NCERT released curriculum for School Health Ambassador Initiative under Ayushman Bharat

Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare Dr. Harsh Vardhan and Union Minister of Human Resource Development Sh. Ramesh Pokhriyal “Nishank”, and Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey, MoS (HFW) released the curriculum for School Health Ambassador Initiative under Ayushman Bharat. 

Aim:

The initiative aims to further strengthen the concept of preventive, promotive and positive health, which forms the fundamental cornerstone of the Health & Wellness Centres of Ayushman Bharat scheme.

Curriculum for School Health Ambassador Initiative:

♦ The School Health Ambassador Initiative will be linked with other government initiatives such as the Fit India movement, Eat Right campaign, Poshan Abhiyaan for an all-round and holistic development model of health for the school children, etc.

♦ The curriculum was developed by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). 

♦ The training materials for the training of nodal teachers, facilitators guide were developed in consultation with MoHFW.

♦ The 11 identified themes in the curriculum are growing up healthy, interpersonal relationships, gender equality, emotional wellbeing, and mental health, values and responsible citizenship, nutrition, health and sanitation, promotion of healthy lifestyles, reproductive health and HIV prevention, prevention and management of substance misuse, safety and security against violence and injuries, and promotion of safe use of internet, media and social media.

♦ A National Resource Group (NRG) of 40 members, who have sound training skills and experience in Adolescent Health, has been already constituted by NCERT.

♦ The NRG will train the State Resource Group.

♦ The implementation of the first phase will be in all the public upper primary, secondary and senior secondary schools of aspirational districts. 

♦ The remaining districts will be taken up in the second year.