Event - 13
Proceedings of the weekly meeting of the Rotary Club of East. R.A Puram
Venue: Boat Club, Chennai
Date: 26th March 2009
Time: 7:30Pm-8:30Pm
A Registration of the members and other participants was solicited. The meeting commenced with a silent prayer in Boat Club at 8.00 PM. The meeting was presided by Rtn. Chinna Sevugan Mrs. Krishna Priya Faculty, Dept of Public Relations, Stella Maris College and her Students were introduced to the gathering.
The campaign Spandana - to make Chennai cardiac safe was presented to the Rotarian members by the students of the Department of public Relations. This target group was strategically selected for the campaign considering the multiplier effect, the voluntary association can bring to the communities that it works with.
A presentation was delivered to the members of the club, which explained the importance of the heart muscle, the statistics which supported, that the heart diseases are becoming the number one killer disease. The risk factors that can be controlled and that cant be, what one can do to safe guard oneself from heart diseases and the importance of providing first aid during a cardiac arrest were highlighted. The members were requested to fill in the KAP questionnaire which was distributed. A English poem on heart was recited to the members.
As a token of gratitude the memento Spandana was presented by Mrs. Krishna Priya, Faculty, Department of Public Relations to Rtn. Chinna Sevugan President of Rotary Club of East A. Puram. Two posters designed by the students were also presented by Mrs. Krishna Priya, Faculty, Department of Public Relations to Rtn. Chinna Sevugan President of Rotary Club of East A. Puram.
The meeting concluded with the vote of thanks proposed by the president of the club and presented a memento to Mrs. Krishna Priya on behalf of the club.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
26 MARCH 2009 - STELLA MARIS COLLEGE NON-TEACHING STAFF
Event - 12
Presentation to Workers of Stella Maris College
Venue: Stella Maris College, Chennai
Date: 26th March 2009
Time: 4:30Pm-5:30Pm
The Class of 2007 of the Department of Public Relations, Stella Maris College had organized a PR Campaign for the workers of Stella Maris College in order to create awareness on Heart disease.
A small introduction about the campaign and the significance of the logos used was given at the beginning of the presentation in Tamil. A detailed presentation which explained about the importance of has a healthy heart. As the target audience consisted of both men and women, more importance was given to factors like stress management, balancing work life and professional life, healthy eating habits and the advantages of physical exercise.
A poem on heart written in Tamil was read out to the gathering. Once the presentation was over the audience was asked to fill in a questionnaire which included questions on knowledge, attitude and practice to evaluate the effectiveness of the campaign. Pamphlets were distributed to the audience present at the occasion. Mementos were also distributed to the different (Sr.) Hilda
Presentation to Workers of Stella Maris College
Venue: Stella Maris College, Chennai
Date: 26th March 2009
Time: 4:30Pm-5:30Pm
The Class of 2007 of the Department of Public Relations, Stella Maris College had organized a PR Campaign for the workers of Stella Maris College in order to create awareness on Heart disease.
A small introduction about the campaign and the significance of the logos used was given at the beginning of the presentation in Tamil. A detailed presentation which explained about the importance of has a healthy heart. As the target audience consisted of both men and women, more importance was given to factors like stress management, balancing work life and professional life, healthy eating habits and the advantages of physical exercise.
A poem on heart written in Tamil was read out to the gathering. Once the presentation was over the audience was asked to fill in a questionnaire which included questions on knowledge, attitude and practice to evaluate the effectiveness of the campaign. Pamphlets were distributed to the audience present at the occasion. Mementos were also distributed to the different (Sr.) Hilda
26 MARCH 2009 - STELLA MARIS COLLEGE
Event - 11
Presentation to Administrative staff of Stella Maris College
Venue: Room 0-1, Stella Maris College
Date: 26th March 2009
Time: 3:30 Pm to 4:30Pm
The Class of 2007 of the Department of Public Relations, Stella Maris College addressed the administrative staff of the Stella Maris College which included office and library staff.
A small introduction about the campaign and the significance of the logos used was given at the beginning of the presentation. A detailed presentation followed the introduction which explained about the importance of have a healthy heart. Importance was given to factors like stress management, balancing work life and professional life, healthy eating habits and the advantages of physical exercise.
A poem on heart written in tamil was read out to the gathering. Following the tamil poem was an English poem on heart which was read out to the audience. This was followed by a mime performance to further reiterate about the good and bad habits and the heart.
Once the presentation was over the audience was asked to fill in a questionnaire which included questions on knowledge, attitude and practice to evaluate the impact, influence and effectiveness of the campaign. Pamphlets were distributed to the audience present at the occasion. Mementos were presented to Sr. Susan, Superior, Sr. Helen Vincent, secretary, Sr. Anne Mathew, Office Bursar and Dr. Margret Clarence, Controller of examinations.
Presentation to Administrative staff of Stella Maris College
Venue: Room 0-1, Stella Maris College
Date: 26th March 2009
Time: 3:30 Pm to 4:30Pm
The Class of 2007 of the Department of Public Relations, Stella Maris College addressed the administrative staff of the Stella Maris College which included office and library staff.
