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an Olympic Idealan Olympic Ideal

Collaborative efforts of US Olympic Collaborative efforts of US Olympic Committee and Global health Network Committee and Global health Network

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Supercourse: www.pitt.edu/~super1/Supercourse: www.pitt.edu/~super1/

Definition of Definition of PreventionPrevention

““Actions aimed at eradicating, Actions aimed at eradicating, eliminating, or minimizing the impact of eliminating, or minimizing the impact of disease and disability. The concept of disease and disability. The concept of

prevention is best defined in the context prevention is best defined in the context of levels, traditionally called primary, of levels, traditionally called primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention”secondary, and tertiary prevention”

A Dictionary of Epidemiology, Fourth A Dictionary of Epidemiology, Fourth EditionEdition Edited by John M. LastEdited by John M. Last

ObjectivesObjectives1.1. To overview of supercourse and its To overview of supercourse and its

functioningfunctioning

2.2. To Describe United States Olympics To Describe United States Olympics Committee (USCOC) and its functioning Committee (USCOC) and its functioning as related to exercise and healthas related to exercise and health

3.3. To build an Olympics Supercourse for To build an Olympics Supercourse for the Olympics and Paralympics with the Olympics and Paralympics with USOC, International Olympic committee USOC, International Olympic committee and Supercourse Teamand Supercourse Team

Why should one practice Why should one practice prevention?prevention?

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Concept of Concept of Telepreventive MedicineTelepreventive Medicine

Telepreventive medicineTelepreventive medicine Inexpensive Low to High bandwidth Inexpensive Low to High bandwidth systems designed to reach large systems designed to reach large numbers of healthy people to numbers of healthy people to prevent disease.prevent disease.

TelemedicineTelemedicineExpensive High bandwidth systems Expensive High bandwidth systems designed to reach small numbers of designed to reach small numbers of sick people to cure diseasesick people to cure disease

Supercourse - model of global Supercourse - model of global health networkhealth network

The Global Health Network is a The Global Health Network is a group of leading public health group of leading public health and telecommunications officials and telecommunications officials who are bringing state of the art who are bringing state of the art Internet technology into global Internet technology into global health. health.

MissionMission To connect people involved in To connect people involved in

prevention worldwide prevention worldwide

SupercourseSupercourse

• It was originally funded by NASA and currently It was originally funded by NASA and currently funded by the National Library of Medicine, NIH, funded by the National Library of Medicine, NIH, USAUSA

• Currently more than 151 countries are Currently more than 151 countries are connected through the Supercourseconnected through the Supercourse

• More than top notch scientific 1,700 lectures More than top notch scientific 1,700 lectures available on the website available on the website http://www.pitt.edu/~super1http://www.pitt.edu/~super1

• There are 8 noble prize winners who have There are 8 noble prize winners who have contributed their lectures to supercoursecontributed their lectures to supercourse

• More than 40% members are from developing More than 40% members are from developing countries.countries.

• Many of the leading experts of exercise and Many of the leading experts of exercise and health have contributedhealth have contributed

What is the new global What is the new global language of teaching?language of teaching?

Focused lectures on preventionFocused lectures on prevention Every year, the supercourse team produce a Every year, the supercourse team produce a

lecture on a specific topic in prevention and lecture on a specific topic in prevention and spreads it around the worldspreads it around the world

• Last year Hippocrates birthday was celebrated by Last year Hippocrates birthday was celebrated by developing golden lecture on preventiondeveloping golden lecture on prevention

• Golden Lecture of Prevention illustrated and Golden Lecture of Prevention illustrated and commemorated the role of prevention in commemorated the role of prevention in continuing to make our planet healthier continuing to make our planet healthier

• This lecture was seen and used by more than a This lecture was seen and used by more than a 200,000 people from 138200,000 people from 138

• We also include leading lectures on rehabilitationWe also include leading lectures on rehabilitation

Olympics lecture on physical Olympics lecture on physical activity and Healthactivity and Health

• This year we have developed a lecture on physical This year we have developed a lecture on physical activity and health.activity and health.

• This lecture has been dedicated to Olympics This lecture has been dedicated to Olympics games in Athens, Greecegames in Athens, Greece

• This lecture integrates the Olympic ideals plus our This lecture integrates the Olympic ideals plus our knowledge of the science of physical activity and knowledge of the science of physical activity and healthhealth

• The lecture can be viewed at The lecture can be viewed at www.pitt.edu/~super1/lecture/lec15451/index.htmwww.pitt.edu/~super1/lecture/lec15451/index.htm

• We hope that by September 2004, this lecture will We hope that by September 2004, this lecture will

be viewed by more than a million population be viewed by more than a million population worldwide, making this the most viewed lecture worldwide, making this the most viewed lecture everever

Information on health at Information on health at Olympics websiteOlympics website

• Exercise is a everyday part of your life can Exercise is a everyday part of your life can help develop and maintain a high level of help develop and maintain a high level of health by reducing stress, improving energy, health by reducing stress, improving energy, vitality and maintaining a positive self vitality and maintaining a positive self perception.perception.

