Public health monitoring specialist 1 1 1 Children and youth health care specialist 0.5 0.5 0.5 Chief accountant 0.5 0.5 0.5 Public health specialists engaged in health care educational institutions 7 7 6,8

Office activities financed from the state budget. In 2015 was devoted special target grant of 118000 euros to the municipality budget to carry out for pupils society‘ health care,for society‘s health enhancing and health monitoring. Public health office activity carried out in three main directions: 1.Society's health enhancing, 2.Pupils health care, 3.Society's health monitoring.

12 table. Public health strengthening activities in 2015: Number of drafted informational reports and articles 46 The stimulation of healthy diets and obesity prevention 7 In the domain of physical activity stimulation 11 In the domain of healthy environment creation 4 In the domain of injuries prevention 2 In the domain of psychoactive substance use prevention 3

In the domain of communicable disease prevention 7 In the domain of mental health promotion 6 Health care and consolidation 6 Number of events for health promotion 53 The stimulation of healthy diets and obesity prevention 7 In the domain of physical activity stimulation 16 In the domain of healthy environment creation 7 In the domain of injuries prevention 3 In the domain of psychoactive substance use prevention 4 In the domain of communicable disease prevention 1 In the domain of mental health promotion 7 Oral hygiene and health 0 Maternal and child health protection and enhancement 2 Health safety and strengthening 6 Number of people participated at the events for health 1294 promotion In the domain of the stimulation of healthy diets and obesity 240 prevention In the domain of physical activity stimulation 298 In the domain of healthy environment creation 144 In the domain of injuries prevention 80 In the domain of psychoactive substance use prevention 140 In the domain of communicable disease prevention 20 In the domain of mental health promotion 292 Number of consulting services 51 In the domain of the stimulation of healthy diets and obesity 8 prevention In the domain of physical activity stimulation 13 In the domain of healthy environment creation 5 In the domain of injuries prevention 3 In the domain of psychoactive substance use prevention 3 In the domain of communicable disease prevention 2 In the domain of mental health promotion 5 Health care and strenghening 5 Circulatory system diseases prophylaxis 7

Children and youth's health supervision is carried out by the public health specialists, who work in district's educational insitutions, activity organisation and coordination is performed by the Office specialist for the children's and youth health care. The estimation of the environment and education in conformity with the legal acts have been systematically carried out in all educational institutions, the food and menu verification of conformity is being carried out.

During various events and individual consulting is being carried out health literacy education, initiating and implementing the projects of health promotion and state importance projects, giving recommendations for children,parents and for the administration of school.

13 table. Pupils society's health care in 2015: Pupils under 18 years,who have submitted preventive health inspection 100 certificates (Child's medical certificate form. 027-1 a) the percentage The number of consultations for pupils 604 The number of consultations for parents (patrons) 52 The number of consultations for school employees 199 The number of the health promotion events organized at school 458 The number of the pupils for 1000 pupils (in units), educated by pre-school and pre-school education programs,who participated in health promotion events 1904 (seminars, conferences, lectures and so on.) The number of the pupils for 1000 pupils(in units), educated by general 17284 education programs,who participated in health promtion events

The Office first time organised all Lithuanian-wide competition named ''Sveikuoliu sveikuoliai“ I stage . 19 teams from 11 district education offices took part in the competition. The year of 2015 is full of collective activities/competitions/shares in district education institutions - traditional shares to mention the World Water Day, AIDS Day,preventive drawing contest "My dream reflector", Essay Contest "We live not to eat, but eat to live" . Many participants have been attracted by the competitions and shares such as '' European Mobility Week 2015'', ''Generation day'', ''Healthy day'', which were announced throughout Lithuania. Public health monitoring was carried out for the purpose - to identify the biggest public health problems in Raseiniai district municipality, in order to submit proposals for this performance improvement and problem-solving measures.

14 table. Public health monitoring in 2015 : The evaluation criteria The municipal public health monitoring indicators number 51 Monitoring reports and proposals for the improvement of the health status of 3 preparation Preparation of data summaries and research and presentation to the state and municipal 5 institutions, labour groups,the date providers and social media Information about public health monitoring results publicity 2

Children's health condition monitoring, carried out of done analysis of the children's health certificates 0-27 / a form, and according to them given summary and recommendations. Taking into account the results of the analysis are planned and carried out health activities in educational institutions.

