Role of Anganwadi workers in spreading awareness.pptx

it is showing how anganwadi workers work in India to help financially unstable families, health of mother and her child, get introduced about vaccination, nutritional intake in rural areas. The Indian government had started Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) program to combat child hunger and malnutrition. The role of Mukhya Sevika. Different nine parameters of anganwadi workers.

1. Role of Anganwadi workers in spreading awareness about nutritional intake of mothers and children in rural areas

2. What are Anganwadis ? Government sponsored child-care and mother-care development programmes in India at the village level. Anganwadi meaning is “courtyard shelter”. It primarily caters to children in the 0-6 age groups. They were started by the Indian government in 1975 as part of the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) program to combat child hunger and malnutrition.

3. How does Anganwadi system work ? The Anganwadi system in one village which is managed by a single AWW who is chosen from the community and has been trained for four months in area such as health, nutrition and childcare. AWW covers a population of about 1000 people. Mukhya Sevika- The Supervisor of AWWs For every 10 AWWs there is an Anganwadi Supervisor to provide on the job guidance. Checks the list of beneficiaries from the low economic strata, who are severely malnourished. Guides AWWs in the assessment of correct ages of children, correct method of weighing the children, and plotting their weights on growth charts. Demonstrates effective methods of providing health and nutrition education to mothers. Maintains the statistics of the Anganwadis. Mukhya Sevikas, in turn, report to the Child Development Projects Officer (CDPO)

4. ICDS It is only major national program that addresses the needs of children under the age of six years. It seeks to provide young children with an integrated package of services such as supplementary nutrition, health care and free school education. Because the health and nutrition needs a child cannot be addressed in isolation from those of his/her mother, the program also extends to adolescent girls, pregnant women and nursing mothers.

5. Supplementary nutrition It includes supplementary feeding and growth monitoring and prophylaxis against vitamin A deficiency and control of nutritional anemia. The Anganwadi attempts to bridge the protein energy gap between recommended dietary allowance and average dietary intake of children and women. For pregnant women and nursing mothers antenatal, immunization iron folic acid supplementation and improved care, adequate extra family food and rest during pregnancy. Mothers for prophylaxis and children with anemia are administered of iron and folic acid tablets and monitored by AWWs. Use of iodized salt to prevent from iodine deficiency.

6. Children below the age of three years are weighed once a month and children 3-6 of age are weighed every quarter . Children are weighed on a graded scale ranking from A-D wherein A represents balanced normal growth and D represents malnourishment. Severely malnourished children are given special supplementary feeding and referred to health sub-centers, Primary health centers. The Anganwadi centers also maintain a record of nutritional status of all children in community. Growth monitoring and nutrition surveillance

7. Non-formal pre-school education This component for 3-6 year old children in Anganwadi directed towards providing and ensuring a natural, joyful and stimulating environment, emphasis for growth and development. It also contributes to the universalization of primary education, by providing the child for primary schooling and provide girls to attend school. It is provided through the medium of “play” to promote the social, emotional, cognitive, physical and aesthetic development of child. 11/5/2022 ADD A FOOTER

8. Immunization The main role of Anganwadi worker is to assist health staff to maintain records, motivate the parents and organize immunization sessions. Poliomyelitis, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, tuberculosis, measles Iron and Vitamin A supplementation to pregnant women and children Reproductive Child Health Programme

9. Health Check-ups Referral Services Nutrition and Health Education

10. Health Check-up Services provided by ANM, Medical officers in charge of Health Sub-Center and PHC under the RCH. The various health services include regular health check-ups, immunization, management of malnutrition, treatment of diarrhea, de-worming and distribution of simple medication. Referral Services These cases are referred by the A nganwadi worker to the medical officers of the PHC. During health check-ups sick or malnourished children need more attention and are referred to PHC or sub center. Anganwadi workers has been oriented to detect disabilities in young children. Nutrition and Health Education A key element of the work of Anganwadi worker. Basic health, nutrition, information related to child care and development, infant feeding practices, utilization of health services, family planning and environment sanitation. Providing health education through home visits which is part of behavior change communication (BCC). This has the long term goal of capacity building of women – especially in the age group of 15-45 years.

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12. Thank you! Suchi Patel Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology