sports and healthcare

2.  Sports is an integral part of our
community and can play a significant
role in promoting the importance of
positive mental heath and well being.
 Despite this growing interest in the role of
physical activity in managing health and
reducing obesity, there has been
relatively little corresponding change in
people’s activity levels.

3.  Sports is an activity involving physical
exertion and skill in which an individual or
team competes against another or
others for entertainment.

4.  Mental wellbeing includes factors such as
individuals’ ability to develop their
potential, work productively and creatively,
build strong and positive relationships with
others and contribute to their community’.
It also involves areas of life such as feelings
of satisfaction, optimism, self-esteem,
having some control over one’s life, having
a purpose in life and a sense of belonging
and support.

5.  Sport’s unique and universal power to
attract, motivate and inspire makes it a
highly effective tool for engaging and
empowering individuals, communities
and even countries to take action to
improve their health. Sport can also be a
powerful means of mobilizing more
resources in the global fight against
disease, but this potential is only just
beginning to be realized.

6.  By Increasing physical activity levels: Because
physical inactivity is a primary risk factor driving the
global increase in chronic disease, sport can play a
critical role in slowing the spread of chronic diseases,
reducing their social and economic burden, and
saving lives.
 Promoting healthy attitudes and behaviours: In
disadvantaged communities and populations, where
people are often defined in terms of their needs and
deficits, sport provides a powerful counter-balance
to these perceptions. Participating in sport draws on
people’s strengths and assets — energy, enthusiasm,
natural and acquired skills, the desire to excel — and
the universal capacity for fun and enjoyment.

7.  Sport as a platform for communication,
education and social mobilization: Sport can
play a valuable role as a communication,
education and social mobilization vehicle.
Sport’s entertainment appeal, amplified by
global telecommunications, has made it one
of the most powerful communication platforms
in the world. By engaging and mobilizing high-profile
elite athletes and professional sport
clubs and federations, this communication’s
power can be harnessed to deliver critical
health information and messages, to model
healthy lifestyle behaviours, and to marshal
resources for health initiatives

8. THANK YOU

9.  MAHIMA JAISWAL
 DEEPALI SINGH
 NIDHI CHAUHAN