Health and well-being
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We use the visibility and popularity of European football to promote the benefits of healthy, active lifestyles for all age groups.
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UEFA’s health and well-being policy underlines our commitment to leveraging the power of football to support healthy lifestyles – from encouraging physical activity across all age groups to ensuring European football venues meet the highest health standards.
Take Care
The UEFA Take Care programme is an initiative that uses the power of football to promote healthier lifestyles and positive habits. It focuses on six key areas of daily life: physical activity, nutrition, mental health, digital addiction, substance awareness and road safety.
Modules are centred around scientific white papers providing in-depth information, and complemented by posters, podcasts, documentaries and educational sessions.
Rolled out throughout 2025 and 2026, the modules are tailored for influential figures such as parents or caregivers, teachers, coaches and football staff, with the goal of inspiring everyone, particularly young people, to make positive lifestyle choices.
Access all Take Care resources
Walking football
Our Walking Football Toolkit is a comprehensive resource that aims to help football organisations engage older people in football and promote an active lifestyle. Made up of three key documents, this toolkit offers recommendations for both recreational and competitive settings.
This initiative reflects UEFA's commitment to active aging and community engagement, aiming for 60% of its member associations to support older people's football activities by 2027.
In June 2026, the inaugural UEFA Walking Football EURO Cup brought together eight national associations in celebration of the sport and the chance to champion lifelong participation in football.
Catering guidelines and event checklist
Our Healthy and Sustainable Catering Guidelines and event checklist set a new benchmark for organisers of sports event. Developed in collaboration with ALMA, the School of Italian Culinary Arts, the document offers practical advice on how to make responsible, sustainable food and beverage choices that minimise costs and waste.
The guidelines are part of our Europe-wide efforts to ensure everyone can watch our competitions in a healthy, safe environment.