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and control open defecation practices. The community and family health will be
enhanced if all the members of the family avoid smoking and adopt healthy habits.

The Works to be Done for Family and Community Health Promotion

a. Health and environment education should be provided to all the people in
the community.

b. Contraceptive devices should be made easily available and distributed free
of cost in order to stop the problems of population growth.

c. The children in the community should be provided with enough nutritious
foods.

d. Public awareness should be created in every area and the provision for proper
management of garbage should be made in order to keep the environment
healthy.

e. Vaccination / immunization against diseases and proper treatment for diseases
should be managed well in the community.

f. Public awareness programs should be conducted in order to eliminate the
addiction of drugs, alcoholism and smoking from the community.

Utilization of Health Services Available in the Community

The government has made different health services available to improve the health

condition of the people. It is our duty to take care of the family and community
health utilizing the available health services in the community. The government
of Nepal has the policy of providing basic health services to every individual. The
health services available in our community are as follows:

1. Sub-Health Post

Every Village Municipality of Nepal has a sub- health post. It provides general
curative, preventive and promotional health services to the people of community.
A community health assistant will be the chief of the sub-health post. In order to

promote primary health services and avail them easily, programs like immunization
clinic and village clinic are conducted in every ward and area (tole)of the Village
Municipality. One female health volunteer also works under this office. Generally,

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