Relevance of Home Science in Improving Quality of Life

RELEVANCE OF HOME SCIENCE IN IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE

The study of Home Science improves the quality of life of people through the following ways:

•      Helps people lead a more satisfying personal, family and community life through the dissemination of knowl-edge and appreciation of cultural and spiritual values.

•      Offers maximum opportunity to express one’s ability to understand and manage their resources and develop leadership qualities.

•      Develops qualities needed for responsible citizenship.

•      Helps student to recognise the importance of food in ensuring health.

•      Teaches about food safety that needs to be adapted right from farm to fork,

•      Imparts knowledge about healthy food preparation techniques.

•      Provides practical tips in preparing a balanced diet.

•      Enables one to make good decisions, sort out family problems and find out solutions for them.

•      Provides necessary guidelines about entrepreneurship so as to help young students identify and pursue income generating activities.

•      Gains technical knowledge and infor-mation from various branches of Home Science for both personal and professional use.