Outreach Activities
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Awareness About Diabetes Mellitus
As part of a UBA and community outreach program, a group of students visited Kondancherry village to raise awareness about diabetes mellitus. Their efforts focused on educating the local population about the risks, prevention, and management of this widespread condition, aiming to promote healthier lifestyles and reduce the incidence of diabetes in the community.
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Importance Of Maintaining A Consistent Sleep Schedule
As part of the UBA outreach program, students from Saveetha College of Allied Health Sciences visited Kondancherry village to raise awareness about the importance of maintaining a consistent sleep schedule. During their visit, they conducted informative sessions, and engaged with local residents to discuss the benefits of regular sleep patterns for overall health and well-being. The initiative aimed to empower the community with knowledge and practical tips to improve their daily routines and quality of life.
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The Importance Of An Emergency Kit In Daily Life
Saveetha College of Allied Health Sciences organized a Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) program on August 13th, 2024, at Kondancherry village. The program focused on the theme "The Importance of an Emergency Kit in Daily Life. The event aimed to raise awareness among the villagers about the necessity of having a well-prepared emergency kit for unforeseen situations.
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Managing Stress and Anxiety: A Path to Mental Well-Being
Saveetha college of Allied Health Sciences conducted a UBA program on 9th august 2024, this program titled as " Managing stress and anxiety: A path to mental well-being “. by this program village are educated about the importance of mental health.
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The Challenging Story of a Girl With PCOD
Saveetha College of Allied Health Sciences conducted a UBA program on July 2nd 2024 in Kondencherry Village. The program was highlighted with the topic of "The challenging story of a girl with PCOD". By this program, women were educated with healthy food habits and self hygiene.
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Awareness About Mental Health
Saveetha College of Allied Health Sciences organized an awareness program in Kondencherry Village on June 24th. The program focused on raising awareness about mental health. Its aim was to educate the village population on effective stress management techniques and maintaining emotional well-being in daily life. Participants learned strategies for achieving balance and mental health resilience through practical guidance and interactive sessions.
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Environmental Emergencies
Saveetha College of Allied Health Sciences conducted an awareness program in the kondencherry village on 20th June 2024. The program was titled as "Environmental Emergencies ". This program educated the people in the village by first aid methods and scene safety methods.
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Awareness on Development of Cataracts
Saveetha College of Allied Health Sciences organized an Unnat Bharat Abhiyan program on June 13, 2024, in Kondencherry village, focusing on raising awareness about the early development of cataracts. The program aimed to educate residents about the importance of early detection and preventive measures for premature cataracts. Participants were informed about recognizing symptoms early, seeking timely medical screenings, and adopting preventive practices to safeguard their eye health. Through this initiative, the community was empowered with knowledge to preserve vision and take proactive steps towards maintaining good eye health.
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Awareness and Prevention of Heat Strokes
Saveetha College of Allied Health Sciences conducted a UBA (Unnat Bharat Abhiyan) program on June 5, 2024, with a primary focus on increasing awareness and prevention of heat strokes among the local community. The program aimed to educate villagers about the potential risks of heat stroke and emphasized the importance of maintaining proper hydration as a preventive measure. Through this initiative, participants were provided with essential knowledge and guidance to safeguard their health during hot weather conditions.
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Awareness on Complications of Tobacco Usage
Unnat Bharat Abhiyan Program was conducted in the kondencherry village on 30th May 2024. The program was titled as Tobacco Awareness. This program educated the people about the complications of Tobacco usage.
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Diabetes Awareness and Prevention
Saveetha College of Allied Health Sciences conducted a Unnat Bharat Abhiyan program on 15TH May 2024 in Kondencherry Village. The awareness program was titled as diabetes awareness and prevention. This program educated people about diabetes and the people from the village actively participated.
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Awareness on Importance of Vaccinations
Saveetha College of Allied Health Sciences conducted a UBA program on 8th May 2024 in Kondencherry Village. The awareness program was titled as cervical cancer screening tests and importance of vaccinations. This program educated about the importance of vaccinations for cervical cancer and the people from the village actively participated.
