RASHTRiYA KISHOR SWASTHYA Karyakram (rksk)

services to promotion and prevention and reaching adolescents in their own environment.

Objectives of this program include: (a) improve Nutri­tion, (b) improve sexual and reproductive health, (c) enhance mental health, (d) prevent injuries and violence, and (e) prevent substance misuse, among adolescents.

Components of this program include:

• Community based out-reach programs to promote adolescent health and nutrition,

• Weekly iron-folic acid supplementation to adolescent boys and girls (100 mg elemental iron with 500 #956;g folic acid),

• Establishment and strengthening of Adolescent Friendly Health Clinics (AFHC), and

• Promotion of menstrual hygiene scheme to encourage and ensure availability of sanitary napkins.

Adolescentfriendly health clinics (AFHC), have been established under RKSK to provide targetted preventive, promotive and curative services to this population, on dedicated days/times to improve availability, accessibility and utilization through trained service providers including health staff and counsellors at existing health centers, out-reach centers, e.g. schools/ colleges or through telemedicine or social media.

Now, many governmental, private and voluntary health agencies run dedicated AFHCs, sometimes with different names, e.g. Jagruti, Jigyasa. Maitri, sneha, etc.

AFHCs aims to provide whole gamut of clinical and counselling services on diverse adolescent health issues including: (a) sexual and reproductive health, (b) nutrition, (c) substance abuse, (d) injuries and violence, (e) non-communicable diseases, and (f) mental health (also see Ch 13.5).

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