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  • Team India

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    K R Thankappan
    K R Thankappan is Professor and head of the Achutha Menon Centre for Health Science Studies that hosted India’s first Master of Public Health (MPH) program. After his medical graduation, he has been trained as a public health physician and took his MD in social and preventive medicine from Trivandrum medical college in 1986 and an MPH in international health from the Harvard School of Public Health, USA in 1997. He teaches MPH students and guides PhD students in chronic disease epidemiology. His research interests are chronic non-communicable diseases and their risk factors particularly tobacco. He is the principle investigator in Kerala.

    S.Sivasankaran
    Dr S.Sivasankaran is a Co-PI for CIH in Kerala, India. He is also currently an Additional Professor of Cardiology at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences Trivandrum. In 1984, he graduated as the best outgoing student of Medical College Trivandrum with First Rank and distinction in nine subjects. Subsequently he did his MD and DM at the same institute and joined Sree Chitra Tirunal Medical centre as a faculty member in 1994. Since then, he has gone on a Commonwealth scholarship programme for advanced training in pediatric cardiology at the Guy’s Hospital, London and attended the International teaching seminar on preventive cardiology conducted by the World Heart Federation. He has published 30 papers in Indexed journals and has received 30 awards and medals for his academic excellence. Dr Sivasankaran initiated the cardiothoracic centre in one of the rural districts, Malappuram, in the state of Kerala in 2005, which completed 120 successful open heart surgeries in the first six months. He has a strong interest in Preventive and Pediatric cardiology. He has conducted 250 lectures on diet and lifestyle to school children, residents associations, doctors, and to international scientific deliberations.

    Ravi Prasad Varma
    Dr Ravi Prasad Varma is the Project Co-ordinator of CIH in Kerala. He graduated from Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore and completed his M.D. in Community Medicine from Calicut Medical College, Kozhikode. Ravi has worked as a WHO consultant to the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) of Government of India and has also worked as the Associate Project Coordinator of a School based Ear Care and Rehabilitation project in Central Kerala. CIH is Ravi’s first experience in working with noncommunicable diseases, and he expects to gain some useful experiences through facing the challenges of implementing interventions in a community where environmental modification for altering health behaviour is a novel idea.

    Rajeev N. S - MBBS, Master of Community Health, PhD scholar
    Rajeev first became interested in the prevention of non-communicable diseases after noticing the number of people affected in Kerala. He joined the CIH team in April 2008 after working for more than five years in primary care services, program management, academics and research in public health. Currently, Rajeev looks after the workplace section for the CIH Kerala team. He is also exploring the “Health system preparedness to meet the increasing burden of non-communicable diseases in Kerala state” as his PhD research. Other areas that Rajeev is interested in include health systems management, young peoples health and rights, agriculture and nutrition and HIV/AIDS.

  • Photos

    Two boys walking home from school Ayurvedic Medical Centre School lunch lady View of Kerala Ayurvedic Health Practicioner Bus station workers learning how to use new machines Women's Community Organization Coconut factory School children School children School children Coir work factory Students by the school gate View of Kerala Kerala CIH Team at the local health centre Students getting ready to play badminton Health Care Centre staff Kerala CIH Team members Kerala CIH Team members with Interventions Co-ordinator Coir factory Local health clinic School girls in Kerala Boys playing sports View of Kerala Women at work Conducting Community Scans Fried Food Local Market Proud Stall Holder Street Stalls Meeting with representatives of Local Self Government Institutions – CIH Kerala – June 2008 Participants discuss their issues and perceptions regarding healthy lifestyles in their community – CIH Kerala – June 2008 Dr Thankappan, PI, CIH Kerala introduces CIH concept and planned activities to the group; session chaired by Dr K Mohandas, Director, SCTIMST Dr Sivasankaran, Co-PI, CIH Kerala, makes a presentation on NCD burden in Kerala The only message on healthful nutrition at Hindustan Lifecare Ltd, one of the Intervention worksites of CIH Kerala One of the few anti tobacco messages in Udaya Samudra resorts – CIH Kerala Intervention workplace One of the few anti tobacco messages in Employees area Udaya Samudra resorts – CIH Kerala Intervention workplace Stairwell of employees area in Udaya Samudra resorts, a CIH Kerala Intervention workplace, offers scope for improving the information environment to the workers A small space available for physical activity for workers of Udaya Samudra resorts – CIH Kerala Intervention workplace A typical Kerala convenience store that has cigarette ads, sachets of chewable tobacco products, sugar sweetened beverages and packaged fried items An Intervention Health Center of CIH Kerala that has several messages on infectious diseases and none on heart disease, diabetes etc An intervention school of CIH Kerala with the premises littered with candy and tobacco wrappers A school playground – CIH Kerala Keeping grounds level and free of vegetation, improving the information environment and better utilization by women and girls are the immediate challenges that need to be addressed for improved utilization of the grounds

