SODECS views health as the presence of physical, mental, and social well-being, not simply the absence of illness. If people are healthy, they can take full advantage of every opportunity to learn, work, and enjoy their lives. Our work in health promotion touches people at all points in their lives, from infancy to end-of-life care. We work with practitioners and professionals in all sectors of the health care system, as well as with schools and communities. In projects around the country, we design, implement, and evaluate strategies to reduce and prevent alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use; HIV infection; injuries and violence. In all our efforts, we work with communities to devise programs that are sensitive and responsive to local needs, concerns, and resources.
One of SODECS's key roles is to build bridges between research and real-life practice. Focusing on "proven" and "effective" strategies—approaches that can be tested and confirmed to work—SODECS creates tools, offers training, and builds partnerships to draw on the best practices in the field of health promotion SODECS works with communities to assess and strengthen their infrastructure to address school health issues. Read on to learn more about our work in these areas:
Read on to learn more about our work in these areas:
Prevention
Community Health
School Health
Prevention
We provide care and support to the people who are habituated with using tobacco items, alcoholic items and different forms of drug to make them get rid of the habits. We conduct awareness campaigns for community people to fight against Tuberculosis, Malaria, HIV/AIDS/STD and other diseases and provide assistance to the people living with such diseases.
Community Health
In the arena of community health, our work includes research, evaluation, professional training, and advocacy in such areas as women's reproductive health, support for battered women and children, and injury prevention programs. We also work closely with District Health Offices to provide early care services for families with young children. We have operated ambulance in the rural areas.
School Health
We work closely with the community schools for ensuring sound health of the children. We arrange Health Workers' visits to schools for both general and specific medical check-up of the children and provide suggestion and advice to their parents and school authorities.