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Social Welfare Programs For Community Community Health Nursing PPT 151011051200 Lva1 App6892
Social Welfare Programs For Community Community Health Nursing PPT 151011051200 Lva1 App6892
For Community
Introduction
Nurturing the children, who are the tender
seedlings of the social field is necessary.
Poor widows, destitute women, pregnant
and lactating women need greater
attention and support.
Keeping these needs in mind, special
attention has been given by the State
through a number of programmes under
Social Welfare sector.
Social welfare
Definition
Social welfare is any program
which seeks to provide a minimum level of
income, service or other support for any
marginalized group.
(poor, elderly, disabled)
Social Institutions
Social institutions are networks of
relationships that carry out the essential
social functions.
Old-age homes
Help-Age India
Createawareness on need of aged in society,
Medicare units, old-age home, day centre
Age-Care India
Mobile free geriatric health checkup to rural
elderly
Welfare of the disabled
A disabled is a person who has a
disadvantage from an impairment or
disability, which alters his/her normal life in
the society
Disability can result from accidents,
disease or birth
10% of world population are disabled
In Tamilnadu
Department for the Welfare of the
Differently Abled Persons has been
created under the direct supervision of
Hon’ble Chief Minister.
Government to refer them as Differently
Abled Persons as they possess
exceptional and extraordinary talents.
Welfare Activities
National Institute of disabled
Rehabilitation council
Spastic society of India
District rehabilitative centres
Artificial limb manufacturing corporation
Training facilities for Employment
Other services
Bank loans at concessional rate of interest
Concession for travelling in bus, air, train
Priority in allotment of Govt. houses
Scholarship for students
3% vacancy in govt. and public sector
Free prosthetic, Braille library,
Braille watches
Drug addicts
Major problem of society
16-35 years are affected
Children and youth are mainly involved
Stringent legislation
Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic
Substance Act 1985
Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs
And Psychotropic Substance Act 1988
Covers areas like production, manufacturing,
sales, purchase, warehousing, and
consumption of drugs
Person can be detained for 3 months
Welfare program for addicts
Voluntary action agency
Counseling centers
Public awareness and prevention education
Street plays, house to house talk, essay, debate
De-addiction campaign
Introduction of award scheme for customs
officers and informers.
The underprivileged sections of
society
Includes scheduled class, scheduled
tribes and other backward classes
Also known as deprived classes of the
society because they suffered numerous
disabilities and deprivations
1/4th of the total population
Officially declared
schemes remain on paper
due to
Inadequate channeling
Lack of awareness
Solution...
Community health
nurse should partner
with the Government
and bridge the gap
that exists between
the supply and
demand of the
schemes and in the
process utilize the
widely practiced
management skills to
help bring about
Social Reforms
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