What is Hoops 4 Health?

 

We are a health promotion charity based in Darwin, Northern Territory. We use the sport of basketball as the medium for our program delivery. A number of programs underpin our organisation. These include the BALLER Program, The Moonlight Program, The Live Longer Program, Our H4H Youth Reference Group and our mascots and music programs.

 

Our main fundraising event of the year is our Hoops 4 Health Challenge. The Hoops 4 Health Challenge uses a social marketing campaign to identify a particular health or youth related issue and use a series of mini events and our facilitators to promote awareness of it. These mini events culminate with a basketball game involving local and national basketballers.

 

The abovementioned programs are guided and delivered from evidence based research focussed on chronic disease prevention, the state of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, crime prevention, child safety, abuse and neglect and the effects of alcohol and tobacco smoking.

 

Our facilitators are experienced trainers not only on the basketball court but in the game of life too. The approach used by our facilitators is one that looks at engaging the young person through facilitated based learning and by doing rather than telling.

 

Programs are delivered through a number of modes including but not limited to:

• One to one mentoring
• Power point presentations
• Interactive multi media presentations
• Tailored programs to suit your school, community and organisation
• Workbooks and structured learning

 

The Hoops 4 Health Aboriginal Corporation is governed by a Board made up of experienced people who work in the fields of health, partnerships, program evaluation, psychology, nutrition, youth work and sporting backgrounds.

 

Complementing the Board is a Youth Reference Group that is the eyes and ears on the ground linking our program design with real issues.

 

For more information on Hoops 4 Health call 0431 428 767.