A small introduction about the campaign and the significance of the logos used was given at the beginning of the presentation. A detailed presentation followed the introduction which explained about the importance of have a healthy heart. Importance was given to factors like stress management, balancing work life and professional life, healthy eating habits and the advantages of physical exercise.
A poem on heart written in tamil was read out to the gathering. Following the tamil poem was an English poem on heart which was read out to the audience. This was followed by a mime performance to further reiterate about the good and bad habits and the heart.
Once the presentation was over the audience was asked to fill in a questionnaire which included questions on knowledge, attitude and practice to evaluate the impact, influence and effectiveness of the campaign. Pamphlets were distributed to the audience present at the occasion. Mementos were presented to Sr. Susan, Superior, Sr. Helen Vincent, secretary, Sr. Anne Mathew, Office Bursar and Dr. Margret Clarence, Controller of examinations.
23 MARCH 2009 - M.Ct.M. HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL
Event -10
Venue: M.CT.M. Chidambaram Chettiar Higher Secondary
Date: 23RD March 2009
Time: 8:30 am – 10:30 am
As a part of the campaign to “make Chennai cardiac safe”, children were identified to be one the most important target group. The students of class VIII A & B of M.CT.M.CHIDAMBARAM CHETTIYAR Higher Secondary were the first group of children addressed for “spandana”. The program started at 8:30 am in the school play ground. It was attended by a group of nearly 60 students accompanied by the class teachers of class VIII and the principal of the school, Dr Vijaylakshmi and Dr Sundari Krishnamoorthy, Head of Department of Public Relations also attended the program.
The program started with an introduction to the campaign, covering the logo of the campaign and the class. This was followed by an oral presentation on general information on heart, common heart diseases, importance of balanced diet, food habits, importance of exercise etc.
The presentation also had a short scenario between a mother and a son in which the mother is telling the importance of nutritious food, exercise, outdoor games etc to her son. The presentation was followed by a poem recital in Tamil, which read the importance of heart after which there was a mime presentation which showcased the importance of good eating habits for a healthy heart.
An interactive quiz was held for the students which had a set of ten questions. The theme of the quiz was a “heart highway”. A green card was shown for every correct answer and the winner for each question was given a prize. Red card was shown for wrong answers.
Questionnaires were distributed to all the students attended which contained general questions on heart, which were covered during the presentation, lifestyle habits and practices of the children and the like. Spandana posters on food habits and heart and a memento were given to the school principal.
Venue: M.CT.M. Chidambaram Chettiar Higher Secondary
Date: 23RD March 2009
Time: 8:30 am – 10:30 am
As a part of the campaign to “make Chennai cardiac safe”, children were identified to be one the most important target group. The students of class VIII A & B of M.CT.M.CHIDAMBARAM CHETTIYAR Higher Secondary were the first group of children addressed for “spandana”. The program started at 8:30 am in the school play ground. It was attended by a group of nearly 60 students accompanied by the class teachers of class VIII and the principal of the school, Dr Vijaylakshmi and Dr Sundari Krishnamoorthy, Head of Department of Public Relations also attended the program.
The program started with an introduction to the campaign, covering the logo of the campaign and the class. This was followed by an oral presentation on general information on heart, common heart diseases, importance of balanced diet, food habits, importance of exercise etc.
The presentation also had a short scenario between a mother and a son in which the mother is telling the importance of nutritious food, exercise, outdoor games etc to her son. The presentation was followed by a poem recital in Tamil, which read the importance of heart after which there was a mime presentation which showcased the importance of good eating habits for a healthy heart.
An interactive quiz was held for the students which had a set of ten questions. The theme of the quiz was a “heart highway”. A green card was shown for every correct answer and the winner for each question was given a prize. Red card was shown for wrong answers.
Questionnaires were distributed to all the students attended which contained general questions on heart, which were covered during the presentation, lifestyle habits and practices of the children and the like. Spandana posters on food habits and heart and a memento were given to the school principal.
21 MARCH 2009 - SADANA WOMENS WING OF KALYAN NAGAR ASSOCIATION- MANDAVELI
Event - 9
Venue: Kalyan Nagar Association Mandapam, Mandaveli, Chennai
Date: 21.3.2009
Time : 4.30 Pm – 5.30 Pm
The media campaign on Cardiac disease to create awareness for women was conducted for the women’s wing of Kalyan Nagar Association, SADHANA. The presentation was done in English and Tamil, since there was a mixed audience. The students gave an overview and importance of the media campaign and the logo.
The presenters gave information on the symptoms, Preventable Lifestyle risk factors, and other important factors to be considered to prevent heart attack. The presentation was followed by a short mime by the students. The audience enjoyed the miming which depicted how consumption of harmful food and unhealthy life style attract human heart and how good food habit and healthy life style protect the heart. Finally it ended by showing the heart is protected by good food habits and the “SPANDANA” the name of the media campaign saves the heart.
Once the presentation was over the audience was asked to fill questionnaires which included questions on knowledge, attitude and practice to evaluate the effectiveness of the campaign. Immediate feedback was given by a group of women in the audience.
A poem on Heart written in Tamil and English were recited to the gathering. The programme concluded with an interactive session. Dr. Sundari Krishnamurthy presented Spandana memento and posters to the chairman of the association.
