?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Supplementary+Role+of+Health+Metrics+for+Reducing+Total+Fertility+Rate+in+a+North-Indian+State.&rft.creator=Ganguly%2C+E&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Reducing+Total+Fertility+Rate+(TFR)+amongst+rural+Indian+couples+from+the+current+level+is+a+significant+challenge+to+the+population+control+policies+relying+solely+on+the+Government+efforts.+REACH+strategy%2C+based+on+health+metrics%2C+succeeded+in+lowering+the+TFR+below+replacement+levels+in+a+rural+population+of+more+than+300%2C000+in+Rajasthan.+The+REACH+strategy+was+first+developed+and+demonstrated+success+in+decreasing+TFR+in+a+pilot+project+by+SHARE+India+in+Medchal+region+of+Andhra+Pradesh+utilizing+designated+workers%2C+and+was+replicated+in+Rajgarh+District+of+Rajasthan+in+cooperation+with+Bhoruka+Charitable+Trust+(supervisor+of+ICDS+and+NRHM+health+workers+in+Rajgarh)+using+Government+health+workers.+The+success+of+the+REACH+strategy+in+both+Rajasthan+and+previously+in+Andhra+Pradesh+holds+promise+as+a+tool+to+reduce+TFR+in+other+areas+of+rural+India.&rft.publisher=Kakkilaya+BS&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2013-01-25&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8932%2F1%2F2012-4-3.pdf&rft.identifier=++Ganguly%2C+E++(2013)+Supplementary+Role+of+Health+Metrics+for+Reducing+Total+Fertility+Rate+in+a+North-Indian+State.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8932%2F