| Sport Sport promotes health, provides social contacts and contributes to self-development | Together with health insurers, health care providers and patient organisations, the Ministry of VWS ensures that there are sufficient facilities and that people have sufficient choices |
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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 | People who have problems with their health should be able to call on their general practitioner, the hospital or other forms of health care on time |
They are not economically independent or do not take an active part in society.
8| 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 | The Netherlands healthy and well |
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| They are insured for this care and therefore have a right to health care | Volunteer work and youth care are important parts of the social policy |
In addition, the Ministry focuses on and funds top-level sports, so that the Netherlands can perform well at international tournaments.
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