III. HEALTH ENHANCING ACTIVITY IMPLEMENTATION IN SCHOOLS

Raseinių district municipality operates 14 formal education programs performing general education schools and 8 non-formal education programs performing schools - 6 pre-school education and 2 non-formal education schools. In accordance to Physical education and sports law provisions, in educational institutions executing formal education programs is mandatory 3 physical education lessons a week. They are organized in accordance with the Lithuanian general education schools in general programs, educational standards and general health safety requirements.All the educational institutions executing formal education programs each academic year, students physical fitness is being certified using tests, achievements are not being rated by marks. Implementating of special education programs for the children with special needs, are organised an additional therapeutical gymnastic exercises, physical training and sports exercises,are providing a physical therapist services.In accordance to the educational plans, taking into account the needs of the pupils, and an offer of educational programs , and the institutions financial abilities of general education schools, also are appointed the hours of an informal education. Children have the opportunity to learning based on their interests and to engage in a favourite activity. For the sports activity circles are dedicated 25.8 percent. of all the hours,dedicated and used for non-formal education. For sports activities in schools used non-formal education hours dedicated for schools the most from the 50% - 26% of non-formal education hours,the least from the 19% - 7% of non-formal education hours.

15 table. The hours dedicated for sports activities circles.

Column Classes Total For The number of pupils number hours,according the attending circles GEP sports activities 1. 1-4 145 18 2. 5-8 156 44,5 3. 9-10 101 22 4. 11-12 75 18 5. Special abilities education class 4 0 Total: 481 102,5

For the children,who are educating according to pre-school and preschool education programs, active physical activities are necessity during all learning period, appointed not less as an hour a day. The physical education teachers work in Pre-school education institutions. These teachers organize the short physical education lessons 2 times a week. Duration of the short lessons depending on the age of the child lasts from 15 minutes to 35 minutes. For the children are organized keep-fit exercises, agile games, relay races, and the other forms of physical activity.

Lithuanian schools implement Olympic education projects - Children and Youth Olympic training in the schools of the country and the Lithuanian pupils Olympic Festival. The project "Children and Youth Olympic training in the schools of the country'', implementing of the Olympic education program, initiated by the Lithuanian Ministry of Education and Science Ministry, Physical Education and Sports under the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, Lithuanian National Olympic Committee and the Lithuanian Olympic Academy. The project has already being existed for 12 years aims to olympic ideas would be integrated into formal and non-formal education process for all types of schools, promoting interdisciplinary integration. Its core is the content of knowledge and noble behavior, helping a young person to create the Olympic culture groundwork. The project "Lithuanian pupils' Olympic Festival'' - for the tenth school year taking place in general education schools competition, which is fostered by the Prezident of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite. Lithuanian pupils Olympic Festival goal is through sport to develop a conscious, socially active person fostering national values. Every year in all the municipal general education schools there are organized Olympic Festival events for the pupils of all ages (Olympic days, weekly events, games, and other activities) encouraging each pupil attending sports, without any discrimination and feeling the Olympic spirit, which requires mutual friendship, solidarity and noble behavior understanding. Various kinds of sport competitions in schools increases the pupils' motivation to engage in vigorous physical activity at leisure time, encourages them to systematically exercise, consciously take care of their health and physical advancement. Pupils' Olympic Festival competition involves all the district education offices. 57.7% - 34.4% pupils of some schools participate in the competition. In order to develop and promote a healthy lifestyle and health strengthening energetic physical activities, Raseiniai district schools actively joined to the Lithuanian Health strengthening schools network. Actually 9 municipality schools are the members of this network and are actively involved in its activities. In accordance to the description of the procedure for health strengthening schools recognition ,the health strengthening school is a school,where, together with the school community and the social partners, pupils are taught the healthy lifestyle's skills, is creating to the school community health conducive physical and psychosocial environment. The district health strengthening schools essential activity directions, which are combined internecine, corresponding to the pupils age and needs:

1.Safe and healthy school environment development and maintenance; 2. Health education programs implementing; 3.Cooperation of the pupils, their parents, teachers and school social partners ; 4. The health enhancing school activity dissemination to the local community and continuity assurance. Health enhancing school carries out a planned, focused, consistent and systematic pupils' health enhancing activity, which brings together the whole school community for its implementation –the administration's, each teacher's, the psychologist's, social educators, society health care specialists, parents and other staff - efforts and force. Health enhancing school pays a great attention to psychosocial environment (reaching to develop confidence and partnership,considering the main value the good relations between the members of school's community), to physical environment (aiming to create a safe, healthy, satisfying hygiene requirements educational environment, to human and material resources (by seeking to mobilize resources for health strengthening and health education), to health education (aiming to ensure the quality of health education).

