ADOLESCENT WEEK CELEBRATIONS
ADOLESCENT WEEK CELEBRATIONS IN DR.PINNAMANENI SIDDHARTHA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL   SCIENCES AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION

The paediatric department of DR PSIMS&RF in collaboration with Indian Academy of Paediatrics, Krishna district chapter has conducted adolescent week celebrations from 13-11-17 to 20-11-17.

  • Goal of adolescent week : Every IAPian – Adolescent Ambassador
  • 40 Parents and adolescents participated in this program

Activities done in the program are:

  1. Awareness about physical changes of an adolescent
  2. Awareness about mental changes of an adolescent
  3. Awareness about vaccination and education during adolescence

Doctors participated in the awareness program are Dr. Ch. Ravi kumar (Professor and Head); Dr. CSN Vittal (Associate professor); Dr. Sandhya Dasari (Asst. Professor) and Postgraduates of Paediatrics Department.

To promote the adolescent health in the spirit of adolescent week concept of IAP the paediatric department of DR PSIMS&RF conducted research project on adolescent health in relation to overweight, obesity, hypertension of urban and rural children of surroundings of DR PSIMS&RF. The principal investigator of this project is DR. BHIMANA VAISHNAVI, the paediatric resident of DR PSIMS&RF.