HOME BASED CARE FOR YOUNG CHILDREN.pptx

It is a part of hbnc

1. HOME BASED CARE FOR YOUNG CHILDREN (HBYC)

2. This is a Joint initiative of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Ministry of Women and Child Development. Under National Health Mission, Home-Based Care for Young Child Programme (HBYC) is rolled out as an extension of the Home Based New Born Care programme (HBNC) which is currently implemented across the country. Under HBNC, home visits by ASHAs to the infants ends at 42nd day after birth and there exists a gap in the household contact of ASHAs with the child beyond this period except the ones for immunization .

3. Addressing this gap in health system contact is crucial. Therefore, additional home visits by ASHAs between 3rd and 15th months were proposed under HBYC to fill this gap. Under Home Based Care of Young Child (HBYC) programme , the additional five home visits will be carried out by ASHA/AWW, from 2-3 month onward ASHAs/AWWs will provide quarterly home visits (3rd, 6th, 9th, 12th and 15th month). The quarterly home visits schedule for low birth weight babies, SNCU & NRC discharges will now be harmonized with the new HBYC schedule.

4. GOALS OF THE PROGRAMME

5. 1.Promoting good CHILD NUTRITION by appropriate infant and young child feeding practices. *Early initiation of breast feeding within one hour of birth, *Exclusive breast feeding for the first 6 months of life, *Appropriate and adequate complementary feeding from 6 months of age with continuation of breastfeeding.

6. 2.Ensuring age appropriate immunization. 3.Ensuring optimal early childhood development. 4.Ensuring reduction in child morbidity and mortality by appropriate health care seeking behaviour . The purpose of the additional home visits by ASHAs/AWWs are promotion of evidence based interventions delivered in four key domains namely nutrition, health, child development and WASH (water, sanitation & hygiene).

7. Key tasks at various ages of the child that will be performed by ASHA and AWW

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