IV. THE PROGRAMME'S ''THE DISABLED SOCIAL INTEGRATION THROUGH SPORT "IMPLEMENTATION. THE DISABLED EMPLOYMENT CENTRE'S IN RASEINIAI ACTIVITY

In 2016 it has been approved that the disabled social integration through physical education and sports projects financing for 2016 - 2018 and its implementation of the allocated funds of the state budget. In accordance to the disabled social integration through physical education and sports projects for 2016-2018.Tender applications for funding.between the assessed projects for financing in Raseiniai municipality was selected Raseiniai Public Institution. The disabled day employment centre's presented project, dedicated funding for it - 4138 euros (828 euros of the municipal budget and 3310 euros of the Disabled Affairs Department of Social Security and Labour). The project manager - the Public Institution Raseiniai The disabled day employment center – the manager envisaged these aims and objectives in the project: to improve the social integration of the disabled into society through physical education and sport and the organization of permanent and non-permanent character of sporting activities, to support the disabled's physical and psychological health by organizing of physical fitness trainings, promote project participants' physical activity and self-expression by choosing sports activities according to their state of health,to organize the disabled sports events in Raseiniai district, to help for the disabled to prepare for the sports competitions. The planned and implemented regular activities as follows: physical fitness activities (exercises in the pool, in the center's premises, in the stadium and in the nature), individual kinds of sports (table tennis, billiards-pool, boccia, darts, checkers, chess, pneumatic shooting) trainings. Of a temporary character activities include the preparation for Lithuania the disabled sports federations and sports clubs organised by the Games and sports festivities (track-and field athletics, table tennis, billiards-pool, pneumatic shooting and others) and annual national the disabled's sports festival. Project activities were started implementing in the beginning of March of 2016. Standing character activities involved 40 persons with various disabilities.

V. DEVEPLOPMENT OF INTERINSITUTIONAL COOPERATION. THE OTHER MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING IN PUBLIC HEALTH ENHANCING ACTIVITIES

Implementating of public health enhancing measures, cooperating with the social partners of various fields: budgery institutions, public institutions, the other economic's entities, nongovernmental organizations, village communities, the youth organizations and informal groups. The social partners are actively involved into the performing of society's health strengthening activities, support the initiatives and offer the new ideas themselves. The involvement of partners into society health strengthening and health enhancing physical activities, applying the effective preventive measures based on their experience and the organization of cooperative activity, is very important, pursuing to interest in health enhancing activities as more as possible residents of the district. In collaboration promoted society health,organized joint events (consultations, shares and so on.)

16 table. Deveplopment of interinstitutional cooperation: The partner The character of the activity Raseiniai district education centre (The third Cooperation in the organizing century's university) activities,organization of the qualification improving training events Siauliai County Police commissariat Raseiniai Cooperation in shares (The march for tee-total police commissariat officials and healthy Lithuania). International Day without a car“) and during the events, ensuring security Non-governmental organiztions- village Cooperation of the Office in organizing communities activities and community initiatives implementing Massmedia Unrewarded information announcement Raseiniai district cultural institutions Cooperation during the organized activities (Raseiniai Marcelijus Martinaitis public (gratuitous provision of services). Joint events library, Raseiniai district Country history organisation ( the integration of sports events museum, Raseiniai district cultural centre) during cultural events , vigorous physical activity), participation in the project work. The visitors of the open youth space inclusion , volunteering promotion. Public Institution ''Raseiniai racetrack '' Cooperation during organized activities, joint events organisation, sports camps organisation. Dubysa's Regional Park board of directors Cooperation during organized activities, march organisation, sports camps organisation. Raseiniai district social institutions (Raseiniai Cooperation during organized activities, joint child care home, Public Institution Raseiniai events organisation, participation in the joint day centre „Vilties takas“, Public Institution project work. Raseiniai Social services centre Rural communities – 61 community, Raseiniai Cooperation during organized activities, district Rural communities union, Local communities initiatives support and communities councils implementation, participation in the joint project work.

VI. SPORTS CLUBS, VILLAGE COMMUNITIES AND OTHER NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

Non-governmental organisations, operating in the municipality, actively contribute to the stimulation and support of the development of physical education and sports,vigorous physical activities of health enhancing, businessmen who promote various sports, the sports kinds groups, organised sporting events for everyone or for individual groups of the population, health promotion shares, provide a range of services related to active physical activity and initiatives.

The various profile sports clubs operated in Raseiniai district 27 in 2015 and 28 in 2016. Their aim is to satisfy the public interest in the field of physical education and sports, to unite people and sportsmen for a healthy lifestyle, physical activity in physical education and sports development, to achieve qualitative and quantitative physical education and sports results.Sports clubs operate in communities as education and science institution, Sports clubs operate in the communities as the subdivisions of the education and science institution, as nongovernmental organisations and private organisations. They unite sportsmen of one or several kinds of sports,residents taking part in for sports and the supporters. Raseiniai physical education sports centre coordinates and administrates the sports club activity. The municipality promotes and supports the activity of these clubs by allocated part- financing from the municipal budget for their activities. In 2016 from the municipal budget to finance the activities of sports clubs allocated 35,000 EUR.