Venue: Kalyan Nagar Association Mandapam, Mandaveli, Chennai
Date: 21.3.2009
Time : 4.30 Pm – 5.30 Pm
The media campaign on Cardiac disease to create awareness for women was conducted for the women’s wing of Kalyan Nagar Association, SADHANA. The presentation was done in English and Tamil, since there was a mixed audience. The students gave an overview and importance of the media campaign and the logo.
The presenters gave information on the symptoms, Preventable Lifestyle risk factors, and other important factors to be considered to prevent heart attack. The presentation was followed by a short mime by the students. The audience enjoyed the miming which depicted how consumption of harmful food and unhealthy life style attract human heart and how good food habit and healthy life style protect the heart. Finally it ended by showing the heart is protected by good food habits and the “SPANDANA” the name of the media campaign saves the heart.
Once the presentation was over the audience was asked to fill questionnaires which included questions on knowledge, attitude and practice to evaluate the effectiveness of the campaign. Immediate feedback was given by a group of women in the audience.
A poem on Heart written in Tamil and English were recited to the gathering. The programme concluded with an interactive session. Dr. Sundari Krishnamurthy presented Spandana memento and posters to the chairman of the association.
20 MARCH 2009 - MUSIC COLLEGE SANTHOME
Venue: Music College, Santhome, Chennai
Date: 20/03/2009
Time: 6.00 to 6.30
The Class of 2007 of the Department of Public Relations, Stella Maris College participated at the function held by the PR-Public Sector Forum by the Tamilnadu Tourism Development Corporation and Indian Overseas Bank. Mr. V. Irai Anbu, Secretary, Tourism and Culture Department and Mr. Rajaram IAS, Commissioner of Tamilnadu Tourism Development Corporation presided the occasion.
A small introduction about the campaign and the significance of the logos used was given at the beginning of the presentation. A detailed presentation followed the introduction which explained about the importance of have a healthy heart. As the target audience consisted of mostly people working in the corporate sector, more importance was given to factors like stress management, balancing work life and professional life, healthy eating habits and the advantages of physical exercise.
A poem on heart written in tamil was read out to the gathering. Following the tamil poem was an English poem on heart which was read out to the audience. Once the presentation was over the audience was asked to fill in a questionnaire which included questions on knowledge, attitude and practice to evaluate the effectiveness of the campaign. Pamphlets were distributed to the audience present at the occasion. Mementos were also distributed to the different corporate companies that were present.
Date: 20/03/2009
Time: 6.00 to 6.30
The Class of 2007 of the Department of Public Relations, Stella Maris College participated at the function held by the PR-Public Sector Forum by the Tamilnadu Tourism Development Corporation and Indian Overseas Bank. Mr. V. Irai Anbu, Secretary, Tourism and Culture Department and Mr. Rajaram IAS, Commissioner of Tamilnadu Tourism Development Corporation presided the occasion.
A small introduction about the campaign and the significance of the logos used was given at the beginning of the presentation. A detailed presentation followed the introduction which explained about the importance of have a healthy heart. As the target audience consisted of mostly people working in the corporate sector, more importance was given to factors like stress management, balancing work life and professional life, healthy eating habits and the advantages of physical exercise.
A poem on heart written in tamil was read out to the gathering. Following the tamil poem was an English poem on heart which was read out to the audience. Once the presentation was over the audience was asked to fill in a questionnaire which included questions on knowledge, attitude and practice to evaluate the effectiveness of the campaign. Pamphlets were distributed to the audience present at the occasion. Mementos were also distributed to the different corporate companies that were present.
18 MARCH 2009 - ROTARY CLUB OF MEENAMBAKKAM- HOTEL SAVERA
Venue: Savera Hotel, Chennai
Date : 18th March 2009
Time: 6:30 Pm – 7:30 Pm
A Registration of the members and other participants was solicited. The meeting commenced with a silent Prayer at 7.00 PM. The meeting was presided by Rtn. Sridharan. Dr Mrs. Sundari Krishnamoorthy the Head, Dept of Public Relations, Stella Maris College and her Students were introduced to the gathering which comprised of the Members of the Rotary Club Of Meenambakkam.
The campaign Spandana - to make Chennai cardiac safe was presented to the Rotarians by the students of the Department of public Relations. This target group was strategically selected for the campaign considering the multiplier effect the voluntary association can bring to the communities that it works with.
An Audio Visual PowerPoint presentation was delivered to the members of the club, which explained the importance of the heart muscle, the statistics that supported that the heart diseases are becoming the number one killer disease, the reasons for such a situation, the risk factors that can be controlled and that cant be, what one can do to safe guard oneself from heart diseases and the importance of providing first aid during a cardiac arrest were highlighted. The pamphlets of the Spandana campaign designed by the students were distributed to the members.
The members were requested to fill in the KAP questionnaires to measure the influence, impact and effectiveness of the campaign. This was followed by an interactive session in which the members enthusiastically discussed. As a token of gratitude the memento Spandana was presented by Dr Sundari Krishnamoorthy, Head, Department of Public Relations to Rtn Sridaran, President of Rotary Club of Meenambakkam. Two posters designed by the students were also presented by Dr Sundari Krishnamoorthy to the President and the Secretary of the Rotary club of Meenambakkam.
