Administration and Organization

Administration and Organization

The government of India established a Central Health Education Bureau at Delhi in 1956 to promote and co-ordinate health education work in the country. Many State Governments in India now have health Education Bureau in their Health Directorates. There are also other special agencies in the country such as the Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP), Government has a responsibility for the health education of the general public. Press Information Bureau, and the All India Radio (AIR), and TV which are active in health education work. At the International Level, there is the International Union for the Health Education, with headquarters in Paris, whose main task is to promote the creation of national committees and societies for health education.