Urban Health Center (UHC)

STEPS Society is running urban health centre in the slums of the Srikalahasti Municipality covering a population of 25000 funded by Dept of Health and Family welfare, Govt of Andhra Pradesh, INDIA.

OBJECTIVES:

• Reproductive and child health (RCH) services
• Mother and child health services
• Family planning methods and sterilizations
• Creating awareness on issues related to health and family welfare
• Innovative and income generating programmes for the economic development of women and adolescent girls

ACHIEVEMENTS:

Formation of MAHILA AROGYA SANGAMS (MAS), JANANI GROUPS UHC ADVISORY COMMITTEE

5 MAS groups and Janani groups formed with members from women and adolescent girls in the community. The leaders of the MAS are member in the UHC advisory which will frame working guidelines and suggestions   for functioning the Urban Health Centre. All the members are actively participating in all the programmes and activities of the UHC.
Conducting Health counseling and community awareness training programmes in slums based on key points

1. Age at Marriage 2. Early registration of high risk cases 3.Family planning
4. Complete immunization 5.Family planning temporary and permanent methods
6. STI, HIV/AIDS 7. ARI and diarrhea management

Mahila Arogya Sangam Members Meeting	UHC Advisory Committee Meeting

Mahila Mandal Members Meeting	Meeting with Janani Groups

Health Awareness camps for Women and adolescents:

Conducting Health Awareness camps for Women and adolescents with focus on disseminating and creating awareness about nutrition, hygiene, immunization, care during pregnancy and child birth, STI and family planning.

    
     Health Awareness Camp for                            Health Awareness Camp for Women
            Adolescent Girls     
 

• Health education  and motivational activities:

Health education through counseling, demonstration, exhibition and IEC materials distribution during festivals have been carried out with a view to bring about attitudinal and behavioral change in the target groups about health issues .

       
          Health Education Camp in UHC                    Health Education Camp in Slums  
                

• Medical camps in slums:

Conducting free medical camps regularly in slums, health checkups and free medicines were distributed

           Free EYE Camp in Slums                           Free Medical Camp in UHC Sub Center

         Medical Camp for Children’s in Slum                     Medical camp in slums

• Government programmes :

Implementing immunization programmes VIT A, administration programmes, pulse polio,  national maternity benefit scheme, and Jana samrakshana scheme in slums. By creating about awareness about family planning methods achieving
More than the target                 

Vitamin A Administration:

       Vit – A Administration Camp                                Pulse polio camp in temple

 VI.World AIDS day and candle light program:

STEPS UHC organizing  working AIDS day rallies and candle light program. All the UHC staff participates in the rallies. MAS members local leaders were motivated to participate in the rallies

      
                   World AIDS Day Rally                       Candle Light programme in Slum

School Health Program :

As a part of school health program all the students in schools and hostels in UHC are periodically examined and free medicines were distributed.

      
        Medical Examination for Children                     Awareness Camp for children
  

• Income generating programs :

Training programs were arranged for the adolescent girls and women in income generating activities. Raw materials provided to them.

        
      Income Generating programme                  Income Generating programme  
       Women Interacting with Minister                        for Adolescent Girls

• Achieving 100% motivation of family planning cases every year and STEPS UHC getting ‘A’ grade by the State Government every year since 2000
• Another notable achievement is we have created awareness and motivation     among the Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes community leaving in slums and they are approaching the UHC voluntarily for the family planning operations.
• Best Medical officer award given to UHC Medical officer by the District Authorities