Date : 18th March 2009
Time: 6:30 Pm – 7:30 Pm
A Registration of the members and other participants was solicited. The meeting commenced with a silent Prayer at 7.00 PM. The meeting was presided by Rtn. Sridharan. Dr Mrs. Sundari Krishnamoorthy the Head, Dept of Public Relations, Stella Maris College and her Students were introduced to the gathering which comprised of the Members of the Rotary Club Of Meenambakkam.
The campaign Spandana - to make Chennai cardiac safe was presented to the Rotarians by the students of the Department of public Relations. This target group was strategically selected for the campaign considering the multiplier effect the voluntary association can bring to the communities that it works with.
An Audio Visual PowerPoint presentation was delivered to the members of the club, which explained the importance of the heart muscle, the statistics that supported that the heart diseases are becoming the number one killer disease, the reasons for such a situation, the risk factors that can be controlled and that cant be, what one can do to safe guard oneself from heart diseases and the importance of providing first aid during a cardiac arrest were highlighted. The pamphlets of the Spandana campaign designed by the students were distributed to the members.
The members were requested to fill in the KAP questionnaires to measure the influence, impact and effectiveness of the campaign. This was followed by an interactive session in which the members enthusiastically discussed. As a token of gratitude the memento Spandana was presented by Dr Sundari Krishnamoorthy, Head, Department of Public Relations to Rtn Sridaran, President of Rotary Club of Meenambakkam. Two posters designed by the students were also presented by Dr Sundari Krishnamoorthy to the President and the Secretary of the Rotary club of Meenambakkam.
18 MARCH 2009 - CORPORATION HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL - TEYNAMPET
Venue: Chennai Corporation School - Teynampet
Date : 18th March 2009
Time: 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
As a part of the campaign to “make Chennai cardiac safe”, children were identified to be one the most important target group. The students of class VIII and IX of were the second group of children addressed for “spandana”. The program started at 12:30pm in the school common hall. It was attended by a group of nearly 118 students accompanied by the class teachers of class VIII and IX and the principal of the school, Ms.R.Suguna Kumari. Ms. P. Kalpana, faculty of Department of Public Relations also attended the program.
The program started with an introduction to the campaign, covering the logo of the campaign and the class. This was followed by an oral presentation on general information on heart, common heart diseases, importance of balanced diet, food habits, importance of exercise etc.
The presentation also had a short scenario between a mother and a son in which the mother is telling the importance of nutritious food, exercise, outdoor games etc to her son. The presentation was followed by a poem recital in Tamil, which read the importance of heart after which there was a mime presentation which showcased the importance of good eating habits for a healthy
An interactive quiz was held for the students which had a set of ten questions. The theme of the quiz was a “heart highway”. A green card was shown for every correct answer and the winner for each question was given a prize. Red card was shown for wrong answers. Questionnaires in tamil were distributed to all the students attended which contained general questions on heart, which were covered during the presentation.This was distributed and collected in order to measure the effectiveness. Spandana posters on food habits and heart and a memento were given to the school principal.
Date : 18th March 2009
Time: 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
As a part of the campaign to “make Chennai cardiac safe”, children were identified to be one the most important target group. The students of class VIII and IX of were the second group of children addressed for “spandana”. The program started at 12:30pm in the school common hall. It was attended by a group of nearly 118 students accompanied by the class teachers of class VIII and IX and the principal of the school, Ms.R.Suguna Kumari. Ms. P. Kalpana, faculty of Department of Public Relations also attended the program.
The program started with an introduction to the campaign, covering the logo of the campaign and the class. This was followed by an oral presentation on general information on heart, common heart diseases, importance of balanced diet, food habits, importance of exercise etc.
The presentation also had a short scenario between a mother and a son in which the mother is telling the importance of nutritious food, exercise, outdoor games etc to her son. The presentation was followed by a poem recital in Tamil, which read the importance of heart after which there was a mime presentation which showcased the importance of good eating habits for a healthy
An interactive quiz was held for the students which had a set of ten questions. The theme of the quiz was a “heart highway”. A green card was shown for every correct answer and the winner for each question was given a prize. Red card was shown for wrong answers. Questionnaires in tamil were distributed to all the students attended which contained general questions on heart, which were covered during the presentation.This was distributed and collected in order to measure the effectiveness. Spandana posters on food habits and heart and a memento were given to the school principal.
17 MARCH 2009 - LIONESS CLUB - GOLDEN GEMS- KK NAGAR
Proceedings of the weekly meeting of Lioness Club – Golden Gems
Venue: Arignar Anna Kalyana Mandapam
Date: 17th March 2009
Time: 11.00 Am – 12.00 Pm
The media campaign on Cardiac disease to create awareness for women was conducted for the Lioness club – Golden Gems. The presentation was done in English and Tamil, since there was a mixed audience. The students gave an overview and importance of the media campaign and the logo.
The presenters gave information on the symptoms, Preventable Lifestyle risk factors, and other important factors to be considered to prevent heart attack. Then it was followed by a scene between a mother and daughter in Tamil. In this skit, the daughter shares her information with her mother that she read from a mail on healthy food habits to prevent heart disease.
