The Indian government has implemented several initiatives over the past few decades to boost healthcare opportunities and access in both rural areas and urban slums. International researchers and organizations have cited the need to implement more long-term solutions to permanently improve slum health; they argue that government-funded programs like the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) or the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) have a short-lived impact. The National Immunization Programme, a notable example, prioritized providing vaccinations to slum-dwellers to reduce spread of infections disease, but research suggests that the efficacy of this program was limited because slum residents remain unaware of the significance of being immunized. This finding demonstrated the need to implement health education programs to work towards long-term solutions to the slum health crisis. Non-profit organizations have approached this problem in a multitude of different ways. While some organizations continue to provide service through opening medical facilities in inner city areas or advocating for infrastructural change (e.g. improving water sanitation), other newer organizations are increasingly focusing on educating the population on health care resources through community-based health education programs. Factors like fear of consequence, gender, individual agency, an overall socioeconomic environment have an effect on the ability and willingness of patients to seek healthcare resources. Implementing health awareness programs and focusing on improving the population's knowledge of healthcare resources has a significant effect on their ability to access affordable care, prevent illness, and prevent job loss. For example, in parts of India, public facilities offer free treatment for tuberculosis, yet many slum residents choose to visit expensive private healthcare facilities due to lack of awareness of this program. After an initiative involving conversations between health experts and slum households, a significant number of residents turned to public facilities rather than private hospitals to receive effective treatment at no cost. Organizations have implements a similar method of health education within urban schools to combat nutritional deficiency and malnutrition among children. Through use of informational videos and posters and curriculum changes, all implemented within a school setting, adolescents had an increased awareness of their nutritional needs and the resources they could utilize. Preventive and Promotive Healthcare --Mission Indradhanush Programmes for Communicable Diseases --National Viral Hepatitis Control Program (NVHCP) --Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) --Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) --Pulse Polio Programme Programmes for Non-communicable Diseases --National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP) --National Mental Health Programme --National Programme for Control of Blindness National Nutritional Programmes --Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Mid-Day Meal Programme --National Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control Programme Programmes Related to System Strengthening or Welfare --Ayushman Bharat Yojana --National Program of Health Care for the Elderly (NPHCE) --National Rural Health Mission --National Urban Health MIssion Miscellaneous --Voluntary Blood Donation Programme --Universal Immunization Programme --Janani Shishu Suraksha Yojana (JSSK) --Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK)