An endeavor which unfolds…
- Self Assessment of your Body & Mind
- Knowledge about your Health
- Ways to improve Health by unfolding science
- Scientific mysteries within Indian Culture
SVJCT Dream Health Park
Was inaugurated by
Dr Anil Kakodkar (Padmavibhushan)
And Dr. T. Ramasami (Padmavibhushan) on 20th October 2018.
This park is designed by Physiology department of B.K.L. Walawalkar Rural Medical College. It is true example of application of graduate medical education to the school going kids.
- Self Assessment of your Body & Mind:
This park is designed to educate children from 10 years to 18 years.The SVJCT Dream Health Park is designed to help you assess your current and future effectiveness for living a harmonious work/life in these three key areas:
- Body – physical and social
- Mind – intellectual and financial
- Spirit – emotional and spiritual
The assessment provides you the opportunity to record what you already do in each of these areas, provide suggestions on what you could do, and determine an action plan for what you will commit to doing.
Physical wellness is developed through proper nutrition, exercise, rest and healthcare management. It involves caring effectively for your “physical body” by eating the right kind of foods, getting sufficient rest and relaxation, exercising on a consistent basis and maintaining health through regular appointments. With proper attention to the physical aspect of your life, you will renew this part of your essential self.
Health Park will allow a child to measure child’s own anthropometry, blood pressure, lung capacity, vision, cognition etc.Mind – Intellectual wellness is developed through mental capacity with learning, working, reading, writing, and thinking, cognition. It involves caring effectively for your “intellectual mind” by stimulating your mental capacity to learn new things, having challenging work assignments, reading a variety of subjects, Exercise, Physical activities. With proper attention to the intellectual aspect of your life, you will renew this part of your essential self.
- Knowledge about your Health:
Uncovering Your Health Risks –
Understand what a health risk really means, why you should care and available resources to help you find out your personal risk of disease.Diet, Vitamins and Supplements –
Vitamins, herbs and other dietary supplements are the natural alternatives to pharmaceuticals and many people turn to them in an attempt to improve their health.Get Preventive Health Care –
Advice about physical check-ups, disease screening, dental exams etc. - Scientific mysteries within Indian Culture:
India is a land of many cultures, languages, arts, craft and music. Moreover, Incredible India has some incredible unexplained mysteries that remain unsolved, irrespective of the progress of science and technology.
The auspicious occasions like Mehandi, a medicinal herb, Bangle worn in the wrist part of hand, Silver toe rings etc has scientific and medicinal effects on human body which is explained in details.
Also why do we consume ‘Tilgul’ in Makar-Sankranti, Why do we worship Peepal tree?, Why temples have bells, Why Gudi is hoisted on Gudi padwa? etc all these questions have some scientific explanation.
