1. Current reports indicate that the dreaded viral disease “dengue” may strike our country with unprecedented fury. In the city of Delhi alone, about 50 persons are affected daily. The figures are likely to go higher and are expected to peak in September/October. This…
The Central CBSE Board of Secondary Education as part of its Adolescence Education Programme for the last few years has been addressing the adolescent needs and concerns. The Adolescence Education Programme helps to create adolescents as agents of change in society as…
Tobacco is the foremost cause of preventable death and disease in the world today. India is the second largest consumer of tobacco products in the world. National Family Health Survey – 3, 2006 indicates an increasing prevalence of tobacco consumption in India, with 57…
The Central CBSE Board of Secondary Education has recommended the setting up Health and Wellness Clubs and launched the four manuals in the package of Comprehensive School Health Manuals.We hope that you have received the following four volumes of the Comprehensive…
The NCF 2005 on Health and Physical Education holds that Health is a critical input for the overall development of the child and it influences enrolment retention and school completion rates significantly. One of the major contributors to the health of a child is food…
One of the lofty aims of education is to shape young individuals into caring, thinking sensitive and value enriched citizens of the country. These are achievable when the schools provide a nurturing environment and create a value based climate within the school. The…
Children are the greatest asset of a country and those in school have a right to happy and healthy life within the school environment as well as at home. Investment in the health of children is an investment in the future of the nation. It is essential to build on the…
The Central CBSE Board of Secondary Education in continuation of its Circular No. 09 dated 31.5.2006 regarding Comprehensive School Health Programme and creating Health Club in schools would like to reiterate and create awareness about the following issues: 1. School…