Ward Health Nutrition days with focus on Reproductive Child Health care services are being held in all the Wards in the state every month. ASHAs play a key role in conducting the nutrition day by mobilizing the people to attend the program. Agenda for WHNDs are decided in advance based on the need of the area during the monthly conference at the PHCs. Junior Public Health Nurses keep the record of all the activities in the register and the consolidated reports of the block is prepared by the Block Coordinator
The services provided during the WHND includes
Antenatal Registration
Antenatal Checkups
Tracking out dropout pregnant women eligible for ANC registration
JSY registration
Vaccination for eligible Children
Vaccination for eligible dropout children
FP services
Checking up of BP, Weight
Distribution of iron Tablets
Awareness for various health programs
189931 ward health nutrition days were conducted during the year 2009-10 against a target of 217668 and 72880 WHNDs till September 2010 during the current financial year