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Awareness on Renal Wellness - Empowering Everyone
Saveetha College of Allied Health Sciences conducted a UBA program on 30rd April 2024 in the kondencherry Village. The program was titled as "Renal wellness -Empowering everyone ", aimed to increase the awareness about kidney disease and health issues during summer season.
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Awareness on Maintaining the Lung Healthy
Saveetha College of Allied Health Sciences conducted UBA program in the Kondencherry village, on 24th April 2024 in the title of ‘Maintaining the Lung Healthy '. The theme of UBA was Maintaining healthy lungs is crucial for overall well-being and quality of life.Education plays a vital role in promoting lung health by raising awareness about key factors that can impact lung function and providing strategies for prevention and management of lung-related conditions.
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Awareness on Smoking and its Liver Damage
Saveetha College of Allied Health Sciences conducted an Awareness program in the kondencherry village on 17th April 2024. The UBA program conducted at the theme of Awareness on smoking and its liver damage.
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Awareness on Modifiable Risk Factors for Heart Failure
Saveetha college of Allied Health Sciences conducted an Awareness program on the topic of "Modifiable risk factors for Heart Failure" in Kondencherry Village, 09 April 2024. This UBA program was aimed to educate the people about Modifiable risk factors on their daily life, to prevent cardiovascular disease.
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Awareness About The Benefits of Vaccination
Saveetha college of Allied Health sciences conducted UBA on "Awareness about Vaccination "in Kondencherry Village on 19th March 2024.Students of Biomedical sciences educate people about the benefits of vaccination in preventing diseases, dispel myths and misinformation and encourage vaccination to protect individuals and communities from infectious diseases.
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Awareness About The Importance of Kidney Health and Reduce The Impact of Kidney Disease
On occasion of World Kidney Day 15 students volunteer of Saveetha College of Allied Health Sciences conduct UBA at kondanchery Village on 12/03/2024. Raise awareness about the importance of kidney health and reduce the impact of kidney disease. The campaign focuses on educating people about the kidneys, risk factors for UTI & urinary stone, and the importance of early detection and prevention. It typically involves in initiatives to spread awareness and encourage individuals to take steps towards maintaining their kidney health.
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Awareness on Women Education, Women Safety, Sanitary Hygiene and Domestic Violence
The Unnat Bharat Abhiyan program was conducted on 6th March 2024 at Kondencherry village. The program was titled as Awareness on Women Education, Women Safety, Sanitary Hygiene and Domestic Violence. The aim of the program is to educate the people of the about psychological well-being and created an awareness about good mental health. On account of International Women's Day this program creates an awareness on gender equality and the importance of Women`s Empowerment.
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Awareness on Amblyopia
Saveetha College of Allied Health sciences conducted an awareness program at kondencherry village. The Unnat Bharat Abhiyan program was conducted in the theme of "AMBLYOPIA - IF UNTREATED, IT CAN AFFECT A CHILD’s VISION PERMANENTLY" on 12th February 2024. The aim of the UBA to educate the people about AMBLYOPIA and created the awareness about the treatment.
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Awareness on Psychological Well-Being
The Unnat Bharat Abhiyan program was conducted on 8th February 2024 at Kondencherry village. The program was titled as awareness on psychological well-being. The aim of the program is to educate the people of the about psychological well-being and created an awareness about good mental health.
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Awareness on Maintaining Body Mass Index
Saveetha College of Allied health sciences organized an awareness program at the village kondencherry on 24th January 2024. The aim of the program was titled with awareness on maintaining body mass index .
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Awareness on Blood Pressure
Saveetha College of Allied health sciences organized a UBA program at kondencherry on 18th January 2024. The program was titled by Awareness of blood pressure. The aim of this program to create an awareness to the population about the blood pressures and its importance of treatment.
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Awareness on Vitamins and Proteins
Saveetha College of Allied Health Sciences conducted an awareness program in Kodencherry Village on 10th January 2024. The awareness program was titled as " awareness on vitamins and proteins”. The initiative aimed to provide a valuable information to the community about the importance of intake of vitamins and proteins in diet pattern.
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Awareness About Emergency Life Support and Care
Saveetha College of Allied health sciences conducted a program at kondencherry village on the topic of Basic life support skills -CPR on 3rd January 2024. This program created an awareness about emergency life support and care.
