Need: SPW considers health in its broadest terms - as an index to a person's well being. The rapid rise in communicable illnesses amongst school aged youth, the increasing poverty and the lack of broad education are all factors affecting young people's health in rural Vellore District.

Aim: To provide young people with the information needed for better health practices that will enable them to make responsible decisions concerning their own lives and those of others.

Key methods: Through interactive and inclusive educational methods such as music, drama and sport, the volunteers provide the following:

	Training in personal hygiene and in public sanitation at school and at home
	First Aid Training
	Adolescent Health Education Workshops
	HIV/AIDS awareness programmes
	Nutrition Education - World Food Day Celebration
	Strengthening the Junior Red Cross in schools
	Address Gender Issues and Child Rights