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1. MITTAL COLLEGE OF NURSING
AJMER
PRESENTATION ON-ASHA LADY HEALTH VISITOR
SUBMITTED TO: SUBMITTED BY:
MR.SUNIL SAHU MR.MUKESH KUMAR DHAKAR
ASSOCIATE PROFESSER B.SC NURSING 4TH YEAR
(HOD)CHN BATCH 2017-2018

3. Background of ASHA Concept
 The Government of India launched National Rural
Health Mission (NRHM) in 2005 to address the health
needs of rural population, especially the vulnerable
sections of society. This caters to a population norm of
5000.
 ASHA is volunteer health activists in the communities,
who is creating awareness on health.
 ASHA mobilize the community towards local health
service.
 ASHA increases utilization of the existing public
health services. She promotes good health practices

4. CRITERIA
 RESIDENT OF THE
VILLAGE(MARRIED/WIDOW/DIVORCED)
 AGE GROUP 25-45YRS
 EDUCATION UPTO EIGHTH CLASS
 COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND LEADERSHIP
QUALITIES

5. SELECTION OF ASHA
 1 ASHA :1000 POPULATION
 TRIBAL ,HILLY AND DESERT AREAS
 1 ASHA PER HABITATION

6. ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1.AWARENESS
 PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THE COMMUNITY
ON DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH:
 NUTRITION
 BASIC SANITATION AND HYGENIC PRACTICES
 HEALTHY LIVING AND WORKING CONDITIONS
 NEED FOR TIMELY UTILISATION OF HEALTH AND
FAMILY WELFARE SERVICES

7. 2.MOTHER AND CHILD
 COUNSEL WOMEN ON BIRTH PREPAREDNESS
 IMPORTANCE OF BREAST-FEEDING AND
COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING
 IMMUNIZATION
 CONTRACEPTION
 PREVENTION OF COMMON
INFECTIONS(RTI,STD,CARE OF YOUNG CHILD)

8. 3.MOBILIZE THE COMMUNITY
 FACILITATE THEM IN ACCESSING HEALTH AND
HEALTH RELATED SERVICES
 ANGANWADI,SUBCENTRE,PHC
 IMMUNIZATION,ANTENATAL CHECK
UP,POSTNATAL CHECK UP,SUPPLEMENTARY
NUTRITION,SANITATION AND OTHER GOVT
SERVICES

9. 4.COMPREHENSIVE VILLAGE HEALTH PLAN
 WORK WITH WITH THE VILLAGE HEALTH AND
SANTATION COMMITTEE
5.ESCORT
 ARRANGE ESCORT OR ACCOMPANY PREGNANT
WOMEN AND CHILDREN REQUIRING
TREATMENT OR ADMISSION TO NEAREST
PHC/CHC/FIRST REFERRAL UNIT

10. 6.PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE
 FOR MINOR AILMENTS SUCH AS
DIARRHOEA,FEVER,FIRST AID FOR MINOR
INJURIES.
 PROVIDER OF SHORTCOURSE DOTS UNDER
RNTCP
7.DEPOT HOLDER FOR ESSENTIAL PROVISIONS
 ORS
 IRON AND FOLIC ACID
 CHLOROQUINE
 DISPOSABLE DELIVERY KITS
 ORAL PILLS,CONDOMS
 DRUG KIT PROVIDED TO EACH ASHA

11. 8. • ROLE AS PROVIDER CAN BE ENHANCED
 GRADED TRAINING TO PROVIDE NEWBORN
CARE, MANAGEMENT OF A RANGE OF COMMON
AILMENTS
 CHILDHOOD ILLNESS
9.INFORM
 BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN HER VILLAGE
 UNUSUAL HEALTH PROBLEMS
 DISEASE OUTBREAKS
 TO THE SUBCENTRE/PHC

12. 10.TOTAL SANITATION CAMPAIGN
 PROMOTE CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSEHOLD
TOILETS

13. Role and integration with
Anganwadi
 Organising Health Day
 AWWs and ANMs as resource persons
 IEC activity
 AWWs as depot holder
 List of eligible couples and children less than 1 year
 Mobilizing pregnant and lactating women

14. Role and integration with ANM
 Weekly or fortnightly meeting with ASHA
 ANMs as Resource persons
 Date and time for outreach session
 Guide in organising health days
 Motivating pregnant women for coming to sub centre
for initial check-up taking iron and folic acid
medication.
 Dose schedule and side effects of oral pills & danger
signs of pregnancy and labour
 compensation

15. WORKING ARRANGEMENTS
ASHA will have her work organized in following manner.
She will have a flexible work schedule and her work
load would be limited to putting in only about two-
three hours per day, on about four days per week,
except during some mobilization events and training
programmes.
 A. At AWC: She will be attending the AWC on the day
when Immunization/ANC sessions are being
organized. At least once or twice a week, she would
organize health days for health IEC, rudimentary
health checkup and advice including medicine and
contraceptive dispensation.

16.  B. At home: She will be available at her home so as to
work as depot holder for distribution of supplies to
needy people or for any assistance required in terms of
accompanying a woman to delivery care centre/FRU or
RCH camp.
 C. In the Community: she will organize/attend
meetings of village women/health committees and
other group meetings and attend Panchayat health
committees. She will counsel and provide services to
the families as per her defined role and responsibility

17. CONCLUSION
 ASHA workers were largely recruited as per preset
selection criteria with regard to age, education, family
status, income, and residence.
 The ASHA workers were found to be functional in
some areas with scope for improvement in others.

18. BIBLIOGRAPHY
 WEB
1. https://www.slideshare.net/SiddharthKC/asha
2. https://www.slideshare.net/deepakkumar2455/asha-