Development and implementation of health promoting village model among residents of village of Punjab (India)

Introduction: India is the largest democratic nation in the world, where 68.84% of population resides in the rural areas. There are many flagship programs for the rural development in India: National Rural Health Mission, The National Rural Livelihood Mission, Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna Gram Swaraj Abhiyan. A full-fledged comprehensive rural development model based on healthy setting concept is not existing as per the literature review in our country. Objectives: This cluster randomized control trial will evaluate the effectiveness of health promoting village model on health outcome of residents of villages of Boothgarh, Punjab. Methods: The health promoting village model will be based on the principles of multisectoral participation, use of technology, capacity building, and community empowerment with following components: Personal, social, human, and economic development. Model will be delivered through health brigade by training sessions, nukkad nataks, demonstrations, and awareness campaigns. The control group will receive the usual care by the health center. Results: The primary outcome of the study will be change in intake of fruits, vegetables and fat, metabolic equivalent minutes per week, change in personal hygiene practices, change in literacy, reproductive and child health, family planning practices, change in Nirmal gram score, Villagez Swacchta Index, skill-based jobs and enrolment under social security. Baseline and endline (1 year after intervention) assessments will be done using the standardized tools. Cost of the implemented model will also be identified. Conclusion: Effectiveness of the health promoting village model will be identified after 1 year of implementation.