Open AccessConvergence and outreach for successful implementation of Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram
Author(s) -
Khushi Kansara,
Deepak Saxena,
Tapasvi Puwar,
Sandul Yasobant,
Poonam Trivedi,
Shital Savaliya,
Manish Fancy
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_226_18
Subject(s) - outreach , government (linguistics) , psychological intervention , medicine , convergence (economics) , christian ministry , national rural health mission , population , medical education , nursing , economic growth , political science , environmental health , health services , economics , linguistics , philosophy , law
Adolescents (10-19 years of age) constitute about one-fifth of India's population. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, has launched Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK) in 2014 to improve health of adolescents. Adolescent Health Day (AHD) is an important intervention of RKSK for outreach and to secure convergence among relevant departments.