MANUALS AND FACTSHEETS

A Resource Manual

The purpose of this manual is to assist in the implementation and enforcement of the country’s laws on tobacco control and to act as a source of legal information for all stakeholders engaged in controlling the use of tobacco. For tobacco control legislation to be effective, information about the laws and the need for their enforcement must be reiterated not only with the enforcement officials, but equally with the public, business establishments, and tobacco vendors alike. While the target audience for this manual is the law enforcers, it would also interest all those who have a stake in tobacco control and public health.  Read More

The game intends to make the children understand various environmental problems and also make them aware of possible solutions.It addresses the main environmental factors that affect health in the three settings where children live,learn and play: Home, School and Community. In most cases, the player needs to identify wrong doings and by clicking on them, obtains the correct response either in shape of a written comment on the screen, or in the shape of a fact sheet, which is printable. The latter is also done to allow teachers use this resource as teaching materials.The following pages will show some of the screens used in the game, along with parts of the texts that are linked to the different settings. Read More

A Handbook for NGO Personnel

Tobacco as an epidemic remains a serious public health challenge for the country, despite the enactment of a comprehensive law to reduce tobacco burden, resulting in enormous disability, disease and death. Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) are acknowledged as important partners and stakeholders in the tobacco control movement, not just in India but across the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) has established a Civil Society Initiative (CSI) to formalize the partnership of working together towards achievement of the health goals in both developed and developing countries. Read More

The following KiDS information pack has been prepared to guide you in making the school environment a better place for children with diabetes. The pack is an awareness and information tool created to inform you about diabetes. This pack should be seen purely as an information resource. Read More

The following KiDS information pack has been prepared to guide you in making the school environment a better place for children with diabetes. The pack is an awareness and information tool created to inform you about diabetes. This pack should be seen purely as an information resource.  Read More

In your school, children are learning about diabetes. This information pack has been prepared for you as a parent or guardian of a child with type 1 diabetes. It should guide you in making the school environment a better place for your child. Read More

In your school, children are learning about diabetes. This information pack has been prepared for you as a parent or guardian of a child with type 1 diabetes. It should guide you in making the school environment a better place for your child. Read More

HOW TO STAY HEALTHY? EAT WELL! There is a lot of evidence that lifestyle changes can help prevent the development of type 2 diabetes . Read More

HOW TO STAY HEALTHY? EAT WELL! There is a lot of evidence that lifestyle changes can help prevent the development of type 2 diabetes . Read More

The following KiDS information pack has been prepared to guide you in making the school environment a better place for children with diabetes. The pack is an awareness and information tool created to inform teachers and children about diabetes. Read More

The following KiDS information pack has been prepared to guide you in making the school environment a better place for children with diabetes. The pack is an awareness and information tool created to inform teachers and children about diabetes. Read More

This is a two-year peer-led program with compelling age-appropriate activities designed for students in Class VI and VII. The aim is to encourage the adoption of increased physical activity and healthy eating habits in school children so that they can prevent or delay diabetes later in life. A pilot done in 2000 children in private schools and government schools in Delhi with HRIDAY in 2011-2013 showed significant public health impact. Since then the program has been adapted to rural South India with Agastya International Foundation and has been implemented among thousands of school children. Read More

This is a two-year peer-led program with compelling age-appropriate activities designed for students in Class VI and VII. The aim is to encourage the adoption of increased physical activity and healthy eating habits in school children so that they can prevent or delay diabetes later in life. A pilot done in 2000 children in private schools and government schools in Delhi with HRIDAY in 2011-2013 showed significant public health impact. Since then the program has been adapted to rural South India with Agastya International Foundation and has been implemented among thousands of school children. Read More

This manual includes four classroom activities and one intra-school activity for sensitising students of classes VII and VIII about diabetes and its prevention. Each activity provides background information, objectives, material required, steps to be followed, and learning outcomes. As a peer Leader, you will be assisting your teacher in conducting all the given activities. You are required to fill the Feedback Sheets (provided in the manual) to help us get your candid views about these activities. Read More

This manual includes four classroom activities and one intra-school activity for sensitising students of classes VII and VIII about diabetes and its prevention. Each activity provides background information, objectives, material required, steps to be followed, and learning outcomes. As a peer Leader, you will be assisting your teacher in conducting all the given activities. You are required to fill the Feedback Sheets (provided in the manual) to help us get your candid views about these activities Read MoreIAROGYA IEC 2022 | Diabetes Awareness and Prevention Education – Peer Leader Manual-Year 2 (Hindi)

• Health and wellness programmes must form and integral part of the strategic development plan for companies who truly value their employees.
• Workplace environment is clearly identified as an important area of action for health promotion and disease prevention.

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Key findings of the study on emerging forms of tobacco use and legal framework for it’s regulation in India. Read More

Portuguese traders introduced tobacco in India 17th century as a valuable commodity in barter trade. Beginining as a product to be smoked, tobacco gradually began to be used in serveral other forms. Read More

Pictorial health warnings (PHWs) are the most effective way of communicating ill effects of tobacco use, particularly among those with low literacy or no formal education. In a country like India, where one-third of the population isi illiterate, pictorial health warnings communicate health messages effectively and can influence decisions. Large and effective PHWs discourage non-users, particularly youth, from starting, encourage current users to stop and prevent relapse of those who have already quit. They detract from the glamour and appeal of tobacco product packages and help gaining public acceptance for other tobacco control measures such as establishing tobacco-free norms. Read More

Physical activity involves any body movement that results in our body expending energy (burning calories). Any movement, therefore, involves physical activity. When we walk briskly, climb stairs, cycle, play sports, dance or even clean the house, we are being physically active! Depending on the energy required for these activities, physical activity can be of different levels of intensity: light, moderate, vigorous or strenuous. Read More

Bidi is made by rolling a dried, rectangular piece of temburni leaf (Diospyrosmelanoxylon) with 0.15-0.25gm of sun-dried, flaked tobacco into a conical shape and securing the roll with a thread.Bidis are the most popular tobacco products smoked in India covering 48% of the tobacco products market. Bidi production is fragmented and most brands are hand-rolled in individual homes on a small scale The bidi industry is therefore, considered to be a cottage industry and is the least taxed tobacco product.In India 9.2% adults smoke bidi (16.0% of males and 1.9% of females). Read More

India produced 875 thousand metric tonnes of tobacco during the year 2012.Tobacco was cultivated in an area of about 4.93 Lakh hectares (0.25%) of total arable land in the country. India is the 2 largest producer after China. It is also the 2 largest consumer after China (US 3 , Brazil 9 ) and 5 largest exporter after (Brazil, US, China, Malawi). Read More

Myth: Large tobacco-producing countries such as China, USA, Indonesia and Zimbabwe do not have oversized health warnings and India being 2nd largest producer should adopt a reasonable and pragmatic approach. Read More

To disseminate information related to behaviours which positively influence health (like appropriate diet and nutrition, physical activity, stress management, protecting environment and avoidance of addictions like tobacco) and prevent disorders such as hear diseases, cancers, diabetas and obesity which are caused by unhealthy behaviours. Read More