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Gl bal Health A Public Health Awareness
ProgramTo
Prevent Promote Protect
Visions Gl bal Health
Program Overview: Expand the scope of the current Visions
program into the field of public health education
Travel & Research
EFFECTIVE communication and teaching methods to create awareness and improve hygiene habits
ObservationsLack of basic
hygieneLice MalnutritionClean WaterLimited
knowledge
Age 16
Sri Lanka’s Pressing Health Issues
Maternal and child malnutrition
Neonatal Mortality
Disparities in health and nutritional conditions
www.unicef.com
33% of children and 25% of women are malnourished
1 out of 5 children born with low birth weight
14% of children under the age of five suffer from acute malnutrition (wasting)
Nearly 58% of infants between 6 and 11 months and 38% children between 12 - and 23 months are anemic.
www.unicef.com
Factors Contributing to Malnutrition
PovertyDisease factorsInadequate dietary
intakeInappropriate feeding
practicesKnowledgeCultural factorsMicronutrient
deficiencies
www.unicef.com
Impact of Malnutrition
Prevents children from reaching their full potential for growth and development
Long-lasting effects: Girls grow into women of short stature – more
likely to have low birth weight babies. Intergenerational cycle of malnutrition Impacts children’s learning ability Survivors are less physically and intellectually
productive Suffer from more chronic illnesses and disabilities
www.unicef.com
Water & SanitationMillennium Development Goals 2010:
- 85% of population with safe drinking water
- 70% of population with safe sanitation
Regional disparities mean situation remains grim for many children and women
www.unicef.com
33% of households have no access to sanitation
25% of households have no access to safe drinking water
18% of the child population lacks access to any water supply or sanitation facility or service
Large percentage of children suffer from some form of diarrheal disease yearly.
High percentage of their 10,000 schools do not have adequate water and sanitation facilities and about 600 do not have any at all
Water & Sanitation in Sri Lanka
www.unicef.com
Goals of Visions Gl bal Health
Implementation of general hygiene and sanitary awareness into curriculum for youth of Visions Leadership Camps
Conduct research on major public health issues and disparities affecting underdeveloped youth
Creation of educational visuals for orphaned youth of Visions programs
Informational posters for schools and orphanages
How You and I Can Help!Share knowledge from your area of expertise:
research, public health, media, film, Education, Empowerment…NetworkIdeasFundraise / Monetary donations
Gl bal Health “An apple a day keeps the doctor
away!”
Anjana PathmarajahProgram Officer
Visions Gl bal Health [email protected]
661-547-5178
www.visionsforthefuture.org
Please make checks payable to OPERATION USA earmarked VISIONS GLOBAL HEALTH
Mail to: 1621 Barry Ave #PH1
Los Angeles, CA 90025