Standard D5: The facility ensures health promotion and disease prevention activities through community mobilization
One of the mandate of Primary care services is to place health in the hands’ of community. In this aspect the role of HWC (SC) becomes important to create awareness leading the demand generation for health. For this it becomes important for HWC (SC) team to undertake various activities for the community mobilization. These activities shall be
undertaken through existing VHsnC, so it becomes important to assess their functionality.
Similarly other community level interventions like celebration of VHnds; convergence of activities of ASHA, AWW and ANM; proper planning and conduction of Monthly campaign and undertaking feedbacks during such activities for further quality improvement becomes important.
Another important aspect which shall be reviewed through exclusive checkpoints is the efforts taken by the HWC (SC) for undertaking multisectoral convergence activities like collaboration with the Education, WCD, ICds, rural development/municipal bodies, FssAI & ICDS etc.
Identification and conduction of training sessions with the support of Ayushman ambassadors in schools. For HWC (SC) it becomes important to create a pool of local yoga instructors and conduct regular classes for community yoga trainings
ME D5.1: The facility plans and conducts Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) and Behaviour Change Communication (BCC) activities for health promotion and disease prevention.
(Focuses on display and distribution of IEC materials, conducting health awareness sessions, celebrating health days, and educating the community on lifestyle changes, hygiene, and disease prevention).
ME D5.2: The facility ensures community mobilization and active participation through Village Health Sanitation and Nutrition Committees (VHSNCs) / Ward Development Committees.
(Focuses on supporting VHSNC functionality, participation in monthly meetings, joint health action planning, and organizing Village Health, Sanitation and Nutrition Days - VHSNDs).
ME D5.3: The facility promotes wellness, physical activities, and yoga sessions for the community.
(Focuses on organizing regular yoga classes, engaging local yoga instructors, creating awareness on physical fitness, and conducting wellness sessions at the facility and in the community).
ME D5.4: The facility ensures multi-sectoral convergence and school health activities for comprehensive health promotion.
(Focuses on collaborating with Education, WCD/ICDS, Gram Panchayats, and other departments, implementing the School Health and Wellness Programme through Health and Wellness Ambassadors, and conducting youth health sessions).
NQAS - HWC
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