17 table. Raseiniai district Sports clubs summary of financing of projects for 2016

Column Sports club Funds of the Funds of the Number municipal municipal budget (Eur), budget (Eur), appointed for appointed for 2015 2016 1. Vidukle table tennis club - 300 2. Raseiniai Saltinio progymnasium sports 400 400 club“Saltinelis“ 3. Health promotion club Harmonija“ 9000 9000 4. Tennis sports club„Raseiniai“ 1000 1000 5. Raseiniai district sports club „Legionas“ - 300 6. Sports club „KIK-THAI DUBYSA“ 400 300 7. Raseiniai district Karate-do shotokan 1991 - club „Busi-do“ 8. Raseiniai district basketball club 18800 9900 „Zemaitis“ 9. Raseiniai badminton club 400 700 10. Raseiniai district wrestling sports club 3000 4000 „Lusis“ 11. Sports club „Vidukele“ 2250 800 12. Sports club „Spartuoliai“ 200 300 13. Track-and-field club „Sokliukas“ 1700 2200 14. Nemaksciai community sports 400 400 club„Smelte“ 15. Raseiniai shooting club 400 1000 16. Club „JOSEDOS SPORTAS“ - 300 17. Sport club,,Gali ir tu.lt“ - 500 18. Raseiniai district chess club 400 500

„Raseinietiskas matas“ 19. Sports club „ERA-MOTO“ 1700 - 20. Sports club,,Senasis zemaitis“ 400 300 21. Sports club,,Ariogalos atletika“ 1155 - 22. Sports club ,,Zygis“ - 400 23. Palendriai skiing club - 300 24. Healthylife and sports club 400 400 ,,Gimnazistas“ 25. Football club ,,Danspin“ - 1000 26. Raseiniai cyclists club,,Minam“ 400 400 27. Association ,,Ariogalos vienybe“ - - 28. Bilderis sports club - 300 Total: 44396 35000

18 table. Data on 2015 of Raseiniai physical education and sports centre and its coordinated sports clubs, and number of residents,who attending sports clubs:

Number of Number of Women (out of organizations residents,who common number) attending sports clubs Sports clubs 27 1455 430 Raseiniai physical education and sports 1 480 110 centre Total: 28 1935 540

19 table. Information about Raseiniai physical education and sports centres and sports clubs sportsmen's achievements, and about their belonging to the Lithuanian combined team:

Number of sporstmen, Lithuanian combined team members (candidates) Olympic Olympic National Youth Junior team team team team team selection selection selection selection selection members candidates members members members Sport clubs 0 1 7 7 3 Raseiniai physical 0 0 2 3 6 education and sports centre

Total: 0 0 9 10 9

20 table. Information about the various categories of judges working in Raseinių physical education and in the sports centers and sports clubs in 2016 . National Categories International Other Categories Categories Sports Clubs 5 1 1 Raseiniai physical education and sports 0 0 10 center Total: 5 1 11

In collaboration with sports clubs in 2015 Raseiniai physical education and sports center had organized 420 sporting events: 1. 330 sports competition; 2. 58 sports for everybody events; 3. 32 sports camps.

THE DESIGNED ACTIVITY OF THE SPORTS AND IN THE DOMAIN OF THE SOCIETY HEALTH STRENGTHENING

In order to encourage the society and ensure equal opportunities to go in for sports for everybody, to support voluntary activity in sports domain and social involvement, equal opportunities and privity about the importance of promoting physical activity, Raseiniai district municipality and its institutions take part in various projects. Taking part in projects: 1. Raseiniai physical education and sports centre took part in the Project of 2015 ,, The movement's sports for everybody development“. The Physical education and sports supporting fund appointed 600,00 Euro for this project, they were used to acquire the sports awards. The project was implemented performing the district's communities Games, basketball, volleyball, football, darts, chess, checkers, table tennis matches. 2. Raseiniai physical education and sports centre in the rights of the partner participates in an international project ''Cooperation and abilities strengthening of Lithuanian and Norwegian institutions,functioning in the domain of sports education''. Projekte dalyvauja dar 17 Lietuvos sporto institucijų ir Norvegijos sporto mokslų mokykla. Yet 17 Lithuanian institutions and Norwegian sports science school participate in the project. 3. Kaunas Regional development agency along with Kaunas region municipalities implement the project'' Kaunas region olympic ring - move together''.Raseiniai district municipality is a partner of this project. The main aim of the project - to combine Kaunas region municipalities efforts in promoting physical activity, as the best form of healthy lifestyle and spending leisure time. The project is being passed during the whole of 2016 There is designed and manufactured symbolic Kaunas region olympic ring, which each month is transferred from one municipality to another (one big as transitional and eight small copies for the municipalities). Each month it is published the physical activity stimulating month in following one by another of Kaunas District Municipalities. During the appointed month there are being organised various events stimulating physical activity in the municipalities , dedicated for all age groups,propagating various kinds of sports,active leisure time. Such physical activity month was

