Notice on carrying out the New Family Plan-Family Development Ability Building

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Updated: 2014-07-15

a. Family healthcare activity:

1. Carry out reasonable diet and prevention health education on three major chronic non-communicable diseases (hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidemia) for major family members in charge of family health

2. Carry out adolescent sexual and reproductive health education and consultation

3. Carry out health education on personal hygiene habits, such as brushing teeth, showers and spitting, for major family members in charge of family health

4. Carry out cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) seminar and training and hand out relevant materials to improve family member’s first aid skills in artificial respiration and heart massage

5. Carry out disaster evacuation and relevant skills training and drills, such as smoke, fire and earthquake, to strengthen family member’s emergency evacuation ability and help them grasp the right escape skills

b. Scientific child-raising activity: 1. Carry out breastfeeding and complementary food seminar, and distribute related information materials to hammer home the importance of breastfeeding and complementary food

2. Strengthen caregivers’ ability in identifying common infant diseases through expert lecture and information materials, and improve general prevention and nursing skills

3. Arrange parent-child reading activities to hammer home the importance of parent-child reading to caregivers

c. Elderly nursing activity: 1. Carry out the elderly lifestyle and daily care activities to popularize threats to their health

2. Carry out early depression screening examination, using depression self-rating scale or other measurements

3. Carry out elderly exercise and rehabilitation counseling activities, so they or their caregivers can choose proper forms of exercise

d. Family culture activity: 1. Carry out lectures on family education, husbands, wives and intergenerational relationships for community residents

2. Carry out special counseling on common problems in family relations

3. Carry out family etiquette training and knowledge contest in the community

Schedule

Inauguration period (May-December 2014)

Build an expert team and prepare training materials

Establish national pilot projects across the country, carry out two-stage training activities, and offer training and services to families at the pilot community

Comprehensive promotion period (January 2015 - December 2016) Supervise national pilot community activities

Each site should revolve around a project goal and conduct in-depth training and themed service activities. They should carry out medium-term assessment and sum up experiences to promote project development.