The 'sports mission' of the Ministry of VWS is to make it possible for everyone to play sports | Public health The Ministry of VWS encourages people to adopt healthy life styles: to exercise more, to refrain from smoking, to use alcohol moderately, to practise safe sex and to eat healthily |
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The ambition of the Ministry of VWS is to keep everyone healthy as long as possible and to restore the sick to health as quickly as possible |
In collaboration with ministries that are focused on the economy, education, housing and the environment, the Ministry of VWS strengthens the social infrastructure.
In addition, the Ministry focuses on and funds top-level sports, so that the Netherlands can perform well at international tournaments | They are not economically independent or do not take an active part in society |
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Volunteer work and youth care are important parts of the social policy | The Netherlands healthy and well |