North India Statesman
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Varanasi, 09 September (HS). Under the Nutrition Month, a healthy boy and girl competition was organized on Monday at the Anganwadi Center run in the Moodadev Gram Sabha of Kashi Vidyapeeth Block. Children participated in it with full enthusiasm. More than 25 children up to six years of age participated in the competition growth monitoring campaign and awareness session, in which two children were identified as the healthiest boys and girls when they were found to be the healthiest.
In the competition, Anganwadi worker Pushpa Devi and assistant measured the length, height and weight of all the children. Such children whose weight was normal according to their height and age. MCP card was also checked. Whose parents followed all the rules completely for keeping their child healthy, like getting all the vaccinations done to the children on time, paying full attention to cleanliness, taking nutritious food at regular time, sending children to the Anganwadi center on time every day. Two such children, five year old Surya and four year old Shriti respectively, were encouraged and awarded in the healthy boy-girl competition.
The Anganwadi worker said that the objective of the competition was to improve the nutritional level of the age group of 0 to 6 years and to create emotional association of the community at large with issues related to children's health and nutrition. She gave detailed information about nutrition, health and education to the parents of all the children. Information was given about the importance and necessity of exclusive breastfeeding for six months and supplementary food along with breastfeeding for two years. Information was given about getting all the vaccinations on time according to the age. Renu, mother of the winner Surya, said that she completely follows everything told by the Anganwadi and Asha workers.
This is how you get points
In these standards, five marks have been set for monthly growth monitoring, 10 marks for personal hygiene, 10 marks for nutrition category, 10 marks regarding dietary status, 10 marks for vaccination, five marks for deworming. Healthy boys and girls are selected on the basis of a total of 50 marks.