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Awareness on Diabetic Retinopathy
Saveetha College of Allied Health and Sciences conducted an awareness program at Kodencherry village, on 29th December 2023. Awareness on Diabetic Retinopathy. This program creates an awareness about the risk factor for Diabetic Retinopathy.
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Awareness on Importance of Self Health care
Saveetha College of Allied Health and Sciences conducted an awareness program at Kondencherry village, on 19th December 2023. The event was conducted on the topic of Awareness on importance of Self Health care. This program creates an awareness about the importance of Self Health.
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Awareness on Good sleep and its benefits
Saveetha College of Allied Health and Sciences conducted an awareness program at Kondenchery village, on 14th December 2023. The event was conducted on the topic of Awareness on Good sleep and its benefits. This program sensitize the importance of Good Sleep.
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Awareness among the people about Quit smoking and alcoholism
Saveetha College of Allied Health and Sciences conducted an awareness program at Kodenchery village, on 9th December 2023. The event was conducted on the topic of Awareness on Quit smoking & alcoholism. This program creates an Awareness among the people about Quit smoking & alcoholism.
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Awareness on Renal Health
Saveetha College of Allied health sciences conducted the camp on 23/11/2023 at Kondancherry. Maintaining kidney health is important for overall health and general well-being. By keeping the kidneys healthy, our body will filter and expel waste properly and produce hormones to help your body function properly. Students gave awareness and education on kidney disease impact and its effective management and this will help to reduce the significant economic and public health disorders.
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Awareness On Stroke
Saveetha College of Allied health sciences conducted the camp on 30.11.2023 at Kodenchery. Students gave awareness on risk Stroke.
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Awareness on Biomass exposure
Saveetha College of Allied health sciences conducted the camp on 16.11.2023 at Kodenchery. Students made efforts to sensitize women on the health implications resulting from the use of biomass. Alternatives were enlisted to encourage them to switch from biomass energy sources thereby reducing the fatalities that may result from its continual use. Total number of beneficiaries from the village was 55.
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Awareness on basic mental health understanding among common people
Saveetha College of Allied health sciences conducted the camp on 03.11.2023 at Kodenchery. Students gave awareness on how to handle stress, relate to others and make healthy choices. Total number of beneficiaries from the village was 50.
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Awareness on Breast cancer
Saveetha College of Allied health sciences conducted the camp on 26.10.2023 at Kodenchery. Students gave awareness to reduce the stigma linked to the symptoms and treatment of breast cancer. Total number of beneficiaries from the village was 40.
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Awareness on Suicide prevention
Saveetha College of Allied health sciences conducted the camp on 20.10.2023 at Kodencherry. Students collected the information using questionnaire and also counseling was given. Total number of beneficiaries from the village was 40.
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Awareness on healthy heart and evaluating its vitals
Saveetha College of Allied health sciences conducted the camp on 27.01.2023 at Kodenchery. Students gave awareness on risk factors, such as smoking, less physical activity and poor diet by raising awareness of health and community resources available to encourage self-care and appropriate management of cardiovascular disease and also checked the blood pressure for the villagers. Total number of beneficiaries from the village was 60.
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Awareness on Blood donation
Saveetha College of Allied health sciences conducted the camp on 05.10.2023 at Chembarambakkam. Students gave awareness on blood donation by motivating and educating its importance in saving lives. Total number of beneficiaries from the village was 110.
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Awareness about Myocardial infarction
Saveetha College of Allied health sciences conducted the camp on 29.09.2023 at Kodenchery. Students gave awareness on myocardial infarction, its symptoms with timely treatment to improve the outcomes. Total number of beneficiaries from the village was 80.
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Awareness on renal stone and its prevention
Saveetha College of Allied health sciences conducted the camp on 22.09.2023 at Kodenchery. Students gave awareness about the risk of developing kidney stones and also dispeled some myths surrounding them. A kidney stone usually does not cause symptoms until it moves around within the kidney or passes into the ureters. Knowing the warning signs of kidney stone allows for an early diagnosis and effective treatment given in a timely manner before the condition severely progresses. Total number of beneficiaries from the village was 65.
