Health screening and awareness activities are being conducted through community based health camps at Anganwadi Centres in different villages of Balianta and Balipatna blocks.
The Anganwadi Centres serve as convenient local points for conducting health camps and facilitating participation of the rural and elderly population from the respective villages.
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Before commencement of the camps, ASHA workers of both blocks were trained/oriented regarding the programme and the objectives of the health camps.
The ASHA workers are actively involved in:
The camps provide free health check-up and screening services to beneficiaries. The services include:
Beneficiary details are recorded during the screening process, including:
The programme guideline also provides a screening format incorporating these details.
The field-level activities are conducted in a systematic manner:
ASHA worker mobilization → Beneficiary visits → Basic health screening →
Clinical assessment → Identification of MSD/Geriatric concerns → Diagnosis
and management → Counselling → Referral wherever required →
Documentation and reporting
Conducting camps at Anganwadi Centres enables health services to be delivered closer to the community and facilitates participation of beneficiaries who may otherwise face difficulty in accessing regular healthcare facilities.
The involvement of ASHA workers in beneficiary mobilization and community-level awareness helps improve participation and reach of the programme.
The programme aims to improve early identification, screening, management and referral of musculoskeletal and geriatric health problems at the community level, while providing accessible and free health screening services to the population of the covered blocks.
The programme activities are being carried out across villages of Balianta and Balipatna blocks, with Anganwadi Centres being utilized as community-level venues for conducting health camps and screening beneficiaries.
The academic modules and administrative functions of the department are managed by:
