IJSRP, Volume 7, Issue 8, August 2017 Edition [ISSN 2250-3153]
T.G.N.S Gunarathne, A.M.M.P. Atapattu
Abstract:
Home health visiting (HHV) is a proven strategy for strengthening families and improving the health status of women, children and their families. Advantages of HHV are: Reach families who wouldn’t come to the regular clinics and work with family members in their home setting. HHV in Sri Lanka is used in Family Health Programme to promote family health A HHV programme has conducted by the nursing undergraduates of Faculty of Allied Health Sciences to promote PHC concepts of Alma-Ata declaration in Udaperadeniya(UDA) and Augustawaththa (AUG) Gramaniladhari (GN) areas.