Health awareness session on ‘Prevention of Fatty Liver Disease’

Name of the Department: IIC Council Date(s): 27 February 2024 Venue: A V Hall, IIS (Deemed to be University), Jaipur Title of the event: Health awareness session on ‘Prevention of Fatty Liver Disease’ Type of Event: Awareness Session Name of Resource person (if any) with designation, address, email address & contact no.: Iswarya S , Project Officer in SMilES Initiative in Department of Clinical Research and Epidemiology in Institute Of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS), New Delhi. No. of Participants/Beneficiaries: 68 Name of the activity Coordinator: Dr Lata Shahani OBJECTIVE : The objective was to raise awareness about prevention of Fatty Liver Disease among Indian college students aged 18-25 through a health session organized by the Department of Zoology, IIS (deemed to be University) under the SMilES project. The session, conducted by Iswarya S from ILBS, aimed to educate students about the risks of Non-communicable diseases (NCPs) and fatty liver, emphasizing preventive measures such as healthy diet and lifestyle. OVERALL REPORT : To celebrate National Science Day, a health awareness session on ‘Prevention of Fatty Liver Disease’ was organized by Department of Zoology, IIS (deemed to be University) under SMilES project which aims to target Indian College students between the age range of 18-25 years for self-assessment of risk factors of Non-communicable diseases (NCPs) and fatty liver. The session was organized in A.V. Hall in two batches For Science students - 10.00 am to 11.00 am For Arts and Commerce - 11.15 am to 12.15 pm The session was taken by Iswarya S , Project Officer in SMilES Initiative in Department of Clinical Research and Epidemiology in Institute Of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS), New Delhi. She had experience in working in National Health Missions, State Health Systems Resource Centre- SHSRC, Trivandrum, Kerala and non –governmental organizations like Humjoli Foundation and Foundation Of People-Centric Health Systems (FPHS). Ms. Ishwarya started the session by stating the cause of occurrence of fatty liver which is common in younger generations with the current life style . She elaborated on the various stages of fatty liver that finally culminates into cirrhosis and liver cancer, hence there is a need to take healthy diet, exercise and good life style as some of the preventive ways, she added. A google form was filled by the students which had questions related to height , weight and other parameters which are indicators of fatty liver. OUTCOME: The session was quite informative that invoked self awareness amongst the students with regard to their health and good eating habits. LIST OF PARTICIPANTSAtte LITTheAttendance S.No. Faculty members 1. Prof. Ila Joshi 2. Prof. Priyanka Mathur 3. Dr. Lata Shahani 4. Dr. Geeta Pandey 5. Dr. Kirti Sharma 6. Dr. Anju Sharma 7. Dr. Anubha Jain 8. Dr. Aastha Pareek S.No. NAME OF THE STUDENT COURSE 1 Ms. Shreya Saxena (M.Sc (F) Sem-4) 2 Ms. Poonam Verma (M.Sc (F) Sem-4) 3 Ms. Vaidehi Sharma (M.Sc (F) Sem-4) 4 Ms. Gajal Gupta (B.Sc (H) Sem-4) 5 Ms. Nanay (B.Sc (H) Sem-4) 6 Ms. Bhavya (B.Sc (H) Sem-4) 7 Ms. Prachi (B.Sc (H) Sem-4) 8 Ms. Abhivyakti (B.Sc (H) Sem-4) 9 Ms. Itika Agarwal (B.Sc (PC)) 10 Ms. Nandika Gulati (BCA Sem-4) 11 Ms. Ishika Bansal (BCA Sem-4) 12 Ms. Sanjana Sankhla (B.Sc (PC) Sem-2) 13 Ms. Sanushka Shekhawat (B.Sc (PC) Sem-2) 14 Ms. Pragati Koul (BCA Sem 4) 15 Ms. Jiya Sharma (BCA Sem 4) 16 Ilma Qureshi (BCA Sem 4) 17 Ms. Manisha (Ph.D) 18 Ms. Poonam (Ph.D) 19 Aditi (Ph.D) 20 Neha Khandelwal (M.Sc Sem 21 Ms. Priyanshi Singh (M.Sc Sem 22 Ms. Pinky (M.Sc (Physics) Sem-4) 23 Ms. ManyaMeena (M.Sc (Physics) Sem-4) 24 Ms. Chandni Aggarwal (M.Sc (Physics) Sem-4) 25 Ms. Jaya Raisinghani (M.Sc (Physics) Sem-4) 26 Ms. AnshikaSapra (M.Sc (Physics) Sem-2) 27 Ms. BhavyaVenkatesh B.Sc. (PC) 28 Ms. PratisthaSaxena B.Sc. (PC) 29 Ms. Garima B.Sc. (PC) 30 Ms. KomalPareek B.Sc. (PC) 31 Ms. Nidhisingh M.Sc. (Pre.) 32 Ms. SholehaKanwar M.Sc. (Pre.) 33 Ms. RavinaKarwasara M.Sc. (Pre.) 34 Ms. Ridhi M.Sc. (Pre.) 35 Ms. Aleen M.Sc. (Pre.) 36 Ms. Priyanshi M.Sc. (Pre.) 37 Ms. Muskan M.Sc. (Pre.) 38 Ms. Ishika M.Sc. (Pre.) 39 Ms. Nehal M.Sc. (Pre.) 40 Ms. Sonali Verma BCA 41 Ms. Peehu Bhatia BCA 42 MS. Yashauri Gupta BCA 43 MS. Kirti Joshi BCA 44 MS.Krita Chaudhary BCA 45 MS. Priyanshi Agarwal BCA 46 MS.Dhanshika Sethi BCA 47 MS. Shreya Punjabi BCA 48 MS.Kritika Solanki BCA 49 MS. PrishitaPartani BCA 50 MS. Shreya Mathure BCA 51 MS.Soumya BCA 52 MS. Preksha BCA 53 MS. Siya BCA 54 MS.VanshikaJailore BCA 55 MS.ShikshaBishit BCA 56 MS.Nandika Gulati BCA 57 MS.Ishika Bansal BCA 58 MS.Jiya BCA 59 MS.Pragati BCA 60 MS.Ilna BCA Social media link Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/C392J1bLtUC/?igsh=aHZmY3R2ZWZ3MmF5 Facebook: https://facebook.com/theiisuniversity/posts/pfbid02b8CeBH4YoH3wMMMBDLZGa... X: https://x.com/IISUniversity/status/1763493301150437645?s=20