in May in Raseiniai district municipality. On May 2,there were performed Games, girls and boys track-and-field athletics triathlon race of Raseiniai district schools, in Raseiniai Physical education and sports center, during their opening it was handed the olympic ring -the symbol of Kaunas region. 4. Along with the sports agency of Kekava municipality Raseiniai municipal administra-tion participated in the Erasmus + program's project "Sport as a tool for integration." Imple-menting the project activities during the spring holiday the international youth leadership trainings were performed in Latvia's town Kekava. Erasmus + program gave the possibility for Raseiniai district the youth leaders acquainted with the participants not only from Latvia, but also from Hungary, Italy, Greece and Portugal. During the project implementing at the performed trainings have been discussions about the sport and its impact on youth ,exchange program Erasmus +, the EU's strengths and weaknesses. During the training Raseiniai delegation was responsible for organizing the first training day - presented reports on their organization and its implementing activities, the gymnasiums pupils self-government leaders presented the activities, carried out in their schools or sports organizations, moderated working groups activity, organized the debate, employed active working methods. During the training the youth leaders were introduced to the projects drafting rules and opportunities participated in the youth organizations fair. During the project, the youth took part in the orientation competitions, visited Kekavas sports center and played Latvian favourite games , but not well-known in the other European countries. 5. Along with the sports agency of Kekava municipality Raseiniai municipal administration participate in the Erasmus + program's project (Development and implementation practices of strategies for health-enhancing physical activities in local communities across Europe) under the Cooperation Partnership projects in the field of sports action. The Erasmus + Programme funds dedicated financing to Raseiniai Municipality Administration, as a project partner 31458.00 Eur. The European Union granted 80 percent dedicated for the project implementation funding, 20 percent under the joint partnership agreement must dedicate the municipality, therefore, from the municipal budget funds for the program implemention provided to dedicate -7864.50 Eur. Total for the project implementation dedicated 39323,00 Eur. Project implementation duration 3 years (36 months), the period for implementation from 2016. 1 January till 2018. 31 December. Implementation of the project will ensure closer Raseiniai District Municipality and other European countries (Latvia, Croatia, Poland, Turkey and Italy) organizations and institutions, involved in the project, co-operation and will promote greater European countries cooperation, joint sports activities, cognitive-cultural exchange, developing and implementing health promotion and physical activity in the project partners countries local communities. Every year for the project funds is planned to organize three (in each partner country) health promoting and vigorous physical activity propagating sports events. Also to organise the European sport week activities and to involve residents and local communities.

INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE DEDICATED TO PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS ACTIVITY FOR THE - THE ABILITY TO GO IN FOR SPORTS FOR EVERYONE

Raseiniai district municipality physical education and sports sector is financed by appointed funds of Physical Education and Sports Centre to organise physical education and sport sector programs / implementation of the measures. Raseiniai district budget expenditure in

2015 for the implementation Physical Education and Sports program to finance directly accounted for 1.5-1.6 percent of the funds from the general municipal budget. These investments are used not only for physical culture and sports centre activity (organising competitions, various sports events), but also to finance sport clubs and other measures.

21 table. Information about physical culture and sports program funds 2014 2015 2016 The municipal 29.453 284.00 31.125546.00 29.903200.00 budget(Eur) Dedicated for the 445407.00 465700.00 470500.00 implementation of physical education and sports program (Eur) Dedicated for the 1.5 1.5 1.6 implementation of sports program part of the common municipal budget (proc.)

Raseiniai district municipality investment program provided funds to improve sports infrastructure, sports activities for new facilities to build and install.The most recent has just implemented the investment project in May of 2016, opened a new sports ground in the community of Girkalnis township, which will be using not only by the pupils of Girkalnis basic school, but also by all the residents of community. Stadiums, parks are not used only by sports clubs, but also in amateur sports-loving Raseiniai district residents. Constantly updated the interior and exterior space of the buildings, belonging to Raseiniai physical culture and sports centre, there was acquired new sports inventories.

22 table. Information about the performed renovation of Raseiniai physical culture and sports centre premises in 2015. Completed actions The place Funds, Eu Insulated, plastered decorative plaster and Physical education and 43298.00 painted wall 800 sq. m. sports centre's of Raseiniai, Ariogala's gym There was 52 meters of rusted rain guttering Physical education and 1444.00 system pipes changed sports centre's of Raseiniai, Ariogala's gym There bought new simulators for the Physical education and 6672.00 sportsmen sports centre's of Raseiniai gym There changed the gym's basketball boards Physical education and 1448.00 and hoops sports centre's of Raseiniai gym

Repaired sportsmen's changing room Physical education and 1738.00 sports center's of Raseiniai gym There repainted the gym floor and the lines Physical education and 290.00 (650 sq. m.) sports centre's of Raseiniai gym Total: 54890,00 2015 m. Purchased a new bus Raseiniai Physical 40524,00 education and sports centre Total: 40524,00

While infrastructure dedicated to sporting activities is constantly updated and modernized, but the current situation and the sports facilities are not satisfied the needs of all district's residents sports activity.

