IMA to set up ‘School Health Brigade’
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) in Thiruvananthapuram is launching a 'School Health Brigade' to teach students about first aid, healthy lifestyles, and life skills. The program will initially train 500 high school students in collaboration with local education and health departments.
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Integrating health education into school curricula fosters long-term wellness habits and emergency preparedness among youth.
IMA to set up ‘School Health Brigade’ To promote healthy habits among students Thiruvananthapuram The Indian Medical Association (IMA), in collaboration with the Education and Health departments, will set up a “School Health Brigade”, to promote healthy habits among students. The programme will include lessons on first aid, healthy lifestyle, and life skills training. In the first phase, 500 students selected from the city’s 35,000 high school students will be given training, the new president of IMA Thiruvananthapuram, A. Althaf said.
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