national mental health programme

1. NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMME
S A KULKARNI
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
SYIPER

2. INTRODUCTION:-
National health program was launched by the central
government for the following purpose
Communicable disease eradication
Control of population and improving rural health
Raising the standards of nutrition
Improvement of environmental sanitation
Technical and material support has been offered by
numerous international organizations such as WHO,
UNICEF and UNFPA to implement these programmes.

3. OBJECTIVES:-
National health policy 2017- to inform , clarify and
strengthen and prioritize the role of government in
shaping health systems in all its directions.
To look after all the dimensions of health such as –
investment in health , organization and financing of
health care services and prevention of diseases.
Promotion of good health through the cross sectional
action and access to technologies, developing human
resources and progressive assurance of health.

4. 1. Health care programs are meant to enhance the
health status of the community.
2. In terms of morbidity reduction , the targets to be
reached have been fixed.
3. An increase in life expectancy .
4. Nutritional status improvements.
5. Decrease in rate of population growth.
Functioning and Outcomes of NHP
 Promoting physical activity among the general
population.
 Promoting health diet and improving food quality
 Reducing tobacco smoking and drinking habbits
 Reducing alcohol consumption.

5. NATIONAL MENTAL HELATH PROGRAM :-
Mental health is an integral part of health, described
as a healthy state of well being (physical, mental and
social ) and not just a lack of disease.
In 1982, the Government of India launched the
National Mental Health Program (NMHP), taking into
account the heavy burden of mental illness in the
population and the absolute inadequacy of the
country’s mental health care system to deal with it.
Mental Health :- According to WHO state of wellbeing in
which an individual realize his or her own abilities can
cope with the normal stresses of life, can work
productively and is able to make contribution to his/her
community.

6. AIM:-
Mental and neurological conditions and their related
disabilities are prevented and treated.
Usage of technology for mental health to expand
general health services.
Use of the principles of mental health in overall
national growth to enhance the quality of life.
OBJECTIVES:-
To provide mental health to every class
Knowledge of mental health
Increase community participation in awareness
To select essential elements for mental health.
To distribute all the available resources of mental
health.

7. National mental health program:-
Bhor committee:- (1946) among 100 individual 2 individual were seen ill but
no provision of treatment.
Shrivastava committee:- (1959) but report at 1962 need to draw ground level
report of mental health.
Government of India 1982 launched National Mental Health Program :-
keeping in view the heavy burden of mental health can inadequate of mental
health are infrastructure in country to deal with it.
The District Mental Health Program (DMHP) was launched under NMHP in the
year 1996 (in IX Five Year Plan). The DMHP was based on ‘Bellary Model’ with
the following components:
Early detection & treatment.
Training: imparting short term training to general physicians for diagnosis and
treatment of common mental illnesses with limited number of drugs under
guidance of specialist. The Health workers are being trained in identifying
mentally ill persons.
IEC: Public awareness generation.
Monitoring: the purpose is for simple Record Keeping.

8. OUTCOMES OF PROGRAM
To ensure availability and accessibility of minimum
mental health care for all in the for see able future,
particularly to the most vulnerable and underprivileged
sections of population. To encourage application of
mental health knowledge in general health care and in
social development.
India is at a timely an defective juncture to develop
population centered and public health oriented mental
health services for the coming years, the National Mental
Health Policy , Mental Health Action plan and Mental
Health Bill, various National programs for children, youth,
elderly, women and others.

9. Level of NMHP
It contains 3 sub program such as
A. Treatment sub program
1. Village level
2. Primary health level
3. District level
B. Rehabilitation sub program
C. Prevention sub program.

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