GROW India

Growth & Obesity Workforce

Over 500000 Indian children have Type 1 diabetes

Glucose Disorders Workshop
Why GROW India?
Growth is an
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integral part of
16 2014, 9:00-10:30 PM
childhood that differentiates a Hotel Amar
child from an adult. The term
growth is not restricted to linear
growth alone but encompasses Course Co-ordinator
holistic development of an
individual including intellectual
Dr Anurag Bajpai,
Pediatric Endocrinologist, Regency Hospital Kanpur
and pubertal development and
bone growth. Improving growth is
Fortis CDOC, FMRI, Gurgaon
t h e m o s t e ff e c t i v e w a y o f
improving the health of a society.
Type 1 DM is a life long challenge

Lack of growth in short stature,

compromised reproductive Concept
Raise your brush for Technology in Type 1DM
potential and reduced bone mass
Grow India would be a non governmental workforce dedicated t
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adversely affecting the quality of

l i f e o f t h e i n d i v i d u a l . improving growth in children. It would work towards prevention an
Unfortunately lack of awareness early identification of growth disorders, making health care mor
and access to preventive and approachable to children with growth disorders, providing suppo
therapeutic health care for to children with chronic growth disorders and developing nove
growth disorders has resulted in strategies for improving care of these children. The key players o
d i s a s t r o u s c o n s e q u e n c e s . would include health care professionals, school authorities, no
Excess growth in the form of
governmental organizations and media. The concept would b
obesity on other hand leads to
piloted at Kanpur with subsequent nation wide implementation.
the development of lifestyle

VII GROW India Poster competition Sep 4 2022

diseases like diabetes and heart

disease.
Category I- Class V-VIII, Category II- IX-XII

Size- 23 inch x 28 inch Full Chart paper

Ragendra Swarup Auditorium, Civil Lines, Kanpur

Submission till Sep 2 2022, Contact- +919956776216