This ppt helps the students to learn & understand about few of the national health programs in India. this is a part of Community health nursing subject for 4th yr BSc nursing .

1. NATIONAL
HEALTH
PROGRAMMES
Mrs. Romy Markose

2. NATIONAL CANCER CONTROL
PROGRAMME
� Launched in 1975-1976
� Revised in 1984-1985 and in 2004

3. OBJECTIVES
� Primary prevention of cancers by health
education.
� Secondary prevention :- Early detection and
diagnosis of common cancer such as cancer of
cervix, mouth ,breast & tobacco related cancer by
Screening/ Self examination method.
� Tertiary prevention :- Strengthening of the
existing institutions of comprehensive therapy
including palliative care.

4. SCHEMES........
1. REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE SCHEME
strengthening of existing RCC & act as
referral centres for complicated and difficult
cases at the tertiary level.
2. ONCOLOGY WING DEVELOPMENT SCHEME
to avail the cancer treatment facilities in all
geographical areas.
3. Decentralised NGO scheme
meant for IEC activities, undertaking health
education and early detection activities of
cancer.

5. 4. IEC activities at the central level
to give wider publicity about Anti Tobacco
Legislation.
5. Research and Training
training programmes, monitoring and
research activities are organised at the central
level.

6. NATIONAL CANCER
AWARENESS DAY
NOVEMBER 7th

7. TOBACC0 CONTROL LEGISLATION
� The Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products Act
2003 was launched in April 2003.
The important provisions are:-
# prohibition of smoking in public areas.
# prohibition of direct and indirect advertisement
of cigarette and other products.
# prohibition of sale of cigarette and other tobacco
products to age group below 18yrs and near any
educational institutions.

8. # mandatory depiction of statutory warnings on
tobacco packs.
# mandatory depiction of tar and nicotine contents
along with maximum permissible limits on
tobacco packs.

9. NATIONAL TOBACCO CONTROL
PROGRAMME
� Launched during 11th five year plan.
The main components of the programme are:-
# Public awareness/ mass media campaign
# establishment of tobacco product testing
laboratories.
# research and training
# monitoring and surveillance
# dedicated tobacco control cells
# training of health and social workers

10. � School programmes
� Provision of tobacco cessation facilities.

11. MID DAY MEAL PROGRAMME
� Also known as SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAMME
� Working from 1961
� Objectives :-
# to attract more children to attend school
and thus improve literacy.

12. PRINCIPLES
� The meal should be a supplement and not a
substituent to the home diet.
� The meal should supply at least one –third of the
total energy requirement & half of the protein
needed.
� Cost should be reasonably low.
� Should be easy to cook in schools.
� Get the locally available foods
� Menu should be frequently changed.

13. INTEGRATED CHILD
DEVELOPMENT SCHEME
� Started in 1975
� Provides :- Supplementary Nutrition, Vitamin A
prophylaxis, Iron and folic acid supplementation.
� Beneficiaries are :- preschool children < 6yrs,
adolescent girls 11 to 18 yrs, pregnant and
lactating mothers.
� ANGANWADI workers covers about 1000
population by each.
� A network of MAHILA MANDALS helps ICDS.

14. PROPHYLAXIS AGAINST NUTRITIONAL
ANEMIA
� Launched during 4th five year plan.
� Distribution of iron and folic acid supplements to
pregnant women and young children (1 – 12 yrs)
� MCH ,PHC , ICDS are engaged.
� Iron fortification of common salt.

15. NATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR PREVENTION
AND CONTROL OF DIABETES,
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND
STROKE
� Launched in 4TH Jan 2008
� Programme interventions are:-
# health promotion for the general population
# disease prevention for the high risk group
# assessment of prevalence of risk factors.

16. UNICEF
� UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL
CHILDREN’S EMERGENCY FUND.
� Established in 1946 for the rehabilitation
children in war ravaged areas.
� Regional office :- NEW DELHI
� Headquarters in United Nations, New York.
� Works closely with WHO,UNDP,FAO &
UNESCO

17. SERVICES.........
� CHILD HEALTH
� CHILD NUTRITION
� FAMILY AND CHILD WELFARE
� EDUCATION
GOBI
# G for growth charts to better monitor child
development.

18. # Ofor oral rehydration therapy
# Bfor breastfeeding
# I for immunization against measles, diphtheria,
polio, pertussis, tetanus and TB

19. DANIDA
� The govt. Of Denmark is providing assistance for
the development of services under National
Blindness control programme.

20. THE COLOMBO PLAN
� Formed in Jan 1950 during a meeting of the
commonwealth foreign ministers at Colombo.
� For the cooperative economic development in
south and southeast Asia.
� Includes 20 developing countries and 6 non
regional members.

21. CARE
� Co-operative for Assistance & Relief Fund was
found in North America in 1945.
� Independent, non profit non sectarian
international relief and development
organisation.
� Begun in India in 1950
� Primary objective to provide food for children in
the age group 6 – 11 yrs .
� Works with all nutritional programmes.

22. EUROPEAN COMMISSION
� Recommendation on patient safety, including
the prevention & control of healthcare
associated infections.
� Revised in 2009.