INTEGRATED CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

INTEGRATED CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES (CHILD HEALTH NURSING) – Introduction, ICDS Package Services, Impact of ICDS program (CHILD HEALTH NURSING)

INTRODUCTION

Integrated child development services (ICDS) was initiated by Government of India, in the Ministry of Social and Women’s Welfare in 1975
The rural and urban project has a population of 100,000 and a tribal project about 35,000
Anganwadi actively cooperating in implementing this scheme
ICDS scheme, does not include school-going children
Currently, 5320 Child Development Schemes are running

ICDS PACKAGE SERVICES

Objectives

To improve the physical, mental and social development of preschool children
To improve the capacity of mother to look after the health and nutritional status of their children
To reduce the maternal, the infant and the preschool child morbidity and mortality

Administration Setup

State level: ICDS under the charges of ICDS program officer, who reports to the director, women and child welfare
District level: district program officer under the district women and child welfare officer
Rural block: child development projects officer manager about 100 village with a population of 1 lakh
Village level: anganwadi worker and male helper manager 1000 population
Tribal areas: anganwadi work manager every 100 population

ICDS Function

Supplementary nutrition: it is given to children below 6 years and nursing and expected mother from low-income groups. The aim to supplement nutritional intake in about 200 cal and 8-10 grams of protein for children between 1 year, about 300 cal and 15 grams of protein for children between 1-6 years about 500 cal and 25 grams of protein for pregnant women and nursing mothers
Immunizations: the anganwadi worker with the health worker female serving her area to give immunizations, and is recorded on the immunization and the road to health cards
Non-formal education: the children between 3 and 6 years are imparted pre-elementary education without formal hours of teaching. The teaching mixed up with play. The importance of non-formal education lies in the fact that it prepares the preschool children for schooling
Treatment and referral: with the help of the village health guide the anganwadi worker gets the needy children treated for minor condition like diarrhea, fever and acute respiratory tract infections, etc
Growth monitoring: the anganwadi worker checks the weight of the preschoolers every month and records it in the road to health card

IMPACT OF ICDS PROGRAM