... Reflections... (Health Programmes for School Children/Adolescents) There are no nationally representative data on time trends of incidence of obesity, diabetes and hypertension in children. State/UT-wise data are not available. However, as per the reports of few cross sectional studies, prevalence of childhood obesity appears to be increasing in India. In an Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) sponsored study, conducted among 24000 school children in South India the proportion of overweight children increased from 4.94% of the total children in 2003 to6.57% in 2005. Prevalence of incident hypertension in normal weight, overweight and obese group of children was 10.1%, 17.34% and 18.32% respectively. The Government of India under National Health Mission has launched Rastriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) in February, 2013 in order to improve the overall quality of life of children and provide comprehensive care to all the children in the community including school children. This programme involves screening of children from birth to 18 years of age for four Ds - Defects at birth, Diseases, Deficiencies and Development delays including disabilities. Children diagnosed with identified health conditions will receive follow-up care including early intervention services at the district level including surgeries at tertiary level, free of cost under National Health Mission.
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