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-[[IMPACT (British organisation)|Impact India Foundation's]] '''Community Health Initiative''' (CHI) covers 1.5 million backward [[Tribals in India|tribals]] in the [[Indian state government|State]]. CHI aims at the reduction of existing [[Disability|disabilities]] and incidence of future disabilities through prevention and [[cure]] using existing delivery systems and available [[infrastructure]], in [[partnership]] with Government, [[Non-governmental organization|NGOs]] and local community.
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-CHI has achieved 72% reduction in disability in [[Thane district|Thane District]], [[Maharashtra]] (2005 to 2012), using existing infrastructure and available delivery systems. The CHI is a well-integrated set of ''preventive health programmes'' aimed at the holistic improvement of the health of the community, with specific focus on [[Reproduction|Reproductive]], [[Maternal]], [[Pediatrics|Newborn]] & [[Child Health]] + [[Adolescence|Adolescent]] (RMNCH +A). The CHI activities are in support of the goals of the [[National Health Mission]]  and in consonance with the [[United Nations]]’ Millennium and [[Sustainable Development Goals]]-2015.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Affairs|first=United States Congress Senate Select Committee on Indian|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=om1OK0oPgSwC&q=Community+Health+Initiative&pg=PA317|title=Native Hawaiian reparations community-based mental health initiative: hearing before the Select Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundredth Congress, second session ... August 26, 31, 1988, Honolulu, HI.|date=1989|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|language=en}}</ref>
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{{POV|date=August 2017}}

[[IMPACT (British organisation)|Impact India Foundation's]] '''Community Health Initiative''' (CHI) covers 1.5 million backward [[Tribals in India|tribals]] in the [[Indian state government|State]]. CHI aims at the reduction of existing [[Disability|disabilities]] and incidence of future disabilities through prevention and [[cure]] using existing delivery systems and available [[infrastructure]], in [[partnership]] with Government, [[Non-governmental organization|NGOs]] and local community.

CHI has achieved 72% reduction in disability in [[Thane district|Thane District]], [[Maharashtra]] (2005 to 2012), using existing infrastructure and available delivery systems. The CHI is a well-integrated set of ''preventive health programmes'' aimed at the holistic improvement of the health of the community, with specific focus on [[Reproduction|Reproductive]], [[Maternal]], [[Pediatrics|Newborn]] & [[Child Health]] + [[Adolescence|Adolescent]] (RMNCH +A). The CHI activities are in support of the goals of the [[National Health Mission]] and in consonance with the [[United Nations]]’ Millennium and [[Sustainable Development Goals]]-2015.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Affairs|first=United States Congress Senate Select Committee on Indian|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=om1OK0oPgSwC&q=Community+Health+Initiative&pg=PA317|title=Native Hawaiian reparations community-based mental health initiative: hearing before the Select Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundredth Congress, second session ... August 26, 31, 1988, Honolulu, HI.|date=1989|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|language=en}}</ref>

Having developed a replicable model in the Parali Primary Health Centre (PHC) area of [[Palghar district|Palghar District]] - popn: 60,000 – (2012 to 2016) Maharashtra, which will be evaluated by [[UNICEF]], IIF has commenced in 2015, at the request of the Government, the scaling up of the CHI in all 45 PHC areas of Palghar District (population: 3 million) with Sakharshet Primary Health Centre (PHC) in [[Jawhar]] Block covering a 100% Tribal population of about 40,000.<ref>{{Citation|last=ashishmmehta|title=Rainbow of Hope by Impact India Foundation, Mumbai.|date=2010-11-24|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEz-66MBGlc|accessdate=2017-02-14}}</ref>

== Components ==
The Community Health Initiative directly addresses the health and [[nutrition]] issues of [[Adolescence|adolescent]] girls and also creates an enabling environment / ecosystem that engages Adolescent boys, the Government and the community. Key components of its programme include:
* '''Creating awareness''' in schools for Adolescent Girls & Boys, by conducting [[Life skills|Life Skills]], Health and Nutrition Education sessions
* '''Motivating''' Adolescent girls to take ownership of their well-being and providing them opportunities and resources for checking and bettering health indicators through the [[Anemia|Anaemia]] Management and [[Rubella vaccine|Rubella Vaccination]] programmes.
* '''Increasing access''' to nutritious food required for a [[Healthy diet|balanced diet]] by promoting the cultivation of Household Kitchen Gardens in the community
* '''Enhancing capacities''' of underserved communities through formation of Village Health Committees and Government health workers by fostering trust between the two to boost demand and supply of primary health services through training, monitoring and supervision.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ctb.ku.edu/en/impact-india-community-health-initiative|title=Community Health Initiative (Maharashtra) - Impact India Foundation – Maharashtra State, India {{!}} Community Tool Box|website=ctb.ku.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-02-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mumbaithisweek.com/thisweekmumbai/impact-india-foundations-community-health-initiative/347|title=IMPACT INDIA FOUNDATION?S COMMUNITY HEALTH INITIATIVE|website=This Week Mumbai|access-date=2017-02-14}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Health in Maharashtra]]

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