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A package of 8 poster sets covering all aspects of community health, which can be used either for display or as a training material to educate and encourage awareness for the health and well-being of the entire community. The topics included are: |
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Food and Nutrition
81-87380-15-2 Price Rs. 264/- |
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Everyone must know what food to eat and how to stay away from illnesses. This set of 11 posters teaches about the different foods that we need to eat to be healthy to prevent nutritional deficiencies. It emphasizes on child nutrition and also talks about some deficiencies like vitamin A deficiency resulting in night blindness and blindness, iron deficiency resulting in anaemia, and the foods to be taken to prevent them. The contents are:
• Food groups - Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats, Minerals • Balanced diet • Nutritional deficiencies – Kwashiorkor & Marasmus • Nutritional deficiencies – Vitamin A, Vitamin B, & Iodine • Anaemia, • Child nutrition – Colostrum, • Child nutrition- Complementary feeding between 6-9 months • Child nutrition – between 10-12 months • Food for all |
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Pre and Postnatal Care
81-87380-16-0 Price Rs. 330/- |
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Death and deformities are major problems of childbirth. We need to know the right precautions to be taken during pregnancy, during and after delivery and the care of the newborn. The information, spread across 13 posters, underlines the important message of safeguarding the lives of both the mother and the child during and after childbirth, and to ensure that the child is born healthy and without any deficiencies or deformities.
• Correct age for conception • Early registration, and first examination (history, height, weight, urine examination and blood pressure) • Anti- tetanus vaccination during pregnancy • Tests during pregnancy (abdomen, blood test, foetal heart beat) • Tests during pregnancy ( foetal growth & maternal weight) • Pregnant woman’s diet (IFA tablets) • Rest for pregnant women • Minor problems during pregnancy • High-risk pregnancies (maternal age below 18 years, above 35 years, less than 145 cm in height, first pregnancy or bad medical history) • Emergencies during pregnancy (swellings, high blood pressure, severe anaemia) • Safe delivery- 5 cleans • Emergencies during delivery • Care of the new mother • Care of the newborn |
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Child Care
81-87380-21-2 Rs. 242/- |
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Most illnesses in newborns and infants are caused due to negligence. The 11 posters of this set talk about childcare right from birth, to protect the child from diseases. They also have information about the vaccination schedule to help parents ensure that their children are vaccinated at the right time. Information about some common childhood illnesses and the care to be taken is also mentioned.
• The baby’s first food – breast milk • Care of the newborn (within a month) • Child nutrition • Child growth (0-12 months) • 6 life threatening diseases • Immunisation • Child growth (1-5 years) • Respiratory diseases - treatment • Diarrhoea &Dysentery • Nutritional deficiencies • Malnutrition |
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Reproductive Health care for Women
81-87380-19-5 Price Rs. 176/- |
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It is very important for a woman to know about the functions of her body, how they change as she grows older and also how to take care of her health. This set of 9 posters explains the functioning of the female reproductive system, the care a woman has to take during menstruation, pregnancy and labour. They also help women to diagnose a few ailments like breast cancer and STDs, which can be treated effectively if detected early.
• Woman’s Lifecycle • Adolescence • Care during menstruation • Pregnancy and labour • Anaemia • Reproductive health problems - Breast and cervical cancer, STDs • Reproductive health problems: AIDS • Menopause |
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Family Planning
81-87380-18-7 Price Rs. 176/- |
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The only way to control population explosion is by educating ourselves about the need to restrict families. The 8 posters in this set explain the various contraception options for men and women. The message here is that if a couple has one or two children with a reasonable interval between them, they will be in a better financial position to provide them with good nutritious food to keep them healthy, and provide education and other opportunities.
• A happy family - small family • Unhappy family –a large and unhealthy family • Planning for the first child.
• Planning for the second child • Temporary contraception methods for women and men • Permanent contraception methods for men and women • Medical termination of pregnancy |
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Communicable Diseases
81-87380-20-9 Price Rs. 198/- |
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Thousands of lives are lost each year because of communicable diseases. Simple preventive measures can help to check their spread and ultimately, save lives. This set of 9 posters discusses some major communicable diseases and how to prevent their spread. It also gives some methods to manage illness, for e.g, preventing dehydration in diarrhoea cases by giving them ORS.
• Malaria • Filaria, Encephalitis • Tuberculosis • Leprosy • AIDS (HIV) • Jaundice (Hepatitis A) • Diarrhoea: Causes, symptoms, prevention and treatment • Dysentery: Causes, symptoms, prevention and treatment • Typhoid |
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Environmental Sanitation & Personal Hygiene
81-87380-21-7 Price Rs.198/- |
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Hygiene and sanitation is of primary importance, whether at home or in the community. The 9 posters in this set discuss hygiene at home, in the community and in the village. They also underline the importance of ensuring that the drinking water supply is not contaminated with sewage and other wastes. The significance of personal hygiene in being free from illness is also discussed.
• What is sanitation? • Sanitation at home • Sanitation outside the home (Surroundings) • Liquid waste management • Human waste management • Domestic water and cattle waste management • Safe drinking water • Personal hygiene (Keeping the body clean) • Personal hygiene (Some good habits) |
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First Aid
81-87380-22-5 Price Rs. 242/- |
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Timely help can save a person’s life. This set of 11 posters teaches about the basic procedures in case of wounds due to road and fire accidents, falls and fractures, electric shock, poisoning and bites (bee sting, snakebite, dog bite, and scorpion sting), etc. By using these techniques, immediate relief can be given if medical help is delayed and further damage can be prevented.
• Fainting • Cuts, tears and other bleeding wounds • Injuries due to falling from a height • Fractures • Bandaging
· Burns and blisters • Electric shock and sunstroke • Fever, diarrhoea and vomiting • Poisoning • Swallowing foreign objects • Bites (Bee sting, snake bite and dog bite)
• Complete poster set (83 posters) Price Rs. 1,800/- |
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