Renewed inter-sectoral collaboration between health and education.
One of the example of how HWC dialogue has broadened the scope of health beyond curative care and beyond health department is the concept of Ayushman ambassadors & Messengers. As part of HWCs initiative, a coordination has been established with department of education. Two teachers, preferably one male and one female, in every school were proposed to be designated “Health and Wellness or Ayushman Ambassadors”. Prior to that the teachers are to be trained in health promotion and disease prevention for one hour every week, through a pre-decided curriculum. The school children are selected as health and wellness or Ayushman messengers and key health messages such as vaccination and hand-washing are communicated to the families through school children. This idea and concept was further formalized with the formulation of guidelines for school health under HWCs, released in Feb 2020.