23 table. Information about Raseinių district school sports grounds and their status:

Coulmn The name of educational Data on sports grounds and jogging tracks length number institution 1. Raseiniai district Ariogala's There is a good basketball court with artificial cover, gymnasium the stadium does not meet modern requirements,the jogging track's length is 250 m 2. Gymnasium of President Practically, there is only the place for the stadium, Jonas Zemaitis which does not meet any requirements, the jogging track's length is 300 m 3. Raseiniai district Vidukle's There is a high-quality stadium, equipped in 2013, Simonas Stanevicius the jogging track's length is 250 m gymnasium 4. Raseiniai district Betygala's The stadium does not meet modern requirements,the Maironis gymnasium jogging track's length is 250 m 5. Raseiniai district Nemaksciai There are high-quality sports ground, equipped in Martynas Mazvydas 2014y., the jogging track's length is 330 m gymnasium 6. Raseiniai district Siluva's There is a good basketball court with artificial cover, gymnasium the stadium does not meet modern requirements,the jogging track's length is 250 m 7. Raseiniai district Girkalnis There is a good basketball court with artificial cover, basic school equipped in 2016,the stadium does not meet modern requirements,the jogging track's length is 300m 8. Raseiniai district Ilgiziai The stadium does not meet modern requirements, school – multifunctional - there is no jogging track center 9. Raseiniai district Gyliai There are high-quality sports ground, equipped in school – multifunctional - 2015y., the jogging track's length is 130 m center 10. Raseiniai Saltinis There is a good small sports ground with artificial progymnasium cover, the stadium is of satisfactory state, but does

not meet modern requirements, the jogging track's length is 250 m 11. Raseiniai Viktoras Petkus School formally does not have its own stadium, basic school enjoying quite good quality Raseiniai Physical Education and Sports Centre Stadium, the jogging track's length is 400 m 12. Raseiniai district Paupys The stadium does not meet modern requirements, the school – multifunctional - jogging track's length is 200 m center 13. Raseiniai district Zaiginys School stadium is equiped by its own forces, its school – multifunctional – condition is satisfactory, but it does not meet modern centre of Pranciskus Sivickis requirements, the jogging track's length is 200 m 14. Raseiniai special school The stadium does not meet modern requirements, there is no jogging track

The provided measures for Raseiniai district municipality of performing physical education and sports and public health promotion activities of infrastructure modernization in Raseiniai district municipality in 2016-2018 in accordance to approved Strategic action plan by Raseiniai district municipality investment program in 2016-2018

24 table. Information about the anticipated measures in Raseiniai Municipal Investment Programme 2016-2018 of performing physical education and sports and public health promotion activities of infrastructure modernization:

Line, The name of facility Expected sources of funding number 1. Installation sports grounds next to Gymnasium of State Investment Program President Jonas Zemaitis 2. The sports complex construction in the town of State Investment Program Raseiniai 3. Raseiniai d. Zaiginys Pranciskus Sivickis school- State Investment Program, multifunction center's gym overhaul municipal budget 4. The increase of non-formal education Municipal budget opportunities by modernizing Raseiniai physical education and sports center 5. Raseiniai Viktoras Petkus basic school sports State Investment Program infrastructure improvement 6. The adaptation of Raseiniai child care home State Investment Program environment, creating conditions for the children employment and safety 7. Raseiniai district Ariogala's gymnasium sports and State Investment Program recreation area installation ( Installation of Sports and wellness zone for Ariogala's gymnasium and society needs) 8. Tidying a recreation area near the pond Sujainiai European Union funds, the

municipal budget

PARTICIPATING IN SPORTS ACTIVITIES AND PROMOTING IT TO THE RESIDENTS

In order to encourage the population to engage in vigorous physical activity, to participate in sports and achieve breakthroughs in this area and to evaluate and rejoice at achieved good results, by Raseiniai district municipal council in 2014. 27 November decision N TS-402 approved the Procedure list of Raseiniai district municipal population,having achieved high results in sport and arts fields, their preparer coaches, teachers and directors of artistic groups promotion. Procedure list purpose - to promote the district's residents sports activities, to appreciate district residents who reached high results in their field of activity, and their preparer coaches, teachers, and give them cash bonuses. The mentioned document sets persons (the residents of the district, aged since 14 ),teams that have achieved high results in sport, their preparer coaches, and teachers promotion procedures for submission, cash bonus award and payment procedures. The funds for cash prizes are awarded from the municipal budget - bonuses for sports achievement in physical education and sports programs. In 2016 9600 Eur have been set aside for this purpose of program. Get bonuses are entitled persons (residents) who have declared their place of residence Raseiniai district municipality and the teams representing Raseiniai district municipality.

