FitCop app yields positive results in improving health of police officers: 60 high-risk cops rewarded

 Implementing an integrated approach to monitor and improve  overall health and wellness of police officers, through Fitcop app, has borne fruit in a short span of time. The Helping Hand Foundation(HHF), a non-profit NGO engaged by HCP for the Fitcop initiative, has completed the health screening of 16,000 cops over the last 6 months, and had been  guiding the obesse, high risk profiles with diet and exercise plans. The team presented the  post facto analysis  to the top brass which revealed  that the consciousness of health culture is improved  in the organisation. 

        Yesterday, as many as 60 cops(high risk category) of various age groups  were rewarded by the City Police Chief Mr.CV Anand  for improving their health through FitCop app. The rewardees  shared their transformation journey with their peers.  A constable working in Charminar PS retraced his experience from being unhealthy to a better state and explained how the continuous follow up by the HHF & senior officers  through the app had influenced them  and went on explaining how the diet habits , exercise helped him to shed the weight. 

“A woman PC, survived by daughter, broke into tears over a phone conversation with the counsellor for the latter’s attention towards her health. The single mother found solace as she was being cared by the organisation she work for.” said the counsellor. 

          Addressing the gathering, Mr.Anand stressed the importance of taking nutritious diet and explained the benefits of  weight training, stretching. Chronicling his own weight management, he shared the tips on striking the correct balance between maintaining muscle and shedding excess  weight.  He asked the staff officers to replicate the health culture within their families too.  He announced few perks like 2 pairs of uniform, a 5 day paid holiday who transformed to a better state of health and suggested them to patrol on foot whenever they could for better public engagement and to burn calories at work.

He expressed satisfaction with the progress and instructed  the HHF team to follow up with the high risk category candidates on a daily basis He presented T-Shirts and appreciation certificates to the rewardees.

Mr.Gajarao Bhupal, Jt.CP(SMIT & Coordination);; Ms.Sunitha, DCP – ICCC; HHF team head Mr.Mujtaba  and other staff officers were present.