COURSE TO TRAIN DOCTORS AND SPORTS CLUBS IN EXERCISE PRESCRIPTIONS The health benefits of physical activity are widely recognised. Many studies highlight the role of physical activity in preventing certain types of cancer, particularly breast cancer and colon cancer. Appropriate physical activity can also alleviate fatigue from treatment and certain symptoms. For conditions such as diabetes, it can form a key part of the treatment plan and may even reduce the need for medication. Paris 2024 supports and jointly funds a course with Paris City Council, the Paris Regional Olympic and Sports Committee and the charity Médecine pour Tous to provide clubs and all doctors in the 19th arrondissement with training in exercise prescriptions. THE PLAINE COMMUNE COMBINED AUTHORITY’S FRAMEWORK FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SPORT In early 2019, the Regional Strategy Delegation and the Olympic and Paralympic Games Mission in Plaine Commune began to look into defining and implementing a framework for physical activity and sport in the area. This study 18 aims to promote and increase physical activity and sport in public spaces, whether in organised or informal settings, focusing on people less likely to participate in sport (including females, the elderly and people with disabilities). The study consists of three main parts: analysing the range of activities people are involved in and their profiles, promoting the current framework of the Plaine Commune combined authority, as well as defining scenarios and recommendations for 2024 and 2030 regarding developing public spaces in order to put the framework into practice. The work carried out so far with all operational staff in Plaine Commune has helped to develop a framework covering 14 areas (three main and 11 minor). The public policies implemented by the combined authority in its areas of responsibility (including the Cycling Plan, the Walking Plan, the Green and Blue Framework, the New National Urban Renewal Programme and mixed development zones) intertwining with one another gave rise to this framework, which can be used to make recommendations for 2024 and 2030 regarding developing public spaces in areas identified as key to putting the framework into practice. 18. The Regional Institute for Sports Development (a department of the Institut Paris Région) was contracted to conduct the study. The Legacy and Sustainability plan for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games — 73
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