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The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has launched a new health programme for adolescents - Rashtriya Kishore Swasthya Karyakaram (RKSK) to target adolescents in the age group of 10-19 years.

Target Groups:

The new adolescent health (AH) strategy focuses on age groups 10-14 years and 15-19 years with universal coverage, i.e. males and females; urban and rural; in school and out of school; married and unmarried; and vulnerable and underserved.

Objectives:

• Improve Nutrition
• Enable Sexual & Reproductive Health
• Enhance Mental Health
• Prevent injuries and violence
• Prevent substance misuse
• Address conditions for NCDS

Strategies:

• Community Based intervention
• Facility Based Intervention
• Convergence
• Social and Behaviour Change Communication

Service Delivery Activities:

• Menstrual Hygiene Programme
• Weekly and Folic Acid Supplementation programme (WIFS)
• SABLA Programme

Six Strategic priorities and 7Cs:
To implement the scheme, 7 critical components (7Cs) needs to be ensured across all programme areas. These components are: - Coverage, Content, Communities, Clinics, Counselling, Communication and Convergence. The six strategic priority areas that have emerged from situational analysis of adolescent health and development needs are: - Nutrition, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Non – Communicable Diseases (NCD), Substance Misuse, Injuries and Violence (including gender based violence) and Mental Health.