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- 1. STUDY ON FORMULATING WELLNESS PRACTICES IN SCHOOL CHILDREN & RECOMMENDATION
- 3. INTRODUCTION Wellness is an active process of becoming aware of and making choices toward a healthy and fulfilling life. Wellness is more than being free from illness, it is a dynamic process of change and growth. “Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." - The World Health Organization Wellness Works in Schools is designed to motivate, educate and support students, teachers and families in developing the mental, emotional, physical, and social competencies to handle life's challenges healthfully, across school, home, work and community.
- 4. OBJECTIVES To Ensure Physical and Mental Well-Being To Ensure Social- Emotional Well-Being To Eradicate all Types of Diseases To Ensure Active Participation in Both School and Social Activities
- 5. NEEDS To overcome the diseases among children like: 1. Obesity and Malnutrition 2. Cardiovascular Disease 3. Inadequate Bone Growth/Osteoporosis, Typhoid, dysentery. Intra and Inter personal development The child mortality rate-- Only 7 out of 10 children aged 6-14 years attend primary school. To provide proper nutrition to every students and eradication of faulty food habits. Children spend more time in sedentary activities such as watching TV, playing video games or on computers. This urgently calls for a physical activity programme. FACT: For the first time in 200 years, today’s children are likely to have a shorter life expectancy than their parents Fact file Adequate calcium and Vitamin D intake, along with weight bearing physical activity (e.g., walking, jogging, weightlifting), provides bones with proper support for healthy growth. Bone growth during adolescence is particularly crucial because bone mass peaks in late adolescence Need for wellness Source- www.cdc.gov/ healthy youth ministry of human resource development
- 6. METHODS ADOPTED Set achievable goals Create a wellness policy committee. Sufficient funding from the government and various NGOs. Assess the needs of the students of diverse social culture. Curriculum Teacher’s Training Programs Family Programs
- 7. IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION Assembling the Team Increasing Access to School Meals Addressing Cost Concerns about Changing Competitive Food Policies Securing Outside Financial Support for Wellness Initiatives Increasing Physical Activity at School After school and Summer Programs TEAM BUILDING SCHOOL MEALS COST CONCERNS PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES
- 8. CONT… Keep records of how the policy is being implemented. Find out the children from low-income group. To inculcate the habit of practicing hygienic habits amongst the students. Keeping Records Finding Low Income Group Hygiene practice
- 9. STEPS TAKEN UP BY GOVERNMENT The Midday Meal Scheme under National Food Security Act, 2013 Ensuring access to safe drinking water and sanitation Regular hygiene education to children through lessons Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004(June 30, 2004) Integrated child development Service Centers (ICDS) in India offering a package of health, nutrition and non-formal pre- school services to more than 18 million children aged 6 months to 5 years School Sanitation & Hygiene Education Program Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) was launched as a part of such reform initiatives under Central Rural Sanitation Programme(CRSP), which included school sanitation as a primary intervention to universalize sanitation facilities Swachh Bharat Prakalpa Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) Midday Meal Scheme Swachh bharat and swachh vidyalaya Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Integrated child development Service Centers
- 10. PICTORIAL REPRESENTATION Under SWASTHH or SSHE program researchers have examined 144 studies (Esrey, 1994) and showed which interventions were related to the greatest reductions in Diarrhea. This research shows that the four most important issues, in the order of their possible impact, are Safe disposal of excreta Household and personal hygiene, especially hand washing Quantity of water used Quality of water Link between intervention and reduction in diarrhea https://www.wsp.org/Hygiene-Sanitation-Water- Toolkit/Resources/Readings/IRC_swashh[1].resourcebook.pdf
- 11. RECOMMENDATION Recess (Elementary only) Access to free & clean drinking water Access to physical activity facilities outside school hours Required health education course Promotion or support of walking and bicycling to school Breakfast and lunch programs Adequate time to eat school meals Programs for staff members on physical activity/fitness Promote staff member participation Fitness assessment Calorie limits: • Snack items: ≤ 200 calories • Entrée items: ≤ 350 calories Sodium limits: • Snack items: ≤ 230 mg** • Entrée items: ≤ 480 mg Fat limits: •• Total fat: ≤ 35% of calories • • Saturated fat: < 10% of calories • • Trans fat: zero grams • Sugar limit: • • ≤ 35% of weight from total sugars • in foods Food must meet the requirements of:
- 12. CONT… Health assessments: might include: • height and weight • blood pressure • cholesterol level • blood sugar level • physical activity participation • dietary habits • tobacco use alcohol and substance use • safety (e.g., seat belts, helmets, smoke alarms, drinking and driving, coercive or abusive relationships) • mental health • confidential HIV counseling, testing, or referral for treatment and care • sexual health, including testing and treatment Policy Focus Elements of Implementation Public Involvement ▪ Parents ▪ Teachers ▪ Physical Education instructors ▪ School health professionals ▪ Students ▪ School Board and Administration ▪ Community Members Nutrition Guidelines ▪ School meals ▪ Meal Service and Time Nutrition Education ▪ Standards based nutrition education ▪ Integrated into curricula (i.e. cooking classes) Physical Activity ▪ Physical Education ▪ Fitness testing ▪ Physical activity breaks in classes ▪ Recess Implementation, Assessment, Update ▪ Websites ▪ Handbooks ▪ Assess and compare ▪ Report to school board
- 13. EFFECTS A child who has eaten a well- balanced meal and is healthy is more likely to be prepared to learn in the classroom Encouraging adolescents to adopt healthy lifelong eating habits can increase their productivity and reduce their risk of premature death Physical activity might contribute to cancer prevention through its role in regulating the production of hormones, boosting the immune system, and reducing insulin resistance. Increases life expectancy, improves quality of life, and reduces risk for many chronic diseases. Healthy Happy Socially productive Higher Life Expectancy
- 14. LIMITATIONS Huge part of population in India is illiterate and are not aware with Wellness Lack of proper implementation of government policies Lack of proper sanitation in many rural parts especially for girl students Negligence of the committee and authority resulting in faulty practices Many schools doesn’t have proper physical education and wellness instructor Improper care of working parents due to their busy schedule Nowadays children themselves have lost interest in outdoor games and activities
- 15. COMMON POTENTIAL DISEASES COMMON DISEASES URINARY TRACT INFECTION TYPHOID DIARRHOEA SKIN DISEASES
- 16. CONCLUSION Children are the future of our society. They needs to be nurtured and cared so they can blossom into beautiful soul and make the society a better place to live in. It is our duty to formulate wellness and hygienic practices amongst them so that they can live a physically, mentally and emotionally balanced and healthy life.