The official blog of the Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences. Co- Authored by Academicians and Professionals, the blog intends to be a knowledge platform facilitating knowledge exchange , learning and experiences. The Life @ SIHS thread is run by students of the MBA- HHM .The students provide an inside look into their diverse experiences with academics & extra-curriculars and exploring all that Life @ SIHS is about.
Wednesday, 19 June 2019
Monday, 10 June 2019
Induction Programme - MBA (HHM) Batch 19-21
Welcome MBA (HHM) Batch 19-21 !!!
We are pleased to inform you that our new batch of MBA (HHM) is being inducted on 18th June 2019. The details are as follows-
Date & Day - June 18, Tuesday
Time- 11.20 AM to 01.50 PM
Venue – Vishwabhawan Auditorium, SB Road
TEAM MBA (HHM) SIHS
Spare A Thought
Cradled in the rich deep earth
Lay a tiny seed, ready to thrive
A trickle of water, a few rays of light
That's all it needed to survive.
Many days later, one day, somehow
It sprouted through the surface
Looking for the sky
However, to its great dismay
It found the world totally changed
The first breath filled with smoke and dust
Carbon particles choking its tiny lungs
Water tainted with a million impurities
The little seed wilted without nourishment
What happened, it wondered
Why did humans destroy
The very elements they need
To sustain life and existence
What will the future be
For tiny little seeds like me
Why can't they understand
That every plant that dies
Is a dent in the ecosystem
We can't replace, repair or revive
Mother Earth needs to be nurtured
Just as she takes care of us
Spare her a thought in your day-to-day lives
Every seed that grows is mankind’s victory
All we need, dear friends, is a little empathy.
Lay a tiny seed, ready to thrive
A trickle of water, a few rays of light
That's all it needed to survive.
Many days later, one day, somehow
It sprouted through the surface
Looking for the sky
However, to its great dismay
It found the world totally changed
The first breath filled with smoke and dust
Carbon particles choking its tiny lungs
Water tainted with a million impurities
The little seed wilted without nourishment
What happened, it wondered
Why did humans destroy
The very elements they need
To sustain life and existence
What will the future be
For tiny little seeds like me
Why can't they understand
That every plant that dies
Is a dent in the ecosystem
We can't replace, repair or revive
Mother Earth needs to be nurtured
Just as she takes care of us
Spare her a thought in your day-to-day lives
Every seed that grows is mankind’s victory
All we need, dear friends, is a little empathy.
Dr. Linnie Mary Jose
Student - MBA (HHM)
Batch 18-20
Wednesday, 29 May 2019
Friday, 12 April 2019
AN INSIGHT ON HEALTH PROMOTING UNIVERSITIES (HPU) AT THE ROUND TABLE CONVENED BY THE UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION (UGC)
“When a plant’s leaves are turning brown, you don’t paint the leaves green. You look at the cause of the problem. If only we treated our bodies the same way” ………. Dr. Frank Lipman
Since the mid-1980s, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has sought to define and encourage the implementation of concerted health promotion programmes that adopt a ‘setting-based’ approach. Recently, the literature has begun to identify the emerging role and function of the Health Promoting University (HPU) as another component of the settings-based movement.
Universities can play a major role to promote and protect the health of students and staff, to promote health promotion in teaching and research, and to promote the health of the community. The University Grants Commission (UGC) conducted the first National Consultation on Health Promoting Universities on February 28th, 2019.
Dr. Rajiv Yeravdekar, Dean-Faculty of Health & Biological Sciences, Symbiosis International (Deemed University) introduced the concept of Health Promoting Universities (HPU) during the round table consultation meet with vice chancellors of various universities.
Universities provide an ideal settings based approach. Like any other setting, Higher Educational Institutes (HEIs) have specific medical issues such as substance abuse, relationship problems, mental health issues such as depression etc. He mentioned that investment in wellbeing of staff, students and community at large is a win-win situation for all stakeholders which increases performance & productivity. If we are to reap the benefits of the much hyped demographic dividend of our young population, then we must act fast and target the youth; else the same will deteriorate in to a demographic disaster!
All stakeholders need to ‘Symbiose’ to implement the Health Promoting University Plan into action. Regulators like UGC & MHRD should lay down health policies. HEIs need to reorient the focus of health services from merely providing curative care to preventive health care. Students need to prioritise their own health.
Symbiosis International (Deemed University) in its quest of becoming a health promoting university undertakes numerous activities on a continued and ongoing basis such as having an on campus health centre, Recreation & Wellness Centre which provides gymnasium, aerobics, yoga and swimming pool facilities and other outdoor sports facilities. Every campus also has a counsellor. Campus Wellness Advisory Committee ensure stakeholder participation on various health related issues. Community connect is ensured through the Symbiosis Community Outreach Program & extension (SCOPE) initiative.
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