  • Videos

    Each country team needs to fill out these tabs with information from the intervention. Content is dependent on team input. Examples are a photo with a short description about a specific experience, narratives about a particular project, etc.

  • Team India (हिंदी)

    English | हिंदी

  • Schools

    Children during CIH child module.

    Children being briefed on the child module. Children having fun during CIH survey. Children line up for bp measurement. School children filling child module.

    World No Tobacco Day 2009

    The Principal Investigator Dr K R Thankappan escorts P K Sreemathi Teacher, Honorable Health Minister of Kerala and other dignitaries to the venue. The Health Minister inaugurates the seminar by lighting the traditional lamp. The Health Minister issues certificates of recognition to the Head Mistress and staff of PTDM Vocational Higher Secondary School, Maruthoorkonam (SI15 of CIH Kerala) for their participation and efforts in the programme. The Health Minister with the teachers and school children of CIH-SI15. The chidren are dressed up for their skit on “Tobacco and school children” The Health Minister interacts with the school children. The Health Minister, the CIH-Kerala Principal Investigator and Head Mistress of CIH-SI15 have an informal chat. The school children dressed up as tobacco products – cigarettes and smokeless forms. Each “product” tries to attract a child from the audience. The child speaks of how his uses the products and that he is curious to find more about the products. The child becomes a habitual user and attracts other children also to use the products. “The Dreaded Diseases (Noncommunicable - Heart disease, Cancer, Diabetes, Communicable - Tuberculosis)” swoop down on the unsuspecting addicts. Each “disease” explains to the audience what it does to the body. The diseases begin to destroy the lives of the addicts. A casual observer studies the impact of the phenomenon. The enlightened observer takes an oath to stay away from tobacco products for good. The observer encourages everyone to take an oath against tobacco products. Beginning of the fight back as the school children come together to fight away the products and the diseases. The PI of CIH Kerala, Dr Thankappan, speaks to the gathering on the extent of the problem in India and experiences from other countries regarding pictorial health warnings. Newspaper article from 'The Hindu' on 1st June 2009

    CIH Workshop on School Interventions 27th August 2009

    Inaugural speech by SCTIMST Director Prof. K. Radhakrishnan Presentation on tobacco and health by Prof.. K. R. Thankappan Participants: School teachers and elected representatives Participatory session on physical activity leading by Prof. V. Ramankutty Session on healthy dietary habits by Dr. S. Sivasankaran Dr. Raviprasad Varma explaining group work objectives Group discussion on tobacco control in school settings Group discussion on healthy diet in school settings Group discussion on improving physical activity in school settings Participants at the plenary session Dr. Rajeev N.S generating active discussion after group work presentations by participants.

  • Health Centres

    Field Test - Clinical Practice Module 1-4.

    Field Test - Clinical Practice Module 1. Field Test - Clinical Practice Module 2. Field Test - Clinical Practice Module 3. Field Test - Clinical Practice Module 4.

  • Workplaces

    Teachers being briefed on the adult workplace module.

    Teachers being briefed on the adult workplace module.

  • Neighbourhoods

    Field interviewers meeting.

    Field interviewers meeting.

    Article about lifestyle disease in Kerala in Mail Today Feb 25, 2010.

    Field interviewers meeting.
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