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ADOLESCENT ADOLESCENT HEALTHHEALTH
Presentation by Presentation by
DR. VIOLET (de Sa) PINTO DR. VIOLET (de Sa) PINTO
Lecturer ,Department of PSMLecturer ,Department of PSM
Objectives:Objectives:
At the end of the (session 2) the At the end of the (session 2) the student shall student shall
have knowledge of:have knowledge of: Adolescent health needsAdolescent health needs National health programmes related National health programmes related
to adolescents.to adolescents.
Adequate diet for growth Adequate diet for growth and developmentand development
Healthy lifestylesHealthy lifestyles
Education and healthEducation and health
CounselingCounseling
Supportive environmentsSupportive environments
Prime need- Prime need- Correct Correct informationinformation
Health, nutrition, growth and Health, nutrition, growth and
development ,Reproduction, development ,Reproduction, sexuality and HIV, STD’s/STI’s sexuality and HIV, STD’s/STI’s
NEEDS NEEDS
SOCIAL FACTORS SOCIAL FACTORS IN HEALTH AND IN HEALTH AND
DISEASEDISEASE
Parents perceptions, awareness attitudes and
ambition about adolescents
Communication with mothers
Health seeking behavior
NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMMES FOR NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMMES FOR
ADOLESCENT HEALTH & DEVELOPMENTADOLESCENT HEALTH & DEVELOPMENT
School Health ProgrammeSchool Health Programme Adolescent Reproductive HealthAdolescent Reproductive Health National HIV/AIDS Control ProgrammeNational HIV/AIDS Control Programme Programme for Out of school Adolescent girlsProgramme for Out of school Adolescent girls Adolescent Girls SchemeAdolescent Girls Scheme
SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAMMESCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAMME > ½ are in school> ½ are in school
Health, Nutrition, Health, Nutrition, Population education Population education programmeprogramme
Health checkup, T.T. at Health checkup, T.T. at 10 & 16 yrs, Fe & FA 10 & 16 yrs, Fe & FA ( National anaemia ( National anaemia control programme, RCH)control programme, RCH)
Drawbacks…..Drawbacks…..
ADOLESCENT REPRODUCTION HEALTHADOLESCENT REPRODUCTION HEALTH
RCH- Medical officers, health supervisors, health RCH- Medical officers, health supervisors, health workers are trained on issues of adolescent workers are trained on issues of adolescent health. health.
Prevention of anaemia and malnutrition, Prevention of anaemia and malnutrition, reproduction, menstrual cycle and hygiene, age reproduction, menstrual cycle and hygiene, age of marriage and child birth, risk of teenage of marriage and child birth, risk of teenage pregnancies, prevention and control of RTI/STI pregnancies, prevention and control of RTI/STI and HIV/AIDS, voluntary blood donation, and HIV/AIDS, voluntary blood donation, contraception, unsafe sex and abortions.contraception, unsafe sex and abortions.
NATIONAL HIV/AIDS CONROL PROGRAMMENATIONAL HIV/AIDS CONROL PROGRAMME
IEC activitiesIEC activities - youth and - youth and college students, “AIDS education college students, “AIDS education in schools”…..mainly urban areasin schools”…..mainly urban areas
SchoolsSchools--
Universal Talk AIDS Universal Talk AIDS Programme,1991Programme,1991
Creating awareness in schools, Creating awareness in schools, colleges & universities, Dept of colleges & universities, Dept of youth Affairs and Sports, Ministry youth Affairs and Sports, Ministry of H.R.D. & National Service of H.R.D. & National Service Scheme.Scheme.
NSS- manual in 7 languages NSS- manual in 7 languages Other parts of the country mainly-Other parts of the country mainly-
mass media mass media
PROGRAMMES FOR OUT OF SCHOOL PROGRAMMES FOR OUT OF SCHOOL ADOLESCENTSADOLESCENTS
New initiative started in the year 2000 in New initiative started in the year 2000 in ICDS,ICDS,
for adolescent girls for adolescent girls
“ “ Kishori Shakti Yojna” (KSY)Kishori Shakti Yojna” (KSY)
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