Health Education Association for Learners, Teachers, Health Workers

Background

Health Action Schools (HAS) pilot project was initiated by AKU-IED in 1998 to promote quality health education in primary schools through child-to-child approach that empowers children to disseminate health messages to the community and at home and links the learning place (school) with the living place (home and community). The successful experience of the Health Action Schools Project and other school health promotion activities since 1998 has built capacity in the areas of action research, teacher training and materials development both at AKU-IED and among the teachers of the health promoting schools, thus providing a base for the formation of this association.

Beneficiaries and Participation

The participants comprises, mainly of teachers from Karachi based schools. However, through networking activities like newsletters and other publications, the participation can be extended to a larger number of teachers from all parts of the country, especially remote areas like interior Sindh and Northern Pakistan which were already part of the HAS pilot project.

The primary beneficiaries are the teachers associated with Health Action Schools and NGOs associated with health promoting schools in Pakistan.

The children and communities of the schools where these teachers are working are the ultimate beneficiary of this association.

It is foreseen that PDTs working in PDCs could also benefit by learning from the experiences of other participants through networking.

HEALTH

Health Education Association for Learners, Teachers, Health Workers (HEALTH) is a forum which provides an opportunity to advocate for health education to be taught in schools and eventually introduced in the national curriculum.

Our Aim

Our aim is to promote health education in schools as a vehicle to improve the quality of education and health of Pakistani children, their families and communities.

Our Objectives:

To develop awareness among students, teachers and community members about the advantages of health education and promotion in schools

To provide a necessary sharing experiences forum for teachers involved in health education and promotion in their schools.

To provide a platform for AKU-IED to give support to health promoting schools and to learn from their experiences and the impact of the programme to guide future directions in health education and promotion

Proposed activities for HEALTH

Conducting workshops and seminars for experience sharing

Activities for children involved in health education to meet and share their work with other children

Workshops of health education and Child-to-Child Approach

Activities for parents and children related to pertinent health topics

Proposed activities for HEALTH

Conducting workshops and seminars for experience sharing

Activities for children involved in health education to meet and share their work with other children

Workshops of health education and Child-to-Child Approach

Activities for parents and children related to pertinent health topics

HEALTH Working Committees:

Planning Committee:

1) Mr. Daman Anis (Sindh Education Foundation)

2) Ms. Uzma Khan (Faran Academy)

3) Ms. Shagufta / Ms. Kehkashan (Education Foundation)

Activity Committee:

1) Ms. Hameeda Kapadia (Habib Girls School)

2) Mr. Javed Iqbal (Pir Mahfooz Govt. School)

3) Mohd. Saeed (Al-Sidiq Memorial Educational Society)

Publication Committee:

1) Rehan Gul (Metroville CBS)

2) Mohammad Zubair (Govt. Education Department)

3) Mussarat Palijo (Sindh Education Foundation)

Activities for the Year 2005

January	Workshop on "Hazards of gutka and chalia" and an interactive session for teachers and children by Dr. Javaid Khan (AKUH)
February	* Developing health topic on "Hazards of Gutka and Chalia" * Elections
March	Workshop on effective use of puppets to teach health education
April	Need Based health awareness interactive program on identified topic for school children and teachers
May	Workshop on developing stories for teaching health topics
June - July	Two 5 day summer workshop on children's participation in health for teachers (KHI & PDCN)
August	* Experience sharing workshop for schools * workshop for children on Health promotion
September	Activities for parents and children related to pertinent health topics
October	Need Based health awareness interactive program on identified topic for school children and teachers
November	Workshop for children on Health promotion
December	Symposium on school health education and promotion

Types of Membership: Fees:

Individual / Associate Rs.200/year

Institutional Rs.700/year

Contact Details:

Health Education Association for learners, Teachers, Health Workers

health@ptan.org

Professional Teacher Associations Network (PTAN)

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IED-PDC, 1-5/B - VII, F.B. Area

Karimabad, P.O.Box 13688

Karachi-75950, PAKISTAN

Tel: 092-21-6347611-4

Fax: 092-21-6347616

Website: www.ptan.org

Email: info@ptan.org

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