Health Promotion (ANM I Year Text Book)

Health Promotion is a Hindi medium textbook for ANM I Year students, covering nutrition, hygiene, environmental sanitation and mental health. The book is arranged in four sections: - Nutrition: essential nutrients, nutritional problems, nutritional assessment and promotion of nutrition - Human Body and Hygiene: the human body, hygiene of the body and optimal functioning of the body - Environmental Sanitation: environmental sanitation, safe water, disposal of excreta and waste, and community participation - Mental Health: mental health, maladjustment, mental illness and old age care Together these sections give first-year ANM students the knowledge they need to promote good health in families and communities, from diet and personal hygiene to clean surroundings and emotional well-being. The book has 424 pages (2026 edition) and is written by Amit Kumar Singhal and Neha, with contributors. For ANM first-year students preparing for the Health Promotion examination and community health work.