The National Urban Health Mission was launched in 2013 to address health issues of urban populations in India by promoting equal access to healthcare services. The mission aims to improve health status, particularly of the urban poor, through primary healthcare, outreach services, and community involvement. Key objectives include partnerships with local bodies and organizations, resources for essential care, and systems to meet growing urban health challenges. Strategies center on strengthening primary care, community participation, prioritizing vulnerable groups, and appointing urban health activists. The mission also focuses on health promotion and education in schools to help students establish lifelong healthy behaviors.

1. NATIONAL URBAN
HEALTH MISSION &
PROMOTION IN SCHOOL
Anita Kumbhakar
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Social & preventive pharmacy
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B. Pharm 4TH year

2. 01
Introduction
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Focus of NUHM
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Objectives
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Goals
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Strategies
Contents
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Essential services Health promotion &
Education in schools

3. Introduction
The National Urban Health Mission was launched by
ministry of health and family welfare department of
India in 1ST May 2013.
Aims to address the urban’s poor health issues by
promoting equal access to available health services
by rationalizing and improving the current capacity of
health care providers to enhance the health status of
the urban poor.
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4. OBJECTIVES OF NUHM
● Partnership with community and local bodies for a more proactive involvement in
planning, implementation, and monitoring of health activities.
● Availability of resources for providing essential primary health care to urban poor.
● Partnerships with NGOs, for profit and not for profit health service providers and other
stakeholders.
● Need based city specific urban health care system to meet the diverse health care needs
of the urban poor and other vulnerable sections.
● Institutional mechanism and management systems to meet the health-related challenges
of a rapidly growing urban population.
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5. FOCUS OF NUHM
Urban poor
population living in
listed and unlisted
slums.
All vulnerable
population such as
homeless
ragpickers, street
children,,
construction and
bricks worker.
Public health trust
on sanitation, clean
drinking water and
vectors control etc.
Strengthening
public health
capacity for local
bodies.
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6. GOALS
Facilitating
equitable access
to quality health
care
Revising public
health system
Building public
private partnership
Community based
risk pooling and
insurance
mechanism
Active involvement
of the urban local
bodies
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7. STRATEGIES
Strengthening urban primary health structure
Strengthening Community participation
Prioritizing the most vulnerable
Ensuring quality healthcare services
Appointment of Urban Social Health Activist
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8. ESSENTIAL SERVICES OF NUHM
Maternal
health
Family welfare
Child health
and nutrition
Respiratory
tract infection
Nutritional
health
Vector-borne
disease
Control mental
health
Oral health
Hearing
impairment
control
Cardiovascular
disease control
Diabetes
control
Trauma care
Surgical
intervention
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9. HEALTH PROMOTION & EDUCATION IN
SCHOOL
Schools play a critical role in helping students establish lifelong healthy
behaviors. Recognizing the importance of this, school based health
promotion activities have been incorporated as a part of the Health and
Wellness component of the Ayushman Bharat Programme.
Health promotion in a school setting refers to the activities that improve
and/or protect the health of all school users. This concept includes
provision and activities related to healthy school policies, school's
physical and social environment, curriculum, community links, and
health services
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10. ● Growth and developmental surveillance in school:- Child's growth, height, weight, and body mass index should be
evaluated at each health supervision visit. The results should be handed over to the parents in written form.
● Nutrition constitutes a significant part in health supervision visits. It essentially contributes general health and fosters
growth and development. Health Promotion And Education In Schools
● Physical Activity provides many physical and psychological health benefits. Parents observed that barriers to
physical activities include transportation problems, lack of opportunities in area, expenses, lack of parental time, and
lack of neighbourhood safety.
● Oral Health Maintenance of oral health requires the knowledge of a specialist. Oral health is important as teeth help
in language development. Impacted or infected teeth cause systemic illness, and teeth are related to positive self-image
formation. Children are affected by tooth decay and pain that hamper the daily living activities, like eating, sleeping,
attending school, and speaking.
● Mental and Spiritual Health are the concepts to address health promotion and health maintenance visits. Parents
should keep a record of mental health issues and must be present to health supervision visits. Parents should be made
alert for signs of depression, stress, anxiety, and child abuse/neglect.
COMPONENTS OF HEALTH PROMOTION
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11. CONCLUSION
 National Urban Health Mission has been a vital government initiative towards
addressing healthcare expenses for the urban population. It helps control the rising
costs of healthcare services and the inconveniences of accessing them for the
vulnerable population. As a result, balancing a city life and expenses can become more
manageable when handling healthcare treatments.
 NUHM aims to improve the health status of the urban population in general, particularly
the poor and other disadvantaged sections by facilitating equitable access to quality
health care, through a revamped primary public health care system, targeted outreach
services and involvement of the community and urban local bodies.
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12. 1. National Urban Health Mission Framework For Implementation Ministry Of Health And
Family Welfare Government Of India ;May 2013
2. National Urban Health Mission; Meeting the Health Challenges of the urban Population
especially the Urban Poor (With special focus on Urban Slums); Urban Health Division,
Ministry of Family Welfare, Government of India 2008-2012
3. Urban Health Division, Ministry of Family Welfare, Government of India. National Urban
Health Mission (2008-2009): Jul 2008
4. Annual Report, 2006-07:towards better Health in Underserved Urban Settlements,
Urban Health Resource Centre
REFERENCE
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13. THANKS !