Improving public health is one of the most debated topics in the modern world. Some believe that increasing the number of sports facilities will help in improving the public health, whereas others argue that the impact is very minimal and one should focus on other measures that are more effective. In my opinion, both the sections are correct in their own views and we should consider a balanced approach evaluating pros and cons.
Sports had always been associated with physical health. It is widely believed that, the best possible way to improve public health is by encouraging citizens to actively play sports. But, in many places, people are not equipped with sufficient number of facilities because the existing facilities are either too far away to access or always over crowded which makes it difficult for them to practice. For instance, in my city, there is only one such place which is always crowded. So the best way is to increase the sports complexes.
On the other hand, many argue that sports have negligible effect on public health. They think, sports are one of the many activities which keeps a human healthier. Other activities like Yoga, Strength and Conditioning and so on have proven to be effective. Many countries like India, China is actively promoting these believing they are more effective in improving public health. It is also argued that taxation helps to an extent. For example, sugar tax in Europe, cess on tobacco products, bans on alcohol in many countries are widely believed to have contributed to a healthier public.
In my opinion, while increasing facilities is one way to improve public health, it really lies in the hands of people. Anybody can just provide a platform to help anyone make the right choice but making the right choice lies with that person. I believe, public awareness and willingness to be healthy is what matters in improving the public health.
To conclude, governments may increase sport facilities, take other measures like the taxation, prohibiting some items and so on to improve public health, but they are not useful if citizens are not utilising them. No matter how much or how little a country spends, it depends on the citizen's resolve to be healthy.
Improving
public
health
is one of the most debated topics in the modern world.
Some
believe that increasing the number of
sports
facilities will
help
in
improving
the
public
health
, whereas others argue that the impact is
very
minimal and one should focus on
other
measures that are more effective. In my opinion, both the sections are correct in their
own
views and
we should consider a balanced approach evaluating pros and cons.
Sports had always
been associated
with physical
health
. It is
widely
believed that, the best possible way to
improve
public
health
is by encouraging citizens to
actively
play
sports
.
But
, in
many
places,
people
are not equipped with sufficient number of facilities
because
the existing facilities are either too far away to access or always over crowded which
makes
it difficult for them to practice.
For instance
, in my city, there is
only
one such place which is always crowded.
So
the best way is to increase the
sports
complexes.
On the
other
hand,
many
argue that
sports
have negligible effect on
public
health
. They
think
,
sports
are one of the
many
activities which
keeps
a human healthier.
Other
activities like Yoga, Strength and Conditioning and
so
on have proven to be effective.
Many
countries like India, China is
actively
promoting these believing they are more effective in
improving
public
health
. It is
also
argued that taxation
helps
to an extent.
For example
, sugar tax in Europe,
cess
on tobacco products, bans on alcohol in
many
countries are
widely
believed to have contributed to a healthier public.
In my opinion, while increasing facilities is one way to
improve
public
health
, it
really
lies in the hands of
people
. Anybody can
just
provide a platform to
help
anyone
make
the right choice
but
making the right choice lies with that person. I believe,
public
awareness and willingness to be healthy is what matters in
improving
the
public
health.
To conclude
,
governments
may increase
sport
facilities, take
other
measures like the taxation, prohibiting
some
items and
so
on to
improve
public
health
,
but
they are not useful if citizens are not
utilising
them. No matter how much or how
little
a country spends, it depends on the citizen's resolve to be healthy.