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Organize training of trainers (TOT) for school teachers, who can also conduct
school activities in a planned and coordinated manner to maximize impact. These
can also be done in coordination with the school health programme.
Display and distribute appropriate support materials like
posters/charts/videos/pamphlets, etc. in local language that may be provided by
the state government and for which the prototype may have been prepared by the
centre.
Help the schools utilize the opportunity innovatively by involving students in group
activities like painting competitions, dramas/plays, road shows etc.
The initial visit to the school may include simple messages through quiz contests, games,
essay writing, drawing and slogan competitions etc. on TB and related issues. Conclude
the event with take home messages and how the students can participate in awareness
generation; students and teachers can convey TB related key messages to parents,
discuss the issue in the Village Health and Sanitation Committee meetings or with
prominent people in the community etc. Some token gifts like pen, pencils, key rings,
colour boxes, notebooks etc. can be distributed as prizes to the students.
The subsequent visit to the school/college can be done after 2-3 months to follow up and
re-sensitization. Follow up visit should start with a quiz to gauge recall level of the
information shared during the previous visit followed by planned activities and distribution
of prizes.
In this context, following activities need to be carried out in time bound manner:
1.
Issue letter with details from STOs to all the DTOs and municipal health officers,
with copy to state/UT Education Director and CTD annually
2.
DTO should ensure the preparation of block-wise enlisting of all the schools and
colleges in the district to make sure no government/private school/college is
missed out. For this purpose, DTOs can seek help from the District Education
Officers.
3.
Preparation of a detailed district specific action and monitoring plan containing –
name of the district and block, name of the school, name of the health
functionaries responsible to visit, date of visit, activity planned (specific), resource
material required, name of the officials responsible for monitoring (monitoring on
random basis covering nearer and remote areas). For this purpose can involve
STS, Axshaya project and CBCI functionaries. The action and monitoring plan can
be developed block-wise. At least 2 school activities should be monitored on
monthly basis.
4.
Submission of the district-wise action and monitoring plan by DTOs to the STOs.
5.
Submission of the state/UTwise action and monitoring plan by STOs to the CTD.
6.
Activity to be undertaken during the month of Aug/Sep 2012 (first visit) and
Nov/Dec 2012 (second visit).
7.
Submission of the district-wise report on outcome of the activity (covering both the
visits) by DTOs to the STOs.
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