Explaining Community Health Scenarios with an Emphasis on National Sports

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Ph.D. Student in Physical Education and Sports Science- Sports Management, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran

2 Assistant Professor of Sports Management, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran

3 Assistant Professor of Sports Management, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin Branch, Qazvin, Iran

Abstract

Purpose: All countries consider good health as the most valuable asset and the most basic right of the people of their country, and one of the things they seek to improve in order to achieve this goal is sports. Exercise as an important health promotion factor and prevention mechanism has been the focus of health policy makers. In this framework, basic attention to national sports is a very important necessity and requires the identification of drivers and relevant scenarios. The purpose of this research is to explain the scenarios of community health with an emphasis on national sports.
Method: The current research is practical in terms of purpose and considered analytical and exploratory based on the method of data collection and analysis.
Findings: According to the findings of this research, 30 key factors were identified in six general categories: social, technological, environmental, economic, political and value, and further, considering the three uncertainties of the welfare movement, management skills and sufficient budget; Four alternative scenarios of the future were created with the titles of green land, land of health seekers, static land and desert land that the scenario of the green land is the desired scenario of the Iranian society in the field of health.
Conclusion: According to the results of the research, in the country's health policy making based on national sports, all the key factors especially the key drivers of the welfare movement, management skills, sufficient budget and forward-looking scenarios should be taken into consideration in order to be more successful in this field.

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