Event Details

School Health Awareness organized by SMCON students

FROM 12 Apr 2024 TO 12 Apr 2024

Venue : Government Secondary School, Chanatar Rangpo, Sikkim. @ 12:00 PM

On 12th April 2024, the final Year B.Sc. Nursing students (interns) of Sikkim Manipal College of Nursing (SMCON) has organized a School Health Awareness Programme on the topic "Physical and Mental health of adolescents" at Government Secondary School, Chanatar Rangpo, Sikkim. The programme started with a welcome address by M.C and followed by a role play on 'Bullying and its consequences'. With the help of multiple attractive audio-visual aids, education and awareness was given on Nutritional and eating disorders among adolescents, Reproductive health including Menstrual hygiene and teenage pregnancy, and also on Mental health issues focusing on its preventive measures. At the end, a short quiz session was conducted to evaluate the knowledge of the students on the above topic. Around 200 students from grade VIII to X with school teachers, Prof. Ranjita Devi, Vice Principal SMCON and Mr G.S Regmi, IEC officer Rangpo PHC has attended the programme. Under the supervision of Ms Aditi Sharma and Ms Shradha Pradhan, Tutors, SMCON, the programme was a great success. Sri Prakash Rai, i/c HM of school appreciated the programme and encouraged the nursing students to keep up the noble effort. This informative programme was culminated with vote of thanks by the students of SMCON.