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Though  life  style  modification  is  being  advocated  at
                                                             the mobile, satellite and AYUSH clinics, during camps
                                                             and the survey program, the two activities exclusively
                                                             dedicated are -


                                                             1. Yoga under a Training of Trainers (ToT ) Model

                                                             2. Sports and Cultural interventions for the youth

                                                             Yoga


                                                             The  basic  design  of  Yoga  is  focused  on  controlling
                                                             diabetes,   hypertension,   improving   flexibility,
                                                             controlling  stress  amongst  all  ages  of  the  population
                                                             and helping people in maintaining physical and mental
                                                             health  standards.  The  Total  Health  program  has
                                                             partnered with S-Vyasa University. In 2019, the yoga
                                                             community programme was expanded to all 32 Gram
                                                             panchayats and six nutrition centres covering around
                                                             2500 members every month.


                                                             Three  batches  of  'Yoga  Instructor  Course'  with  36
                                                             trainees has been completed

             Refrigeration and air-conditioning repair training at Total Health  A summer crash course on 'Personality Development'
                                                             was  for  conducted  for  90  school  children  in  the
          Agriculture – Poly House Farming                   Mandal.

          Polyhouse farming is slowly gaining popularity in India
          as it has a great scope of fetching larger profits for the
          farming  community  without  undue  effect  of  the
          vagaries of nature.

          The poly house-farming model was initiated with the
          approval of Department of Horticulture, Government
          of Andhra Pradesh.

          Total Health showcases the procedure to be followed
          in  the  polyhouse.  Initial  crop  was  english  cucumber.
          Over 5459 kg were harvested in nine harvests. After
          cucumber,  production  was  shifted  to  bell  peppers.
          Over 2322 kg of bell peppers was harvested.

          Lifestyle Modifications

          Life style modification is the core activity of the Total
          Health project, around which the other interventions
          are planned.                                                    Community programme for Yoga



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