What is the Role of Health Professionals in Physical Activities?

1. Can take measures to encourage participation in physical activities to control overweight and obesity levels in children and adolescents.

2. Can increase priority and funding to physical activity research.

3. Can play leadership role in educating general public about the benefits of physical activity.

4. Can educate both health professionals and allied health professionals to discuss the benefits of physical activity with young patients and their parents.

5. Can work jointly with other sectors in support of physical activity in younger population.

There are other organizations also in the society that can contribute to the important community responsibility to encourage and ensure participation of young people in physical activities. They are:

i) Urban planners and planning professionals who have the responsibility in designing communities and neighborhoods where physical activity options and choices become easy.

ii) Transport agencies can redress the balance in transport policy and facilitate means of transport that involve physical activity for all or part of the journey i.e. walking, cycling etc.

iii) Police can ensure that community environments are safe for children to be active.

iv) Service providers can ensure that physical activity and recreation services are accessible to an affordable cost.

v) The media can consistently assist through their media facilities in making aware of the benefits of living a physically active lifestyle.