President IAP TN.Dr.V.SIVAPRAKASAM,M.D.D.C.H.

World Breast Feeding Week Aug. 1-7 O R S Day July 29th

O R S Week July 29th to 4thAug Teen Age Day. Aug 1st Teen age Month Aug 1-31 Adolescent & Childcare Week Nov.10-17

Breast feeding is the best feeding for babies. It provides total immunity for the babies. It protects the babies from infection. WHO recommends Exclusive Brest feeding up to 6 months.

Breastfeeding to be continued for 6 months along with complementary feeds

.It is the cost effective method of decreasing IMR – Infant Mortality Rate.

It reduces the diarrheal diseases and respiratory infections.

Government has given 6 months maternity leave for lactating mothers to augment exclusive breast feeding for 6 month.

It is our duty to propagate this important message to the community by the way of celebrating WBW – World Breast Feeding Week Celebration.

IAP will provide technical information. Celebrate it during Aug 1st to &7th

Celebrate all 7 days Daily one School Rally with School Students Essay competition to School

Students Valedictory function on the 7th day Planning meeting with District

officials Involve IAP & Inner Whell Lactation management Training for

nurses Celebrate with Teen- Age Day

Teenage week is celebrated along with breast feed week.

Adolescent age is vulnerable age for developing bad habits like smoking, alcohol and drugs. Because of the experimenting tendencies there is a chance they might get HIV infection.

During Teenage love is also a common issue. Teenage children are emotionally unstable

and they can’t withstand failure and even they were depressed by low marks in the exams.

They should be trained to with stand stress for which life skill education will be helpful.

To maintain health in adolescent children, we want to teach them what to do and what not to do.

Developing good habits, Preventions of diseases, Importance of exercise, Balanced diet, personal hygiene , Menstrual hygiene ,in girls Avoidance of stress, Sweet and pleasant voice method of study Ability to say ‘no’ to peer pressure Decision making skills problem solving skills Will be taught to the students

500 Pediatricians were Trained in Adolescent health Education in Tamil nadu

They are ready to Train the students in +1 or 9th std at schools on Adolescent health Education in Tamil nadu

Kindly use Rotarians to organize the meeting at School and Train the students

It will be a combined Project of IAP & Rotary where ever possible

August Month of 2012 is declared by IAP TN as Teen-age Month and planed to cover2500 Schools with he help of Rotary & Lions

Celebrate all 7 days Daily one School Rally with School Students Essay competition to School Students Valedictory function on the 7th day Planning meeting with District officials Involve Rotary & Inner Wheel ORS mixing competition Celebrate with Teen- Age Day

Government allowances given for dyslexia are 1 hr extra time in examination Exemption from one language No mark reduction for spelling and grammar

mistakes Can use calculator in math exam. Scriber may be permitted If these unfortunate children with learning

disability are identified in time with remedial teaching and training and government concession provided to them they will cross +2, degree and even a master degree also.

These children will be very happy and they will come up in life and live happily.

500 Pediatricians are Trained in Screening Children with Learning Disability

LD center started at Medical Colleges Teachers are going to be Trained in Primary

screening for Dyslexia at School Level Salem Krishnagiri & Dharmapuri District

Teachers are going to be trained in Dyslexia Other Districts to be fallowed up in future Interested Districts can do this Project

Adoption of a village to provide basic health facility conducting women development program to provide

knowledge of good parenting conducting awareness program to inculcate healthy

sanitation practices in villages conducting awareness program on the importance of

women education conducting guidance and counseling sessions to

improve the quality of relationship between parents, teachers and children

conducting programs on personal health and hygiene Good parenting will lead to healthier children both

physically and mentally. hence awareness programs to stress the importance of good parenting could be conducted. 

Adolescent Health Education Life skill Education Obesity Detection camp Anemia prevention Project Dental Camp Child Health camp Eye camp Neonatal Training For Nurses & Nursing asst. Immunisation camp