Table 3 Comparison of the main stakeholders in local HEPA policymaking between the three country cases
The Netherlands | Denmark | Romania | ||
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HIERARCHICAL POSITIONS IN THE SYSTEMS | ||||
Authorization and accountability of the local policy | • Local Authority, City council and Board of Mayor and Aldermen | • Local authority, City council, Mayor and political committees | • Accountability not specifically defined locally: National level strategy developed by Ministry Youth and Sport, locally embedded by County Youth and Sport department (main stakeholder in charge of implementing the national developed strategy) | |
Final accountability | • Board of Mayor and Aldermen | • Board of Mayor and Aldermen | • No strict accountability | |
Allocation of tasks | • Civil servants in sectors • Municipality services • Local organisations | • Civil servants in sectors • Municipality services • Local organisations | • Local organisations | |
STAKEHOLDERS WITH SIMILAR POSITIONS IN THE SYSTEMS | ||||
Local/ County | Local & County authority | • City council • Board of Mayor and Aldermen • Sectors at local level • Municipality services | • City council • Political committees • Mayor and Directors • Sectors at local level • Municipality services | • Mayor and City Council • County Council • Sectors at county level, representative of sectors national level |
Part of municipality services | • Combination functions • Centres for youth and family | • Schools • Day care • Health service • Social neighbourhood co-workers | ||
Local organizations, including private and civil society | • Schools and day care • Sport clubs • Health and Care organisations • Private partners • Local councils and citizen’s platform | • Local councils, such as sports, youth • Interest groups, e.g. local sports associations • Private partners • Media | • Sport equipment companies • Running clubs • Cycling clubs • Paralympics sport organisation • Media • Student NGOs | |
Regional | Regional stakeholders influencing local level | • Public Health Service • Regional Sport Services | • Research Centre for Prevention and Health | • County Sport for All Association |
National | National stakeholders influencing local level | • Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports • Health Inspectorate • Knowledge institutes: National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, National Institute for Physical Activity and Sportsa, National Youth on Healthy Weight Bureau | • Ministry of Health • Danish Nature Agency • Healthy cities network • Local Government Denmark • Universities • Danish Health and Medicines Authorities | • Ministry of Youth and Sport • Romanian Sport for all Federation • Ministry of Education • Ministry of Health • National Institute for Sport Research • National Physical Education and Sport University • Private Sector and Civil Society |