It was then followed by a short mime by the students. The audience enjoyed the miming which depicted how consumption of harmful food and unhealthy life style attract human heart and how good food habit and healthy life style protect the heart. Finally it was ended showing the heart is protected by good food habits and the “SPANDANA” the name of the media campaign saves the heart.
Once the presentation was over the audience was asked to fill in a questionnaire which included questions on knowledge, attitude and practice to evaluate the effectiveness of the campaign.
A poem on Heart written in Tamil was read out to the gathering. The programme concluded with an interactive session.
Venue: Arignar Anna Kalyana Mandapam
Date: 17th March 2009
Time: 11.00 Am – 12.00 Pm
The media campaign on Cardiac disease to create awareness for women was conducted for the Lioness club – Golden Gems. The presentation was done in English and Tamil, since there was a mixed audience. The students gave an overview and importance of the media campaign and the logo.
The presenters gave information on the symptoms, Preventable Lifestyle risk factors, and other important factors to be considered to prevent heart attack. Then it was followed by a scene between a mother and daughter in Tamil. In this skit, the daughter shares her information with her mother that she read from a mail on healthy food habits to prevent heart disease.
It was then followed by a short mime by the students. The audience enjoyed the miming which depicted how consumption of harmful food and unhealthy life style attract human heart and how good food habit and healthy life style protect the heart. Finally it was ended showing the heart is protected by good food habits and the “SPANDANA” the name of the media campaign saves the heart.
Once the presentation was over the audience was asked to fill in a questionnaire which included questions on knowledge, attitude and practice to evaluate the effectiveness of the campaign.
A poem on Heart written in Tamil was read out to the gathering. The programme concluded with an interactive session.
17 MARCH 2009- OUR LADY'S MATRICULATION HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL
Event 4
Venue: Our Lady’s Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chetpet.
Date : 17th March 2009
Time: 8:30 Am – 9:30 Am
As a part of the campaign to “make Chennai cardiac safe”, children were identified to be one the most important target group. The students of class VIII and IX of Our lady’s school were the first group of children addressed for “spandana”. The program started at 8:30 am in the school common hall. It was attended by a group of nearly 100 students accompanied by the class teachers of class VIII and IX and the principal of the school, Sr. Philopeda, Ms. Krishnapriya, faculty of Department of Public Relations also attended the program. The program started with an introduction to the campaign, covering the logo of the campaign and the class. This was followed by an oral presentation on general information on heart, common heart diseases, importance of balanced diet, food habits, importance of exercise etc.
The presentation also had a short scenario between a mother and a son in which the mother is telling the importance of nutritious food, exercise, outdoor games etc to her son. The presentation was followed by a poem recital in Tamil, which read the importance of heart after which there was a mime presentation which showcased the importance of good eating habits for a healthy heart and the “Spandana”, which symbolizes a good healthy heart, protects another heart from being unhealthy.
An interactive quiz was held for the students which had a set of ten questions. The theme of the quiz was a “heart highway”. A green card was shown for every correct answer and the winner for each question was given a prize. Red card was shown for wrong answers. Questionnaires were distributed to all the students attended which contained general questions on heart, which were covered during the presentation, lifestyle habits and practices of the children and the like. This was distributed and collected. Spandana posters on food habits and heart and a memento were given to the school principal.
16 MARCH 2009 - STELLA MARIS COLLEGE
Event 3
Venue: Stella Maris College, Chennai
Date : 16th march 2009
Time : 4 - 5pm
As a part of the campaign to “make Chennai cardiac safe”, women were identified to be one the most important target group. The students of UG and PG were group of young women addressed for “spandana”. ”. The program started at 4pm. It was attended by a group of nearly 60 class representatives and union leaders accompanied by Dr. (Sr). Colleen North - Vice Principal (evening college), Sr.Susan, and Dr. (Ms) Agnes Fernando - Vice Principal (Day College), Dr.Sundari Krishnamurthy faculty and Head - Department of Public Relations also attended the program.
The program started with an introduction to the campaign, covering the logo of the campaign and the class. This was followed by a presentation on general information on heart, common heart diseases, importance of balanced diet, symptoms that women should be aware of, food habits, importance of exercise and the importance of “Golden hour” etc.
The presentation also had a short scenario between a woman and a doctor in which the doctor is telling the woman that she is having high blood pressure and requesting her to come for regular health check up to stay healthy. The presentation was followed by a poem recital in Tamil, which read the importance of heart.
Questionnaires in English were distributed to all the students and faculty attended which contained general questions on heart, which were covered during the presentation, lifestyle habits and practices of the women and the like. This was distributed and collected in order to measure the effectiveness of the presentation.
Venue: Stella Maris College, Chennai
Date : 16th march 2009
Time : 4 - 5pm
As a part of the campaign to “make Chennai cardiac safe”, women were identified to be one the most important target group. The students of UG and PG were group of young women addressed for “spandana”. ”. The program started at 4pm. It was attended by a group of nearly 60 class representatives and union leaders accompanied by Dr. (Sr). Colleen North - Vice Principal (evening college), Sr.Susan, and Dr. (Ms) Agnes Fernando - Vice Principal (Day College), Dr.Sundari Krishnamurthy faculty and Head - Department of Public Relations also attended the program.
