All Health Programs in Community Health Nursing Syllabus

A. REPRODUCTIVE AND CHILD HEALTH PROGRAMMES

1. Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) Programme

• Launched in 1997 replacing earlier MCH and Family Planning programmes
• RCH Phase I (1997-2004): Decentralized, demand-driven approach
• RCH Phase II / National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) (2005 onwards): Focused on high-burden states (EAG + NE states)
• Key services: Antenatal care (ANC), safe delivery, postnatal care, newborn care, child health, family planning

2. Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY)

• Conditional cash transfer scheme to promote institutional deliveries
• Targets BPL pregnant women, especially in low-performing states
• Beneficiaries: LPS (Low Performing States) - Rs. 1400 (rural), Rs. 1000 (urban); HPS - Rs. 700 (rural), Rs. 600 (urban)

3. Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK)

• Free and cashless services for pregnant women and sick newborns at public health facilities
• Covers free drugs, diagnostics, diet, blood, and transport

4. LAQSHYA Programme

• Labour Room Quality Improvement Initiative
• Aimed at improving the quality of care in labour rooms and maternity operation theatres

5. Anaemia Mukt Bharat Programme

• Addresses anaemia across all life stages (children, adolescents, pregnant women, lactating mothers)
• "6x6x6 strategy": 6 beneficiary groups, 6 interventions, 6 institutional mechanisms

6. Navjat Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (NSSK)

• Programme for basic newborn care and resuscitation at birth

7. Home Based Newborn Care (HBNC)

• ASHA visits newborns at home (7 visits in first 42 days)
• Early identification of sick newborns and referral

8. Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) - Child Health Screening

• Screening of children (0-18 years) for 4 Ds: Defects at birth, Diseases, Deficiencies, Developmental delays
• District Early Intervention Centres (DEICs) provide free treatment

9. Adolescent Health Programme (Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram - RKSK)

• Target: 10-19 years age group
• Focus areas: Nutrition, sexual/reproductive health, mental health, substance abuse, non-communicable diseases, injuries/violence
• Menstrual Hygiene Scheme: Free sanitary napkins for adolescent girls in rural areas

B. DISEASE CONTROL PROGRAMMES

10. National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP)

• Malaria (National Malaria Control Programme since 1953; Eradication since 1958)
• Kala-azar (Leishmaniasis) - target elimination
• Filariasis (National Filaria Control Programme since 1955)
• Japanese Encephalitis
• Dengue and Chikungunya

11. Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) / National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP)

• DOTS (Directly Observed Treatment Short-course) strategy
• Target: Eliminate TB by 2025 (ahead of global 2030 target)
• Key drugs: Isoniazid, Rifampicin, Pyrazinamide, Ethambutol

12. National AIDS Control Programme (NACP)

• Phase I (1992), II (1999), III (2007), IV (2012-2017)
• Implemented by NACO (National AIDS Control Organization)
• Strategies: Prevention, ICTC (Integrated Counselling and Testing Centres), ART centres, blood safety

13. National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP)

• Multi-drug therapy (MDT) introduced in 1983
• Target: Elimination (< 1 case per 10,000 population) - achieved nationally in 2005

14. National Programme for Control of Blindness (NPCB)

• Launched 1976
• Focus: Cataract, refractive errors, corneal blindness, glaucoma, childhood blindness
• Free cataract surgery, school eye screening, low vision care

15. National Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control Programme (NIDDCP)

• Universal Iodization of Salt
• Monitoring iodine content in salt and urinary iodine excretion

16. Guinea Worm Eradication Programme

• India declared free from guinea worm (dracunculiasis)
• Safe water, case containment

17. Yaws Eradication Programme

• Single-dose penicillin treatment strategy

C. NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PROGRAMMES

18. National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS)

• Launched 2010 in 100 districts; expanded nationwide
• Population-based screening: Oral, breast, cervical cancer; diabetes; hypertension
• Urban health check-up scheme for diabetes and high blood pressure
• Oncology wing development scheme, Regional Cancer Centres

19. National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP)

• Implements COTPA (Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003)
• Activities: Anti-tobacco media campaigns, school programme, tobacco cessation facilities, National Tobacco Quitline

20. National Programme for Healthcare of the Elderly (NPHCE)

• Launched during 11th Plan; 100 identified districts, 21 states
• 8 Regional Geriatric Centres as referral units
• Dedicated geriatric wards at district hospitals, CHC, PHC-level outreach

21. National Mental Health Programme (NMHP)

• Launched 1982
• Aims: Prevention and treatment of mental disorders, integration with primary health care, community participation
• District Mental Health Programme (DMHP): Training, public education, OPD/indoor services, school mental health, suicide prevention
• Currently covers 517 districts in 36 states

D. MATERNAL HEALTH FLAGSHIP SCHEMES

22. Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA)

• Fixed-day (9th of every month), free, assured, comprehensive antenatal care at PHCs/CHCs
• Focus on high-risk pregnancies

23. Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan (SUMAN)

• Zero tolerance for denial of services to any pregnant woman or newborn at public health facilities

E. NUTRITION PROGRAMMES

24. Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)

• Launched 1975
• Services via Anganwadi centres: Supplementary nutrition, immunization, health check-up, referral, pre-school education, nutrition/health education
• Beneficiaries: Children 0-6 years, pregnant and lactating women

25. Mid-Day Meal (MDM) Scheme

• Cooked nutritious meal to school children (Classes I-VIII)
• Improves enrollment, attendance, retention; addresses classroom hunger

26. National Nutritional Anaemia Prophylaxis Programme (NNAPP)

• Iron-folic acid (IFA) supplementation to pregnant/lactating women and children

27. National Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control Programme (NIDDCP)

28. Vitamin A Prophylaxis Programme

• 2 lakh IU vitamin A every 6 months for children 1-5 years

F. IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMMES

29. Universal Immunization Programme (UIP)

• Launched 1985 (expanded from EPI in 1978)
• Vaccines: BCG, OPV, IPV, DPT/Penta, Hepatitis B, Measles-Rubella, JE vaccine (endemic areas), Rotavirus, PCV
• Mission Indradhanush: Intensified drive to immunize all unvaccinated/partially vaccinated children

G. FAMILY WELFARE PROGRAMME

30. National Family Welfare Programme

• Voluntary, target-free approach since 1996
• Methods: Spacing methods (IUD, OCP, condoms), terminal methods (tubectomy, vasectomy)
• Mission Parivar Vikas (MPV): Intensive family planning in 146 high-fertility districts

H. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMMES

31. National Water Supply and Sanitation Programme

• Launched 1954
• Renamed as Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission (1991)
• Swajaldhara (2002): Community-led drinking water programme
• Norm: 40 litres safe water per capita per day

32. Rural Sanitation Programme / Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC)

• Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan, then Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) - 2014
• SBM-Gramin: Open defecation-free (ODF) India, toilet construction
• SBM-Urban: Elimination of open defecation, solid/liquid waste management

I. COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH SCHEME

33. Ayushman Bharat Programme (2018)

1. Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs): 1.5 lakh centres providing comprehensive primary health care (MCH, NCDs, mental health, ENT, ophthalmology, oral health, palliative care, yoga)
2. PM-JAY (Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana): Health insurance of up to Rs. 5 lakh per family per year to 10.74 crore poor families

J. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

34. National Programme for Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases

• Health risk assessment in high-risk industries (silicosis in mines, hazards among salt workers)
• Occupational health surveys and intervention

K. OTHER PROGRAMMES

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