Health and wellness

Introduction to School Health Programme (SHP)

Ayushman Bharat - 

The programme is a Union Government and part of the Indian government's National Health Policy. It was launched in September 2018 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. That ministry later established the National Health Authority as an organization to administer the program.

PM-JAY offers service to 50 crore (500 million) people and is the world's largest government sponsored healthcare program.^[4] The program is a poverty alleviation programme as its users are people with low income in India.

Objectives: Ayushman Bharat is aimed at making path breaking interventions to address health holistically, in primary, secondary and tertiary care systems, covering both prevention and health promotion. 

Initiatives under the programme:

1.Health and Wellness Centre: In Odisha 1614 HWCs are operating at CHC, PHC and Sub Cenre level . These centres will provide comprehensive health care, including for non-communicable diseases and maternal and child health services.  They will also provide free essential drugs and diagnostic services.

Proposal to create about 16912 Health and Wellness Ambassadors in 8456 govt./govt aided schools for prevention and promotion of diseases among school children. 

•A joint initiative of Department of Health and Family Welfare and Department of School & Mass Education.

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•Two teachers, preferably one male and one female, in every school designated as “Health and Wellness Ambassadors” will be trained to transact health promotion and disease prevention information in the form of interesting activities for one hour every week

Every Tuesday may be dedicated as Health and Wellness Day in the schools. 

Changes During Adolescence 

•Physical changes in body

•Improved gross and fine motor skills

•Eagerness to experiment and learn new things

•Increased attention towards own appearance and looks

•Trying to build independent identity and be treated with respect by parents, other adults, and peers

•Desire to make new friends and to socialise

•Increasingly influenced by peers

•Energetic and enthusiastic with increased spirit of fun and adventure

•Mood swings and emotional instability—frequent changes in emotions like anger, love and feelings towards friends; impulsive behaviour

•Development of aspirations for future; increased concern about career

•Begins taking decisions about self

Need for appreciation and recognition 

Summary of discussions 

•Change is a hallmark of adolescence.

•Changes occur in the body, in the way they feel and think which in turn impacts their behavior.

•Adolescence is phase in life when individuals develop:

✔Unique identity

✔Independent thoughts

✔Relationships

✔Interests and opinions which are vital to the process of growing up.

•Adolescence is a time for explorations and fun, new hopes and excitement

Adolescence is also a time to know oneself and learn to better manage one’s emotions and behaviour. 
Physical changes during Adolescence 

•Identify physical changes occurring during adolescence and demonstrates comfort with them

•Recognizes that changes during adolescence can occur at a different pace and timing in different individuals

Develops a positive acceptance of self

•Adolescence is a period of physical and emotional changes which are triggered by a set of hormones.

•Do not compare your own physical changes with others.

•Changes occur at different times for different individuals.

•Natural to feel awkward or conscious of the changes that occur but try to support each other by accepting these as part of a natural process and don’t let these decrease your self-confidence.

Summary of discussions 

For any doubts or concerns about changes that are occurring reach out to a trusted adult or nearest Adolescent Friendly Health Clinic  or Health and Wellness Centre