The program started with an introduction to the campaign, covering the logo of the campaign and the class. This was followed by a presentation on general information on heart, common heart diseases, importance of balanced diet, symptoms that women should be aware of, food habits, importance of exercise and the importance of “Golden hour” etc.
The presentation also had a short scenario between a woman and a doctor in which the doctor is telling the woman that she is having high blood pressure and requesting her to come for regular health check up to stay healthy. The presentation was followed by a poem recital in Tamil, which read the importance of heart.
Questionnaires in English were distributed to all the students and faculty attended which contained general questions on heart, which were covered during the presentation, lifestyle habits and practices of the women and the like. This was distributed and collected in order to measure the effectiveness of the presentation.
14 MARCH 2009- LIONS CLUB OF METRO WEST
Proceedings of the weekly meeting of the Lion’s club of Metro west
Venue: Savera Hotel, Chennai
Date : 14th March 2009
Time: 8:00 Pm – 9:00 Pm
A Registration of the members and other participants was solicited. The meeting commenced with the anthem of the Lion’s Club at 8.00 PM. The meeting was presided by Lion Jambulingam. Dr. Mrs. Sundari Krishnamoorthy the Head, Dept of Public Relations, Stella Maris College and her Students were introduced to the gathering which comprised of the Members of the Lion’s Club of Metro West.
The campaign Spandana - to make Chennai cardiac safe was presented to the Lion members by the students of the Department of public Relations. This target group was strategically selected for the campaign considering the multiplier effect; the voluntary association can bring to the communities that it works with. A presentation was delivered to the members of the club, which explained the importance of the heart muscle, the statistics which supported, that the heart diseases are becoming the number one killer disease. The risk factors that can be controlled and that cant be, what one can do to safe guard oneself from heart diseases and the importance of providing first aid during a cardiac arrest were highlighted.
The members were requested to fill in the KAP questionnaire which was distributed. A tamil poem was recited to the members. Dr. Sundari Krishnamurthy addressed the gathering about the department of Public Relations of Stella Maris College which highlighted the curriculum of the department. As a token of gratitude the memento Spandana was presented by Dr Sundari Krishnamoorthy, Head, Department of Public Relations to Lion Jumbulingam President of Lion‘s Club Metro West. Two posters designed by the students were also presented by Dr Sundari Krishnamoorthy to the President Lion Jumbulingam; Lion Ramesh and Lion Ramana members of the lions club of Metro West who helped us organize the campaign program.
Venue: Savera Hotel, Chennai
Date : 14th March 2009
Time: 8:00 Pm – 9:00 Pm
A Registration of the members and other participants was solicited. The meeting commenced with the anthem of the Lion’s Club at 8.00 PM. The meeting was presided by Lion Jambulingam. Dr. Mrs. Sundari Krishnamoorthy the Head, Dept of Public Relations, Stella Maris College and her Students were introduced to the gathering which comprised of the Members of the Lion’s Club of Metro West.
The campaign Spandana - to make Chennai cardiac safe was presented to the Lion members by the students of the Department of public Relations. This target group was strategically selected for the campaign considering the multiplier effect; the voluntary association can bring to the communities that it works with. A presentation was delivered to the members of the club, which explained the importance of the heart muscle, the statistics which supported, that the heart diseases are becoming the number one killer disease. The risk factors that can be controlled and that cant be, what one can do to safe guard oneself from heart diseases and the importance of providing first aid during a cardiac arrest were highlighted.
The members were requested to fill in the KAP questionnaire which was distributed. A tamil poem was recited to the members. Dr. Sundari Krishnamurthy addressed the gathering about the department of Public Relations of Stella Maris College which highlighted the curriculum of the department. As a token of gratitude the memento Spandana was presented by Dr Sundari Krishnamoorthy, Head, Department of Public Relations to Lion Jumbulingam President of Lion‘s Club Metro West. Two posters designed by the students were also presented by Dr Sundari Krishnamoorthy to the President Lion Jumbulingam; Lion Ramesh and Lion Ramana members of the lions club of Metro West who helped us organize the campaign program.
SPANDANA- EVENT TIMELINE
14th March 2009- Launch of SPANDANA at Stella Maris College.
Spandana Banner was unveiled by Sr. Susan. The first copy of the poster was released by Mr. Thomas T. Abraham, General Manager- Corporate Communications dept, Ashok Leyland. The first copy of the second poster was released by Sr. Hilda of Stella Maris college. In the presence of the vice principals and other students of the college.
Event – 2
14th March 2009- Presentation of the SPANDANA Campaign at the Lion’s club of Metro west at Savera Hotel, Chennai in the presence of 19 Members.
Event – 3
16th March 2009 - Presentation to the Academic Council of Stella Maris in the presence of the 97 students.
Event – 4
17th March 2009 – Presentation at Our Lady’s Matriculation Hr. Sec School in the presence of 141 students, 6 teachers and the Principal.
Event – 5
17th March 2009 – Presentation to the Lioness Club at Aringar Anna Kalyana Mandapam at KK Nagar in the presence of 33 Members.
Event – 6
18th March 2009 – Presentation at Chennai Corporation Hr. Sec School, Teynampet in the presence of 118 students , 3 teachers and the Principal.
