Books & Educational materials
The following books have been developed in English and Hindi for Class VI, VII and VIII students. The books are:
- “On the way to being Healthy”. Workbook #1
- “On the way to being Healthy”. Teacher’s Manual for Book #1
- “On the way to being Healthy”. Workbook #2
- “On the way to being Healthy”. Teacher’s Manual for Book #2
Front cover of Class VI Workbook and Teachers Manual.
Book chapters from Class VI Workbook
Education policy
We are trying to influence NCERT , CBSE and State governments to make Health Education mandatory in every school and at every grade level. Health subject should be like other compulsory subjects e.g. Language, Science, Math etc..
CBSE has made Health & Physical Education (HPE) mandatory requiring one period per day for HPE. Their circular dated March 3, 2019, states “Now it is compulsory for all schools affiliated to CBSE to reserve one period per day for Health & Physical Education (HPE) for Classes I-XII from academic sessions 2019-20 onwards”.
2016
Tarang Health Alliance was registered as a Trust in Delhi on Nov 17, 2016. Certificate # IN-DL210053465374350.
2017-2019
Dr.Mehra developed the Health education curriculum for middle schools’ students. He wrote the two Workbooks and the Teachers Manuals. They were translated into Hindi.
2019-2020
The English Workbooks were printed with a CSR grant from Lal PathLabs Foundation.
2020-2021
The Comprehensive school Health Program (CSHP) was conducted for Class VI students of three schools in Delhi NCR with a total of 370 student. Tarang received a CSR Grant from Lal PathLabs Foundation for this project. Due to the Covid pandemic, most classes were conducted online, and attendance was poor.
In 2020, Dr.Mehra was appointed the National Representative of India, UNESCO Chair for Global Health & Education.
2021-2022
The Comprehensive school Health Program (CSHP) was conducted for Class VI students of four schools in Delhi NCR. Tarang received a CSR Grant from Lal PathLabs Foundation for this project. There were 693 students in the four schools. Due to the Covid pandemic, most classes were conducted online, and attendance was poor.
2022-2023
The Comprehensive School Health Program was implemented in 13 schools of Delhi and Chandigarh area. There were 7 schools in Delhi NCR and 6 in Chandigarh area with a total of 2500 Class VI students. Tarang again received a CSR Grant from Lal PathLabs Foundation. All classes were offline.
Tarang signed MOU with CWC (Crack the Wellness Code) Foundation on Feb 2, 2023. The purpose of the MOU is to facilitate Health Education among children of Rajasthan with the long-term goal of changing education policy so that Health Education is mandatory at each grade level and all schools in Rajasthan. CWC funds the program.2023-2024
Tarang partnered with 9 schools in Delhi NCR and Chandigarh area to implement CSHP. It is being funded through a CSR grant from Lal Pathlabs Foundation. There are about 3300 students in these schools. CWC executed CSHP in 5 private schools in Jaipur with a total of 370 students.
Tarang signed MOU with Dept of Education, Haryana on Jan 24, 2024.The purpose of the MOU is to implement the CSHP for Class VI & VII students in 12 government schools in 2024-25. There are three schools in Gurugram, two in Faridabad and 7 in Panchkula. The DOE Haryana would ensure that two periods per week are allocated for each student in these schools and committed to organizing at least six one-hour sessions for parents of these students during the academic year. Tarang would provide the infrastructure and teach students health for at least two periods per week at no cost to the schools.2024-2025
We hope to be working in 12 government schools in Haryana where all teaching will be done by Tarang employees. We will also work in another 12 private schools in Delhi NCR and Chandigarh area. In these schools, class teaching will primarily be done by the teachers of the respective schools.
Our long-term goals are
- To improve the implementation of the CSHP so that there is a significant improvement in health behavior of school children. children.
This requires
- Improvement in the curriculum
- Better trained and motivated teachers
- Greater involvement of parents of the students
- Greater involvement of the school administration.
- To help change policy of NCERT, the education boards (CBSE, ICSE etc.) and state education boards so that health education is mandatory at every grade level and in every school.