- The Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram, which aims at addressing the health problems of adolescent boys and girls (10-19 years), was launched in the state during the year 2014- 15 as an expansion of the previous Adolescent Reproductive & Sexual Health (ARSH) programme under National Health Mission.
- Two-Worker Model for increasing child development outcomes
- Early childhood education and development has a huge bearing on a child’s overall development with implications on their overall life outcomes. Keeping this at the core, the ICDS intervention addresses nutrition, preschool education and counseling, among other services. However, between NFHS-4 (2015-16) and NFHS-5 (2019- 20), 22 states & UTs reported an increase in child malnutrition. In addition, India’s position in the Global Hunger Index 2021 slipped from 101, to 116 of 135 countries. On early childhood learning outcomes, ASER 2019’s study reveals that only 21% of first-grade children are at the word level.
- An Anganwadi typically has a staff of two- Anganwadi Worker and Anganwadi Helper. The worker is responsible for managing all services provided at the center, spanning early childhood health, nutrition, preschool education, and administrative duties, with duties in both the center and in the broader community. Center- level tasks include early childhood education, overseeing the mid day meal program, and providing nutritional supplements.
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