Vermittlung von Klima- und Gesundheitskompetenz unter Förderung aktiver Mobilität und körperlicher Aktivität
The KliMate project aims to promote health, social participation and general climate adaptations of older people by means of individually tailored recommendations and social mediation formats for active mobility and physical activity.
The effects of climate change on people's health are manifold and affect older people in particular. Certain behavioral routines and lack of competence can increase health vulnerability to the effects of heat episodes, extreme weather events, environmental pollution or pollen allergens. Thus, active mobility in particular decreases significantly with increasing age. Although more physical activity contributes to resilience in older people and active mobility not only promotes health but also reduces carbon footprint, many recommendations for adapting to heat stress advise older people to do as little physical activity as possible to avoid overheating. As a potential co-benefit of health promotion and climate protection, active mobility in terms of physical activity can contribute to both climate protection and increased health.
The KliMate project aims to promote health, social participation and general climate adaptations of older people by means of individually tailored recommendations and social mediation formats for active mobility and physical activity. For this purpose, one approach each will be designed in a participatory manner for both physical activity promotion through individualized outreach and a group-based format for teaching climate and health literacy that contributes to climate-smart physical activity promotion. By increasing active mobility and social participation, the project aims to counteract the psychological and physical consequences of climate change.
Starting with research on the theoretical basis regarding the relevant constructs, the knowledge content and delivery formats for climate-related health literacy will be developed within a Living Lab approach with continuous involvement of the target group of older persons. As a central element, potential users are actively involved in recurrent social gatherings. The main results are a framework on the influencing factors for climate and health competencies as well as a model to estimate the health-economic benefits of active mobility in older people. In addition to concrete recommendations for physical activity, which are generated and processed via a digital dashboard, approaches for the didactic implementation for the communication of environmental and health-relevant knowledge content and the exchange of climate-friendly everyday practices are developed by means of co-design.