25 table. The number of sportsmen who have received awards for high achievements in sport in 2015-2016 (according to kind of sports) (Data for 2016, before 2016. 1 July.)

in 2015 in 2016

Wrest- Track- Volley- Shooting Wrest- Track- Volley- Shooting ling and - ball ling and - ball field field athletic athletic Trainers 2 3 1 - 1 1 1 1 Sportsmen 7 4 - - 4 1 - 3 Teams - - 1 - - - 1 -

11 sportsmen, 1 team of 14 sportsmen and 6 trainers are awarded in 2015 and in 2016 (before 1 July) -8 sportsmen,1 team of 14 sportsmen and 4 trainers.

26 table. Number of awards and allocated fund amounts for 2015-2016 for high achievements in sport ( Data for 2016, before 2016. 1 July.)

in 2015 in 2016

Wrest- Track- Volleyball Shoo- Wrest- Track- Volleyball Shooting ling and - ting ling and - field field athletic athletic Number of 14 9 2 - 8 2 2 4 awards Sportsmen 7 4 - - 4 1 - 3

Trainers 2 3 1 - 1 1 1 1 Teams 1 (of 14 - - - 1 (of 14 - sportsmen) sportsmen) Amount of 2820,0 1830,0 3750,0 - 1725, 900,0 3750,0 600,0 appointed 0 funds(Eur)

P. S. Number of awards is bigger than number of awarded sportsmen, because the sportsmen awarded more than one time( in some fights), are mentioned only once in listing. It is also by a separate Raseiniai district municipal council decision imposes a EUR 500 bonus Kaunas County Fire and Rescue Board Raseiniai Fire and Rescue Service fire monitor Modestas Mikolaitis for participating in command fights along with other representatives from Lithuania and won III-rd place in 2015 well-turned the world's top firefighter competitions in the United Arab Emirates. The mentioned sportsman participated in the same competitions and in 2016 and won the II place. For this achievement he would be earmarked of 600 Eur. bonus. Raseiniai physical education and sports centre in January each year organises the celebration in honoring the best sportsmen. During it are honored not only the individual sportsmen and teams achieved substantial victories, but also the best coaches, physical education teachers,coaches of sports clubs, sports workers,who have contributed to the district sports development, sports journalists,businessmen maintaining and supporting vigorous physical activities among the municipal population. During the festival, a plethora of awards distributed for the most sportive people of the land. Dials and awards the best quintet of sportsmen , who awards are presented by the mayor of Raseiniai district. Unforgettable and the disabled athletes. Almost every year, the best of the disabled athlete award traditionally won Irena Perminiene - the winner of the 1st place of Lithuanian people with physical disabilities in Athletics Championship Discus Throw and Shot Put. Also elected coach of the year, the best team of the year, promising young sportsmen,the most sportive municipal urban and rural schools,sports club carried out the most vigorous sports activities, the best physical education teachers. Raseiniai physical culture and sports centre presents honourable mention and memorable gifts awarded the coaches for the good sportsmen preparing for the regional , republican and international competitions and the residents of Raseiniai municipality , volunteers, businessmen for help in organizing sports events. Each year, the elected and awarded by Raseiniai physical culture and sports centre in a dozen of the best athletes. Annually sportsmen or individuals contributing to the active lifestyles propagating and sports and vigorous physical activity popularisation honored by presenting the awards of the municipality . In accordance to Raseiniai district municipal awards Regulations, approved by Raseiniai district municipal council in 2014. 27 February Decision. (1.1) TS-60,every year on February 16th on the occasion for Raseiniai region for honouring in educational and sports areas and achievements in health and social welfare ensuring fields are provided "Zemaitis'' award - a statuette and a certificate. In accordance of this established procedure, in March 11 for the special achievements of last year's youth (from 14 to 29 ) and of Raseiniai region honouring in the sports field, granted the ''Auksinis lusiukas'' (Gold lynx) award - a statuette and a certificate. These awards annually presented to 10-12 candidates. Of these, 3 are selected nominees who honoured during the event, handed them souvenirs, about the achievements and contributions of promoting of sport and health-enhancing physical activity popularization writes the local press. Among the nominees is elected one of the most deserved candidate, who awarded ''Zemaitis'' award, and the youth representative awarded the "Auksinis lusiukas'' (Gold lynx) award.