Event – 7
18th March 2009 – Presentation to the Rotary Club, Meenambakkam at Hotel Savera, in the presence of 25 members.
Event – 8
20th March 2009 – Presentation at the Public Sector PR Forum, Tamil Nadu at the Govt. Music College, Santhome. . In the presence of Dr. Irai Anbu I.A.S , Secretary to Govt. of TN , Dept of Tourism and Culture and Dr. M. Rajaram I.A.S, Commissioner of Tourism and Managing Director , TTDC . Attended by 32 members.
Event – 9
21th March 2009 – Presentation at SADANA, Ladies Wing of Kalyana Nagar Association, Mandevelli in the presence of 33 members.
Event – 10
23rd March 2009 – Presentation at M.C.T.M. Chidambaram Chettiyar Matriculation Hr. Sec. School in the presence of 75 students, 5 teachers and the Principal.
Event – 11
24th March 2009 – Presentation to the Non-teaching Staff of Stella Maris College in the presence of Sr. Helen Vincent, Secretary Stella Maris College. 35 staff members attended the program.
Event – 12
24th March 2009 – Presentation to the Non-teaching Staff of Stella Maris College in the presence of Sr. Hilda in the presence of 49 staff members.
Event – 13
26th March 2009 – Presentation to the Rotary Club (ERA) East Raja Annamalai Puram at Madras Boat Club in the presence of 23 members.
Event – 14
28th March 2009 – Presentation at Ramakrishna Matriculation Hr. Sec. School, Thiruvottiyur in the presence of 101 students and 7 teachers.
Event – 15
28th March 2009 – Presentation at Ramakrishna Polytechnic College, Thiruvottiyur in the presence of 129 students and 9 lectures and the Principal.
Event – 16
31st March 2009 – CPR training imparted to 50 Tourist Friendly Auto Drivers of TTDC by Tact Academy of Clinical Training (Tact) at Stella Maris College in the presence of Mr. Daniel Chellappa, Head Media Management and Program Awareness, IGCAR and Mr. Bhaktavachalam, Deputy Director, TTDC.
Spandana Banner was unveiled by Sr. Susan. The first copy of the poster was released by Mr. Thomas T. Abraham, General Manager- Corporate Communications dept, Ashok Leyland. The first copy of the second poster was released by Sr. Hilda of Stella Maris college. In the presence of the vice principals and other students of the college.
Event – 2
14th March 2009- Presentation of the SPANDANA Campaign at the Lion’s club of Metro west at Savera Hotel, Chennai in the presence of 19 Members.
Event – 3
16th March 2009 - Presentation to the Academic Council of Stella Maris in the presence of the 97 students.
Event – 4
17th March 2009 – Presentation at Our Lady’s Matriculation Hr. Sec School in the presence of 141 students, 6 teachers and the Principal.
Event – 5
17th March 2009 – Presentation to the Lioness Club at Aringar Anna Kalyana Mandapam at KK Nagar in the presence of 33 Members.
Event – 6
18th March 2009 – Presentation at Chennai Corporation Hr. Sec School, Teynampet in the presence of 118 students , 3 teachers and the Principal.
Event – 7
18th March 2009 – Presentation to the Rotary Club, Meenambakkam at Hotel Savera, in the presence of 25 members.
Event – 8
20th March 2009 – Presentation at the Public Sector PR Forum, Tamil Nadu at the Govt. Music College, Santhome. . In the presence of Dr. Irai Anbu I.A.S , Secretary to Govt. of TN , Dept of Tourism and Culture and Dr. M. Rajaram I.A.S, Commissioner of Tourism and Managing Director , TTDC . Attended by 32 members.
Event – 9
21th March 2009 – Presentation at SADANA, Ladies Wing of Kalyana Nagar Association, Mandevelli in the presence of 33 members.
Event – 10
23rd March 2009 – Presentation at M.C.T.M. Chidambaram Chettiyar Matriculation Hr. Sec. School in the presence of 75 students, 5 teachers and the Principal.
Event – 11
24th March 2009 – Presentation to the Non-teaching Staff of Stella Maris College in the presence of Sr. Helen Vincent, Secretary Stella Maris College. 35 staff members attended the program.
Event – 12
24th March 2009 – Presentation to the Non-teaching Staff of Stella Maris College in the presence of Sr. Hilda in the presence of 49 staff members.
Event – 13
26th March 2009 – Presentation to the Rotary Club (ERA) East Raja Annamalai Puram at Madras Boat Club in the presence of 23 members.
Event – 14
28th March 2009 – Presentation at Ramakrishna Matriculation Hr. Sec. School, Thiruvottiyur in the presence of 101 students and 7 teachers.
Event – 15
28th March 2009 – Presentation at Ramakrishna Polytechnic College, Thiruvottiyur in the presence of 129 students and 9 lectures and the Principal.
Event – 16
31st March 2009 – CPR training imparted to 50 Tourist Friendly Auto Drivers of TTDC by Tact Academy of Clinical Training (Tact) at Stella Maris College in the presence of Mr. Daniel Chellappa, Head Media Management and Program Awareness, IGCAR and Mr. Bhaktavachalam, Deputy Director, TTDC.
