VENUE: NILKANTH KANYA VIDHYALAYA, SINGANPORE, SURAT
BENEFICIARIES: 150 Childrens of Nilkanth Kanya Vidhyalaya, Singanpore, Surat
TOTAL NO. OF PARTICIPANTS: 28 Students of 1 Year GNM, 29 Students of 2nd Year Post Basie Nursing
INTRODUCTION:
Children between the age of 5-17 years are school age children. The importance of health services to be provided to school children by 1 Year GNM (N) and 2nd Year Post Basic B.Sc (N) students have organized school health programme in Nilkanth Kanya Vidhyalaya, Singanpore, Surat. Under the Mentoring of Respected Sir Mr. Jimmy James Mogaria, Principal of T. & T.V. Institute of Nursing, Surat. and Co-ordinator was Ms. Bhumika Chaudhari and assisted by Ms. Jagruti Patel, Ms. Disha Shah and Ms. Bhumika
Parmar.
OBJECTIVES:
To perform health screening of school children
To detect any abnormality at its early stage
To bring health awareness in schoolchildren
To encourage children to adapt healthy health habits.
To Inculcate positive changes
to improve positive health among school children.
ACTIVITY:
1st year GNM (N) and 2nd year Post Basic B.Sc (N) Students have performed anthropometric measurement of school children and calculated BMI of children. They also have under taken health screening of students. Total 150 school children were examined. 2 cases of delayed growth, 50 case of underweight students, 20 case of over weight and 78 children are having normal weight. Poster Exhibition also organized on various topics such as:
Nutrition-balance diet, food to be avoided
Functions & sources of macro & micro nutrients
Good habits
Dental hygiene
Importance of sports
Balance between curricular and extracurricular activities
Importance of exercise, meditation
Menstrual Hygiene
Puberty Changes