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18 | P a g e Workshop on Sport and Health Saturday, December 3, 2011 New Delhi, India Introduction The workshop on sport and health had two basic objectives: to fathom health-related issues, and to explore the ways in which sport as a developmental tool can contribute to the sector. The workshop began with a welcome address by the moderator. Moderator: Ms Kalyani Subramanyam, Naz Foundation Panel (in order of proceedings): 1. Ms Sunita Godara, Health Fitness Trust 2. Ms Kalyani Subramanyam, Naz Foundation 3. Mr Bobby John, Public Health Advocate Participation: 75+ Key deliberations: 1. Ms Sunita Godara Ms Sunita Godara’s video and presentations are available at Maidan.in. Contact Ms Sunita Godara at sunitagodara@gmail.com Know more about the Health Fitness Trust at www.healthfitnesssociety.org 2. Ms Kalyani Subramanyam Ms Kalyani Subramanyam’s presentation is available at Maidan.in. Contact Ms Kalyani Subramanyam at naz.goal@gmail.com Know more about the Naz Foundation at www.nazindia.org Ms Sunita Godara said that sport has shifted gears by taking on the job of a tool that not only promotes physical activities but also contributes in the health sector by promoting health-related products and services. She said that sporting activities not only help a person stay physically fit, but also improve the overall quality of life. She made a presentation and shared how the Health Fitness Trust attempts to address the cause of health through sport and physical activities. She created an elaborate picture of how sport, yoga, rallies, and other physical activities have been proven to contribute to a healthier society adding that more number of schools, NGOs and Corporates should come forward to support such endeavors. Ms Kalyani Subramanyam advocated the use of sport in breaking barriers when it comes to community health. Giving examples from the Naz Foundation, she explained how sport makes it easy to deliver programmes and messages around HIV-AIDS, sexual health and well-being. Through her presentation, she briefly explained the four pillars on which the Goal curriculum is based – be yourself, be healthy, be empowered and be money-savvy – and emphasised that health is among the most important of these. She highlighted engagement through sport leading to creation of a confident comfort-zone for girls and women to come out and talk about their problems, as one of the major advantages sport offers.
3. Mr Bobby John Group activity: 19 | P a g e Mr Bobby John shared how millions of people are migrating from rural areas to urban cities, that is, from open areas to limited areas. He mentioned how children do not get spaces to play, which in turn affects their health. He added that sport is such a tool that it can bring communities together by giving them self-reliability and belief that they can participate without any kind of discrimination. He also said listed a few key figures on health, and spoke about the impossibility of attaining economic growth at the cost of unhealthy, unfit children. Mr John concluded saying that sports may not be the ability of every kid, but, play is the birth right of every child. Contact Mr Bobby John at bj@bjohn.org The presentations were followed by a small group activity on knowing one’s body image. Ms Kalyani Subramanyam and the team from Naz Foundation conducted this activity to make participants realize, feel and be comfortable about their bodies. The underlying message was to be aware and confident of self, since sporting activities often involve physical contact. Concluding remarks: Mr Vivek Ramchandani remarked that if one invests in sport towards addressing health-based issues, it is like saving on healthcare costs. Mr Pratik Kumar summed up the session by reassuring that sport has the power to engage, which comes at a lowcost, and lasts longer. Thus, he said, it is very easy to design and deliver messages on topics as simple as general hygiene to the participants. He said that it is therefore a fantastic, tangible tool for development in the area of community health.
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