Prescription sport – Health priority

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The health benefits of sport are well established. In France, a 2016 decree stipulates that sport can now be the subject of a medical prescription for patients with a long-term illness.

How can sport benefit these patients? How is physical activity supervised?

  • Dr Alexandre Feltz, general practitioner in Strasbourg and deputy to the town hall of Strasbourg, he is considered to be the pioneer of sports and health on prescription
  • Pr Florian Ferreri, psychiatrist in the department of psychiatry and medical psychology of Saint-Antoine Hospital. He leads a major consultation there specializing in the diagnosis and care of depressed people and their families. Author of Depression – 100 questions to understand and heal, published by Odile Jacob
  • Frédéric Charles, correspondent of RFI in Japan where sports clubs are required to recruit “certified trainers” to supervise the practice of members suffering from chronic conditions
  • Report from Charlie Dupiot

At the end of the program, we are talking regarding the health protocol put in place during CAN 2022 (Africa Cup of Nations) which is being held in Cameroon from January 9 to February 22. Interview with Pr Yap Boum 2, biologist, epidemiologist, representative Epicentre for Africa, the research and epidemiology branch of Médecins sans frontières.

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