Community service department of your school plans a visit to a slum area near the school with an objective to educate the slum dwellers with respect to health and hygiene. (a) Why is there a need to organise such visits?

i) Slums are generally unauthorized and encroached colonies with no public facilities and organization. Due to lack of education, cleanliness, and other facilities and the poor living standard in terms of health, hygiene, and nutrition such people are always at risk of acquiring infections. Therefore, there is a need to organize visits to slums so as to educate and create awareness among them regarding the importance of hygiene. ii) The points to be highlighted while interacting with the slum people may be: Importance of cleanliness and hygiene of body as well as surroundings. Awareness and prevention of infectious diseases. Use of public facilities, i.e. toiletries. Consumption of properly cooked and hygienic food and water. Administration of vaccines to newborn children so as to prevent diseases.