• Very little information regarding exercise, Very little information regarding exercise, health physical activity etc is available at health physical activity etc is available at Olympics website. We will integrate our expert Olympics website. We will integrate our expert information with the Olympic site.information with the Olympic site.

United States Olympic United States Olympic Committee (USCO)Committee (USCO)

• USOC is a non profit organization and is the National USOC is a non profit organization and is the National Olympic Committee (NOC) for the United states Olympic Committee (NOC) for the United states

MissionMission• Preserve and promote the Olympic ideal as an Preserve and promote the Olympic ideal as an

effective, positive role model that inspires all effective, positive role model that inspires all Americans USOCAmericans USOC

• Supports American athletes in general and Olympic Supports American athletes in general and Olympic athletes in particular athletes in particular

• Athletes that wish to participate in the Olympics are Athletes that wish to participate in the Olympics are approved and entered by USOC. The committee is approved and entered by USOC. The committee is also responsible for entering athletes in the Pan also responsible for entering athletes in the Pan American Games. American Games.

Support of Athletes by USOCSupport of Athletes by USOC

• USOC has established a number USOC has established a number of training centers throughout of training centers throughout the country.the country.

• Top athletes can live, train and Top athletes can live, train and get specialized medical attention get specialized medical attention in these centersin these centers

• USOC) serves as the National USOC) serves as the National Paralympics Committee (NPC)Paralympics Committee (NPC)

USOC Sports Medicine USOC Sports Medicine DivisionDivision

• Sports Medicine division Offers Athletic Sports Medicine division Offers Athletic Training in several training centersTraining in several training centers

• Selected through an application and Selected through an application and interview process, engage in daily interview process, engage in daily responsibilities to learn, build and gain responsibilities to learn, build and gain experience and insight towards the world of experience and insight towards the world of sports medicine sports medicine

• Jim Scherr is CEO and Ed Ryan is currently Jim Scherr is CEO and Ed Ryan is currently the Director of Sports Medicine, USOCthe Director of Sports Medicine, USOC& medical coordinator for the U.S. & medical coordinator for the U.S. Paralympics Team Paralympics Team

Collaboration of USOC, Collaboration of USOC, Olympics & SupercourseOlympics & SupercourseObjectives:Objectives:

• Develop a partnership between USOC, Olympics and Develop a partnership between USOC, Olympics and the Supercourse by sharing scientifically based health the Supercourse by sharing scientifically based health prevention information one exercise and health to the prevention information one exercise and health to the schools of the world.schools of the world.

• Develop an Olympics Supercourse to share knowledge Develop an Olympics Supercourse to share knowledge and take care of Olympics Athletes health through and take care of Olympics Athletes health through health preventionhealth prevention

• Build a library of lectures focusing on exercise Build a library of lectures focusing on exercise including top scientific quality prevention and care including top scientific quality prevention and care programprogram

• Establish lectures to employ exercise to prevent Establish lectures to employ exercise to prevent disease for those who are disabled, and distribute disease for those who are disabled, and distribute these to those who are disabled and those who are notthese to those who are disabled and those who are not

OLYMPICS SUPERCOURSEOLYMPICS SUPERCOURSEUSOC MISSIONUSOC MISSION

Preserve and promote the Olympic ideal as Preserve and promote the Olympic ideal as an effective, positive role model that an effective, positive role model that inspires all Americans inspires all Americans

Supercourse MissionSupercourse MissionPreserve and promote the health of Olympics Preserve and promote the health of Olympics Athletes by sharing knowledge on physical Athletes by sharing knowledge on physical activity and disease preventionactivity and disease preventionBoth these missions are in parallel to each Both these missions are in parallel to each

other and can be partneredother and can be partneredAccording to Ed Ryan of USOC our joint effortsAccording to Ed Ryan of USOC our joint efforts““Aligned with the betterment of society and Aligned with the betterment of society and

prevention”prevention”

Olympics SupercourseOlympics SupercourseOlympics gamesOlympics games• The five rings symbolize the five significant The five rings symbolize the five significant

continents and are interconnected to continents and are interconnected to symbolize the friendship to be gained from symbolize the friendship to be gained from these international competitions these international competitions

• Supercourse is an interconnected global Supercourse is an interconnected global network of preventionists linking more network of preventionists linking more than 151 countries together with more than 151 countries together with more than 40 % countries from developing than 40 % countries from developing nationsnations

The Olympics and supercourse should work The Olympics and supercourse should work hand and hand for better societyhand and hand for better society

Olympics SupercourseOlympics Supercourse

• Striving to Striving to compete at the compete at the highest levels in highest levels in sport sport

• Link countries Link countries through their best through their best athletes and link athletes and link them togetherthem together

• Product = world Product = world renown athletesrenown athletes

• Strive and compete at Strive and compete at highest level to provide highest level to provide knowledge of prevention knowledge of prevention to world renown athletes.to world renown athletes.

• Share world preventionists Share world preventionists to Olympic playersto Olympic players

• Product = health role Product = health role mode athletes of the worldmode athletes of the world

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