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Awareness on Parkinson disease
Saveetha College of Allied health sciences conducted the camp on 13.09.2023 at Kodenchery. Students gave awareness about improving functional mobility, maintaining independence in performing ADLs, promoting safety and preventing falls, achieving optimal bowel elimination, attaining and maintaining acceptable nutritional status, achieving effective communication in Parkinson patients and also made sure every person living with Parkinson's has access to high-quality care.
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Education on cough hygiene among older population
Saveetha College of Allied health sciences conducted the camp on 08.09.2023 at Kodenchery. Students demonstrated respiratory etiquette by coughing into sleeve. Demonstrated coughing/sneezing into a tissue, ensuring that mouth and nose are completely covered. Emphasize that used tissues are immediately thrown in the trash. Total number of beneficiaries from the village was 65.
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Awareness on personal hygiene and good touch and bad touch to school children
Saveetha College of Allied health sciences conducted the camp on 01.09.2023 at Kodenchery. Students gave awareness on how good hygiene helps in preventing the spread of infectious diseases and helping children to lead long, healthy lives. It also prevents them from missing school, resulting in better learning outcomes. The goal is to inform the children about the dangers, without causing anxiety. This session gave insight to children that they should not be scared or feel bad about anything which causes harm.
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Awareness on Eye Donation
Saveetha College of Allied health sciences conducted the camp on 18.08.2023 at Kodenchery. Students gave awareness on eye donation by willingness to pledge their eyes to enlighten the life of blind persons. Total number of beneficiaries from the village was 70.
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Awareness on Diabetes mellitus
Saveetha College of Allied health sciences conducted the camp on 18.08.2023 at Kodenchery. Students gave awareness diabetes and promote a healthy lifestyle by maintaining a healthy body weight, physically active, eating a healthy diet, avoiding refined sugar and saturated fats and avoiding tobacco usage. Regular monitoring of public awareness of diabetes is necessary to provide effective educational and preventive strategies. Total number of beneficiaries from the village was 60.
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Awareness on food habits related to blood pressure and heart rate
Saveetha College of Allied health sciences conducted the camp on 12.08.2023 at Kodenchery. Students gave awareness on healthy eating habits which are essential for maintaining good health and preventing chronic diseases. Developing healthy eating habits requires making small changes to your diet and lifestyle over time. Total number of beneficiaries from the village was 50.
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Awareness on ageing changes
Saveetha College of Allied health sciences conducted the camp on 03.08.2023 at Kodenchery. Students gave awareness on how to handle ageing changes by taking care of your physical health involves staying active, making healthy food choices, getting enough sleep, limiting your alcohol intake, and proactively managing your health care. Small changes in each of these areas can go a long way to support healthy aging. Total number of beneficiaries from the village was 50.
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Awareness on plastic waste management
Saveetha College of Allied health sciences conducted the camp on 11/07/2023 at Kodenchery. Students gave awareness on reducing the single-use of plastic to an almost zero level so that they should not be dumped under the ground with wastes and other ways like recycling, usage of cloth bag.
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Assessing coping skills using questionnaire and education on coping skills during stressful situations
Saveetha College of Allied health sciences conducted the camp on 05.07.2023 at Kodenchery .Students gave awareness about an active approach to coping with difficult situations and emotions that helps to improve mental health, relationships, and overall well-being. Total number of beneficiaries from the village was 35.Healthy coping skills can be a key to getting through tough times. Coping skills helps to tolerate, minimize, and deal with stressful situations in life.
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Awareness on stress management
Saveetha College of Allied health sciences conducted the camp on 16.06.2023 at Kodenchery. Students gave awareness to reduce the negative impacts caused by stress and to improve a person's physical and mental well-being. Stress management may include self-care, managing one's response to stress and making changes to one's life when in a stressful situation. Total number of beneficiaries from the village was 70.This camp was conducted to improve understanding of mental illness, reduce the stigma around mental health, and increase access to necessary help for those who need it.
