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Michael Essien Among 'FIFA 11' To Champion Community Health
FIFA wants to use football stars to promote good health…
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Feb 24, 2010 4:36:00 PM
By K.N.S Mensah, Goal.com
FIFA have appointed Chelsea duo Michael Essien and Didier Drogba among nine other players to spearhead good health among community members worldwide.
The project dubbed 'The 11 for Health' will explore football’s unique potential to improve the condition of people.
Other players include Nompumelelo Nyandeni, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
Each player will adopt a key health message addressing such important topics as having respect for girls and women, eating healthy and being diligent about washing one's hands.
“The project will enable us to deliver health education through football,” explained Dr Michel D’Hooghe, chairman of FIFA’s Medical Committee, at the end of the third International Football Medicine Conference in Sun City, South Africa.
According to organisers, the project is based on an analysis of the top health risks factors identified by the World Health Organization (WHO).
“If the results are as convincing as the first pilot project, we aim to roll out 'The 11 for Health' across Africa and South America from 2011 onwards,” said Prof. Jiri Dvorak, FIFA’s Chief Medical Officer and F-MARC chairman.
“The football players have each adopted 11 key health messages, addressing such important topics as having respect for girls and women, adopting a healthy diet and being diligent about one’s hands and others,” Dvorak said.
“The ‘11 for Health’ is based on an analysis of the top health risks factors identified by the WHO.
"A pilot study using football as an educational health tool was conducted throughout last year in Khayelitsha involving children between the ages of 11 and 15.
“Lack of fitness is the number one cause of death in our society. A healthy and effective way of preventing this is by playing football.”
The project dubbed 'The 11 for Health' will explore football’s unique potential to improve the condition of people.
Other players include Nompumelelo Nyandeni, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
Each player will adopt a key health message addressing such important topics as having respect for girls and women, eating healthy and being diligent about washing one's hands.
“The project will enable us to deliver health education through football,” explained Dr Michel D’Hooghe, chairman of FIFA’s Medical Committee, at the end of the third International Football Medicine Conference in Sun City, South Africa.
According to organisers, the project is based on an analysis of the top health risks factors identified by the World Health Organization (WHO).
“If the results are as convincing as the first pilot project, we aim to roll out 'The 11 for Health' across Africa and South America from 2011 onwards,” said Prof. Jiri Dvorak, FIFA’s Chief Medical Officer and F-MARC chairman.
“The football players have each adopted 11 key health messages, addressing such important topics as having respect for girls and women, adopting a healthy diet and being diligent about one’s hands and others,” Dvorak said.
“The ‘11 for Health’ is based on an analysis of the top health risks factors identified by the WHO.
"A pilot study using football as an educational health tool was conducted throughout last year in Khayelitsha involving children between the ages of 11 and 15.
“Lack of fitness is the number one cause of death in our society. A healthy and effective way of preventing this is by playing football.”
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