Your roadmap · आपका रोडमैप
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Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकातEnquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.
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Sessions — part 1सत्र — भाग 1Short practical sessions with examples and activities.
Personal HygieneHand Washing
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Sessions — part 2सत्र — भाग 2Short practical sessions with examples and activities.
Safe Drinking WaterToilets and Sanitation
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Sessions — part 3सत्र — भाग 3Short practical sessions with examples and activities.
Diseases Spread by MosquitoesDiarrhoea, Infections and Vaccines
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Practical testप्रायोगिक परीक्षाShow what you learnt in a short practical / oral test.
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Online tests & resultऑनलाइन टेस्ट और रिज़ल्टTake the tests online; your marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Syllabus · पाठ्यक्रम
1 subject · 6 chapters · 25 topics
01Personal Hygiene
4 topics+
- Bathing, nails, hair and teeth
- Clean clothes
- Menstrual hygiene
- Cough and sneeze etiquette
02Hand Washing
4 topics+
- Why hands spread germs
- Steps of hand washing with soap
- At least 20 seconds
- Critical times to wash hands
03Safe Drinking Water
4 topics+
- Water-borne diseases
- Boiling, filtering and chlorine
- Clean storage and ladle
- Protecting the hand pump and well
04Toilets and Sanitation
4 topics+
- Using and cleaning toilets
- Ending open defecation
- Waste segregation: wet and dry
- Drains and garbage
05Diseases Spread by Mosquitoes
4 topics+
- Dengue: day-biting Aedes, clean stored water
- Malaria: Anopheles
- Removing breeding places
- Nets and repellents
06Diarrhoea, Infections and Vaccines
5 topics+
- ORS and zinc
- Danger signs to see a doctor
- TB: cough of more than 2 weeks
- Vaccination for children and adults
- Food hygiene
About this course
You will be able to
- Wash hands correctly with soap at the right times
- Make drinking water safe and store it cleanly
- Use and keep toilets clean and stop open defecation
- Prevent mosquito-borne diseases like dengue and malaria
- Prepare ORS at home and care for a person with diarrhoea
- Follow good personal, menstrual and food hygiene
Who it is for
- Families, mothers and caregivers
- Students, hostel residents and workers
- ASHA / anganwadi helpers and community volunteers (awareness level)
What you need
- No previous knowledge needed. Health awareness only; it does not replace a doctor.
Online tests & result
Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Student login →
Questions
Is this a medical course?
No. It is health awareness for daily life. For illness, always see a doctor or the government health centre.
Is the course useful for village families?
Yes. It is taught in simple language with demonstrations, using things found in every home.
Where can we get free tests and vaccines?
At the government health and wellness centre, PHC / CHC or district hospital; the trainer explains local options.