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Awareness about Consanguinity
Saveetha College of Allied health sciences conducted the camp on 10.06.2023 at Kodenchery. Consanguinity marriages among relatives occur widely, particularly in rural areas. Consanguineous marriage can result in children with cognitive difficulties, heart defects, and impaired hearing, as well as other genetically inherited diseases. Students gave awareness to prevent potential genetic disorders and maintain social norms. Total number of beneficiaries from the village was 60.
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Awareness on Breast cancer
Saveetha College of Allied health sciences conducted the camp on 12.05.2023 at Kodenchery. Students gave awareness to reduce the stigma linked to the symptoms and treatment of breast cancer. Total number of beneficiaries from the village was 55.The camp was conducted with the aim of raising awareness and promoting woman´s access to timely and effective controls, diagnoses and treatments of breast cancer.
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Awareness on diet plan during summer and also awareness on Diabetic control
Saveetha College of Allied health sciences conducted the camp on 05.05.2023 at Kodenchery. Students gave awareness on food that has to be consumed during summer and how to protect our body from dehydration and also awareness on diabetic control. In summer the risk of dehydration, indigestion, food poisoning and vitamin and mineral deficiencies increases. Total number of beneficiaries from the village was 55.
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Awareness on protecting natural resources -" World Earth Day Celebration"
Saveetha College of Allied health sciences conducted the camp on 28.04.2023 at Kodenchery. Students gave awareness about environmental issues and also they have planted tree saplings in kondenchery primary school. Total number of beneficiaries from the village was 60. The camp was conducted to raise awareness about environmental issues and promote global efforts to protect the Earth's natural resources.
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Awareness on hydration during summer
Saveetha College of Allied health sciences conducted the camp on 19.04.2023 at Kodenchery. Students gave awareness on hydration during summer by drinking enough fluids will help to maintain your concentration and perfomance, increase your endurance, and prevent excessive elevations in heart rate and body temperature. Hydration is always important, but especially in hot and humid weather, as we tend to lose a lot of our body fluids through sweat. Total number of beneficiaries from the village was 60.
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Awareness on smoking and cancer
Saveetha College of Allied health sciences conducted the camp on 07.04.2023 at Kodenchery. Students gave awareness on adverse effects of smoking. Cigarette chemicals make it harder for cells to repair any DNA damage. They also damage the parts of DNA that protect us from cancer. It's the build-up of DNA damage in the same cell over time that leads to cancer. Total number of beneficiaries from the village was 50.
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Eye screening camp & Awareness on Amblyopia among school children
Saveetha College of Allied health sciences conducted the camp on 27.03.2023 at Kodenchery. Students eye screening camp for the primary school children and also they gave awareness on amblyopia and its early diagnosis and management. Total number of beneficiaries from the village was 75.The camp was conducted to prevent from blindness and eye related diseases.
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Analyzing peak exploratory flow rate (PEFR) and also awareness on obstructive respiratory diseases
Saveetha College of Allied health sciences conducted the camp on 24.03.2023 at Kodenchery. Students gave awareness on respiratory diseases. Total number of beneficiaries from the village was 40.The camp was conducted to bring an awareness of the risks and reducing them, plus early detection, can change a person's outcome.
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Awareness on Good health for All
Saveetha College of Allied health sciences conducted the camp on 17.03.2023 at Kodenchery. Students gave awareness on good health for all. Total number of beneficiaries from the village was 120. Awareness is essential for prevention, early detection, targeted therapy and is key to ensuring effective treatment. Being aware of a disease and its symptoms means people are more likely to take preventative action, and go for screenings, tests and check-ups.
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Awareness on polycystic ovarian syndrome
Saveetha College of Allied health sciences conducted the camp on 08.03.2023 at Kodenchery. Students gave awareness on polycystic ovarian syndrome and its management. Total number of beneficiaries from the village was 45. PCOS can lead to various complications in women, including reproductive (infertility, miscarriage and pregnancy complications).So camp was conducted to increase awareness about the disease among women at an early age in life.
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Awareness on menstrual cycle and its hygiene
Saveetha College of Allied health sciences conducted the camp on 03.03.2023 at Kodenchery .Students gave awareness on menstrual cycle and its hygiene among school girls. Total number of beneficiaries from the village was 60. Awareness was given to increase the access to use and using proper quality sanitary napkins to adolescent girls in rural areas. To ensure safe disposal of sanitary napkins in an environment in a friendly manner.