PERCEPTIONS AND MISCONCEPTIONS ON HEART AND HEART AND RELATED DISEASES
1. Heart disease is inherited:
Partially true. This is only one of the factors predisposing you to heart disease and is not the sole factor
2. Weight conscious people never get a heart attack:
Persons with normal weight have a lesser chance of getting heart diseases in comparison to obese people. But it is misleading to conclude that persons who are thin or of normal weight are not exposed to cardiac problems.
3. Only vigorous exercise expand calories and reduce weight
Any slow physical movement also consumes calories and can reduce a weight if done for sufficiently long time
4. A zero fat diet is excellent
Not correct, some amount of fat is necessary for carrying out vital functions of the body
5. Occasional recreations and holidays from office are good for busy executives
Yes. It does relieve them from constant anxiety and tension related with their job. But by no means, can such a holiday or recreation negate totally the risk of heart disease
6. A heart patient should abstain from sex
Partially true. Sex act temporarily involves putting greater strain on the heart by increasing the heart rate to 130-150 times a minute instead the normal 72 times a minute. If you have undergone a heart surgery, one should not resume sexual relation before 4-6 weeks.
Partially true. This is only one of the factors predisposing you to heart disease and is not the sole factor
2. Weight conscious people never get a heart attack:
Persons with normal weight have a lesser chance of getting heart diseases in comparison to obese people. But it is misleading to conclude that persons who are thin or of normal weight are not exposed to cardiac problems.
3. Only vigorous exercise expand calories and reduce weight
Any slow physical movement also consumes calories and can reduce a weight if done for sufficiently long time
4. A zero fat diet is excellent
Not correct, some amount of fat is necessary for carrying out vital functions of the body
5. Occasional recreations and holidays from office are good for busy executives
Yes. It does relieve them from constant anxiety and tension related with their job. But by no means, can such a holiday or recreation negate totally the risk of heart disease
6. A heart patient should abstain from sex
Partially true. Sex act temporarily involves putting greater strain on the heart by increasing the heart rate to 130-150 times a minute instead the normal 72 times a minute. If you have undergone a heart surgery, one should not resume sexual relation before 4-6 weeks.
OUR OBJECTIVES
Ø To make Chennai heart safe by integrating the public, doctors, government and other sections of the society.
Ø To propagate a sense of personal responsibility among the general public on the importance of a healthy heart.
Ø To establish a sustainable neighborhood forum towards informing and educating the people.
Ø To create awareness about the importance of administering first aid during golden hour.
Ø To provide facts and information on the predominance of coronary heart diseases in the Indian context.
Ø To educate the public on signs and symptoms of heart diseases specific to men and women.
Ø To sensitize the public on the diligent care required to nurture a healthy heart to prevent heart diseases.
Ø To build awareness on risk factors – the personal characteristics and habits that increase the chances of developing heart diseases.
Ø To spread awareness on the ill-effects of modern lifestyle which is a leading risk factor contributing to coronary heart disease.
Ø To promote changes in lifestyle that help to minimize the possibilities of heart risk.
Ø To spread awareness on the need for regular exercise and a balanced diet to decrease the possibility of obesity, high cholesterol and diabetes which lead to heart diseases.
Ø To create awareness on the detrimental effects of stress and unhealthy habits like smoking, substance abuse, excessive alcohol intake which contribute to an unhealthy heart.
Ø To propagate a sense of personal responsibility among the general public on the importance of a healthy heart.
Ø To establish a sustainable neighborhood forum towards informing and educating the people.
Ø To create awareness about the importance of administering first aid during golden hour.
Ø To provide facts and information on the predominance of coronary heart diseases in the Indian context.
Ø To educate the public on signs and symptoms of heart diseases specific to men and women.
Ø To sensitize the public on the diligent care required to nurture a healthy heart to prevent heart diseases.
Ø To build awareness on risk factors – the personal characteristics and habits that increase the chances of developing heart diseases.
Ø To spread awareness on the ill-effects of modern lifestyle which is a leading risk factor contributing to coronary heart disease.
Ø To promote changes in lifestyle that help to minimize the possibilities of heart risk.
Ø To spread awareness on the need for regular exercise and a balanced diet to decrease the possibility of obesity, high cholesterol and diabetes which lead to heart diseases.
Ø To create awareness on the detrimental effects of stress and unhealthy habits like smoking, substance abuse, excessive alcohol intake which contribute to an unhealthy heart.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
heart...
The heart is an amazing muscle that beats around 100000 times a day.It is essentially a complex pump that is able to adjust blood pressure,flow and volume in order to provide your body with all the blood itneeds. The World Health Organization (W.H.O) estimates that 60 percent of the world’s cardiac patients will be Indian by 2010.In India, heart disease is the single largest cause of death in the country with heart attacks being responsible for one third of all deaths caused by heart diseases. With modernization, a large proportion of Indians are trading healthy traditional diets for fatty foods, physical jobs for deskbound sloth, the relative calm of the country side for the stressful city.Some changes in the heart and blood vessels normally occur with age,but many others are modifiable factors that, if not addressed, can lead to heart disease. So, maintaining the heart in good condition is most essential for you to live a longer life.
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