SWOT ANALYSIS

Strengths Sufficient for the children and youth sports employment choice of school age persons Developed and regularly updated legal base and institutional system for the sports policy making and implementation A large number of sports clubs Active Municipality cooperation with the Physical Education and Sports Department under the Government of the Republic of Lithuania To organise informal sporting activities for the children and adults rationally exploitation all the available sports infrastructure All educational institutions have created conditions for the children to participate in sports and engage in vigorous physical activity Annually updated 1-2 schools sports base The going public institutions, day care centres, non-governmental organizations actively joining in organizing the health promoting vigorous physical activity Projects promoting the health enhansing vigorous physical activity prepared, rendered to the various funds and implemented Weaknesses Sports and health promotion activity allocations do not meet all the needs of the community and they are not sufficient for the development of vigorous population of sports employment activities A small collective sports diversity Insufficient provided information about sports employment services and sports events in the public space, not covered all the information offering measures Problematic transport schedule compatibility with sports institutions employment schedule Insufficient funding appointed to cover the costs of transport, Non ensured sports activities accessible to all residents There is no swimming pool, customize training to swim, therefore not created conditions for children to learn to swim The lack of a variety of sporting events Uneven sports infrastructure state across the territory of the municipality There is no winter sports infrastructure Lack of funds for the organising pupils' summer sports camps Due to the lack of sports gyms, sports classes for older pupils ends at 10.30 p.m (Three days a week) The new sports kinds popularization and new sports program implementation lacks specialists, specialized sports coaches A small part of persons participated in sports from all municipal residents,not increasing number of people engaged in vigorous physical activity, the public passivity on this issue Lack of bicycle paths infrastructure Opportunities Municipal Strategic Development Plan provides the measure "The universal sports complex

construction", prepared by the investment project, the implementation of which would make it possible to allow expansion of the number of people engaged in sport in the district Taking advantage of the EU funds and other investment planed to modernize, upgrade Physical Education and Sports Centre's stadium and sports gym To include more non-governmental, especially the youth, organizations and volunteers to the population health promoting physical activities organisation, implementation and propagation To cooperate with Lithuanian Sports University, Lithuanian University of Health and other educational institutions and sports institutions, attracting to the district young sports professionals and specialized sports kinds coaches To use all means of information, social networks, mobile gadgets, organizing public shares, popularising of an active lifestyle and motivating the health enhancing activities The targeted use of EU structural funds for the period 2014-2020 attracting additional funds for the adapting district environment to vigorous physical activity, sports activities and organization of events The analysis of the situation and the monitoring needs research and evaluation system development, in order to identify problems and needs, to provide efficiency of sports and health enhancing vigorous physical activity measures The improving economic situation in the country, increased funding to implement sports programs Collective sports development Community sports activities development and support, youth organizations and the Open Space Youth inclusion in popularising an active lifestyle Educational activities and actions to create a consistent systematic education of the population in health enhancing questions and enlarging the importance of awareness of physical culture and sports, motivation to engage in health enhancing vigorous physical activity promotion Children gifted for sports attracting to Physical Education and Sports Centre Taking advantage of the EU and other funds, and the State capital investments to modernise of sports infrastructure in all head communities Greater involvement of pupils sports and vigorous physical activity promotion by implementating non-formal education programs financed of EU funds Threats Demographic factors, declining population and number of pupils due to internal and external migration and birthrate decline Population motivation to engage in health enhancing vigorous physical activity deficiency, formed negative values and unfavorable attitudes towards sport and vigorous physical activity The political situation and legal-economic changes in the European Union provisions Unchanging physical culture and sport sector funding, no allocated additional funding, unsatisfied society needs Non retrieved from the EU Structural Funds support for physical education and sports infrastructure sector modernization Proposed non attractive, uninteresting for the residents sports and physical activities

FINAL PROVISIONS. SPORTS AND VIGOROUS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IMPORTANCE AND PUBLIC ROLE

Sport, vigorous physical activity is the area arousing great European citizens' interest , and having enormous potential for bringing them together, and attract all of them, regardless of age or social status.Sport plays an important social role and its importance is increasing. Lack of physical activity reinforces the occurrence of overweight, obesity and other chronic weight- related health problems, which worsen the quality of life, arouses life-threatening and are a burden to society, human health, the state budget and the economy. Vigorous physical activity not only improves the health of the population, but also has an educational effect, plays a social, cultural and recreational role, develops citizenship and social awareness.Sport and active leisure time is one of the possible crime prevention measures. Participating in sports or spending active leisure time children and teenagers and even adults engaged in a thoughtful activity, decreasing their desire to commit a crime. In 2011 by the order of Physical Education and Sports Department under the Government of Lithuanian Republic, Joint Stock company ''Vilmorus'' did the reasearch on Lithuanian population approach to physical education exercises, sports and exercise habits.The study found that the most Lithuanian population engaged in the sports activities : they participated in sports orderly (clubs, school, university, sports centre) - 20.6 percent or self - 46.8 percent. Non participating in sports population share of 36.8 percent.So, not small part of the population consciously realize the importance of an vigorous physical activity and the impact on their quality of life. The project "The development and practical implementation strategies of health enhancing physical activity in the local communities'' - this is an important and necessary initiative, seeking to prevent the decline in physical activity.The sports movement more than any other social movement promotes health-enhancing physical activity, it is attractive activity and has a positive image to people . Although recognized, the sport movement fosters to engage in health-enhancing physical activity these opportunities often remain unused and should be developed.Raseiniai District Municipality along with partners implementing the project would help to involve the municipal people in vigorous sports activities and enhance public health by encouraging greater physical activity, contributing to the residents of the district qualitative life, each resident personal development and self-expression,inclusion in an active social life and citizenship development.

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