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Awareness on waste management
Saveetha College of Allied health sciences conducted the camp on 24.02.2023 at Kodenchery. Students gave awareness on waste management and recycling from the old. used products. Total number of beneficiaries from the village was 54. The camp was conducted to save the environment from the toxic effects of inorganic and biodegradable element present in the waste.
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Awareness on Alcohol abuse
Saveetha College of Allied health sciences conducted the camp on 16.02.2023at Kodenchery. Students gave awareness on adverse effects of excessive alcohol consumption. Total number of beneficiaries from the village was 110. Excessive alcohol use can lead to the development of chronic diseases and other serious problems, so preventing alcohol abuse is necessary.
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Healthy heart
Saveetha College of Allied health sciences conducted the camp on 27.01.2023 at Kodenchery. Students gave awareness on risk factors, such as smoking, less physical activity and poor diet by raising awareness of health and community resources available to encourage self-care and appropriate management of cardiovascular disease. Total number of beneficiaries from the village was 40. The camp was conducted for the purpose of improving cardiovascular health and quality of life through prevention, detection, and treatment of risk factors for heart attack and stroke; Early identification and treatment of heart attacks and strokes; Prevention of repeated cardiovascular events; and reduction in deaths from cardiovascular disease.
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Awareness on Mental Health
Saveetha College of Allied health sciences conducted the camp on 21.1.2023 at Kodenchery. Students gave awareness on how to handle stress, relate to others and make healthy choices. Total number of beneficiaries from the village was 60.Initiative was taken to improve understanding of mental health conditions and increase access to healthcare for those who need it.
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Awareness on hand hygiene
Saveetha College of Allied health sciences conducted the camp on 13.1.20223at Kodenchery. Students gave awareness on removing harmful germs and chemicals in the hands. Total number of beneficiaries from the village was 50. Germs can spread from person to person or from surfaces to people when you: touching the eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands. Washing hands can keep you healthy and prevent the spread of respiratory, gastrointestinal and diarrheal infections.
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Awareness on Infection control
Saveetha College of Allied health sciences conducted the camp on 06.1.20223 at Kodenchery. Students gave awareness and knowledge of COVID-19 infection control precautions. Total number of beneficiaries from the village was 45.The villagers gained awareness on how to prevent and stop the spread of infections.
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Safety precautions and first aid management of snake bite (BLS Protocol)
Saveetha College of Allied health sciences conducted the camp on 30/12/2022 at Kodenchery. Students gave awareness on basic life support training skills which save lives as it takes care of critical medical emergencies such as cardiac arrest management. Without immediate and appropriate attention, out-of-hospital cardiac arrest victims and the obstructed airways can lose their lives.
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Awareness on kidney health
Saveetha College of Allied health sciences conducted the camp on 02/12/2022 at Kodenchery. Maintaining kidney health is important for overall health and general well-being. By keeping the kidneys healthy, our body will filter and expel waste properly and produce hormones to help your body function properly. Students gave awareness and education on kidney disease impact and its effective management and this will help to reduce the significant economic and public health disorders.
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Awareness on Lung disease
Saveetha College of Allied health sciences conducted the camp on 05/11/2022 at Kodenchery. Pulmonary disease awareness can encourage people with symptoms to seek help earlier and also improving their quality of life. Students gave awareness on risks of smoking, exposure to harmful substances on pollution and workplace chemicals which could cause lung disease and also measures to prevent it.
The students of Saveetha College of Allied Health Sciences along with faculty members, conducted Unnat Bharat Abhiyan Survey and community outreach programmes periodically at the Kodancherry village, Thiruvallur district. The community outreach programme was conducted as part of the Unnat Bharath Abhiyan, a flagship program of Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India. The students enquired the village residents about their family details, education, income, profession in addition to their awareness and access to various government schemes. The team from Saveetha College of Allied Health Sciences also surveyed their general & medical requirements. 480 families of the Kodancherry village benefitted from this Unnat Bharath Abhiyan survey and community outreach program. Free eye camps were also conducted at regular intervals.