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This case study is part of the Contemporary Cases Online series. The series provides critical case studies that are original, flexible, challenging, controversial and research-informed, driven by the needs of teaching and learning.

Editorial - Engaging more students in sport and active recreation is increasingly being recognised by national organisations as a way of contributing to raising population physical activity levels by making sport a habit for life (Sport England, 2015). The expert group for health-enhancing physical activity (HEPA) across Europe specifically states that "Universities, in particular, are considered important contexts for the promotion of HEPA" (EC, 2015, p.5). Engaging students in sport and active recreation has numerous benefits for universities that are increasingly being recognised by external organisations such as the European Commission (EC), highlighting the contributions higher education can make to graduate employability (EC, 2015). Similarly the sports strategy in England also recognises the importance of the Higher Education (HE) sector for achieving national ambitions through sport as well as the role of graduates in contributing to sport and employability through sports volunteering (HM Government, 2015).

This is a broad introductory handbook, covering the major technologies and applications in Ambient Assisted Living (AAL). The book focuses on current state-of-the-art technology and critical analysis, the applications of these technologies and also includes general issues such as usability, accessibility, privacy and ethics

The aim of this clause is to analyze the purpose of school-basedextracurricular initiatives in facilitating immediate and long-termpositive impact on physical action, healthy behavior, and obesity inyoungsters. A critique of the role of various sports-relatedinitiatives that have been developed to address the obesity epidemiccurrently facing children within the United States is provided, witha specific emphasis on intramural sports as a preferred mechanismto encourage long-term participation in athletics and physicalactivity pursuits. The article presents support for the notion that aphysical education curriculum that includes Intramurals before,during, and after school can help kids learn the skills to enjoy takingpart in a diversity of sports designed to facilitate lifelong activeliving.Granting to the Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent andDecrease Overweight and Obesity, the associated cost of beingoverweight or obese was more than $117 billion in the year 2000(U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2001). In a latereview, Finkelstein, Ruhm, and Kosa (2005) outlined theseeconomic causes and consequences, concluding that governmentinterventions are required. The percent of overweight adults, teens,and children have increased so significantly that the CDC andnumerous other federal, province, and local authorities haveidentified the reduction of obesity as one of the nation's top healthpriorities

Foreword / by Antony E. Puente -- Introduction: lack of prevention : a slap in the face of intergenerational solidarity / by Laura Dryjanska and Roberto Giua -- Psycho-social research/interventions of intergenerational tourism in italy / by Antonietta Albanese and Elena Bocci -- From solitude to sharing : when the community wants to "live" the Alzheimer's disease / by Amalia Cecilia Bruni, Valentina Laganà, Desirèe Addesi, Patrizia Notaro, and Francesca Frangipane -- Mono strategic (direct and indirect) and multi strategic (indirect) rehabilitative interventions for Alzheimer's disease / by Gabriele Carbone -- The European tradition of human dignity : scenarios, intersections, symbolism and implications of care / by Fabio Cembrani -- Psychosocial interventions for people with dementia : the experience of Inrca's Alzheimer Day Care Centre / by Patrizia Civerchia, Simona Castellani, and Giovanni Lamura -- Lessons learned from the dublin city university ireland intergenerational learning program / by Trudy Corrigan -- Pandora's box : what fears are behind the stigma of aging? / by Laura Dryjanska -- Feeling well, a must for the future / by Marzia Giua -- Anti-aging food can be delicious! / by Chiara Manzi -- Public service advertising on ageing and dementia problems : case study in Spain and in Italy / by Esther Martinez Pastor -- Active ageing and community care in Malta / by George (Gino) Pavia -- Theological framework for aging and the end of life / by Scott B. Rae -- Older people and the new European pillar of social rights / by Marco Ricceri -- Mime dialogues for active living & intergenerational resilience / by Richard E. Shope III -- Postface / by Giovanni Anzidei -- About the contributors -- Index