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RajVir Bhalwar © 2009 - Contents

Section 1 : Introduction and General Concepts in Public Health, Community Medicine & Preventive Medicine

1 Introduction, Definitions & General Concepts in Public Health & Community Medicine

2 History of Public Health

3 Theories of Disease Causation, Natural History of Disease & Levels of Prevention

4 Measuring the Level of Health in a Population : Epidemiological Measures (Indicators) of Health and Disease in a Community

5 Classification of Diseases

6 Philosophy Behind “Health For All (HFA)”, “Primary Health Care (PHC)” & “Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)”

7 Public Health in Developing Countries and Countries with Transitional Economies - History, Development & Policies

8 Public Health in Developed Countries

9 State of Health in the World : Disparities and Divides

10 State of Health in India : National Health Profile

Section 2 : Quantitative Sciences in Public Health & Community Medicinea) Epidemiology & Research Methodology

11 Introduction, Definition and Uses of Epidemiology

12 The Essential “Building Blocks” of Epidemiology and Research Methodology

13 Developing the Correct Epidemiological (Research) Question

14 Fundamental Principles of Data Management

15 Populations and Samples

16 Measures of Disease Frequency / Health Outcomes

17 Sources of Information in Epidemiology

18 Measures of Association & Effect

19 Errors of Measurement, Confounding and Bias

20 Questionnaires and Interviews

21 Architecture of Epidemiological (Research) Designs (Epidemiologic Methods)

22 Cause and Effect Relationship

23 Descriptive Studies (Including Ecological Studies) & Epidemiological Distribution According to Person, Place & Time

24 Case Control Studies

25 Cross - Sectional Analytic Studies

26 Cohort Studies

27 Experimental (Intervention) Studies

28 Studying the Diagnostic Tests

29 Epidemiologic and Public Health Basis of Screening for Diseases

30 Planning, Design and Conduct of Epidemiological Surveys

31 Epidemiological Basis of Public Health Surveillance for Disease

32 Investigations of an Epidemic

33 Writing the Research Findings

34 Writing the Research Proposal

35 Critical Appraisal of a Published Article

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36 Ethical Issues in Epidemiology & Medical Research

37 Qualitative Research : An Overview

2b) Statistics

38 Introduction to Biostatistics

39 Descriptive Statistics: Displaying the Data

40 Summarising the Data: Measures of Central Tendency and Variability41 Introducing Inferential Statistics : Gaussian Distribution and Central Limit Theorem

42 Inferential Statistics: Estimation and Hypothesis Testing

43 Inferences with Single Mean

44 Inferences with Single Population Proportion

45 Hypothesis Testing : The Difference between Two Population Means

46 Hypothesis Testing : The Difference between Two Population Proportions

47 Chisquare Test

48 Confidence Interval

49 Sample Size Determination

50 Sampling Methods

51 Simple Correlation and Regression

52 Advanced Regression Models

53 Life Tables and Survival Analysis

54 Standardisation of Rates

55 Advanced Statistical Procedures

56 Which Statistical Procedures to Use Depending upon Exposure and Outcome Variable

57 Introduction to Statistical Software for Analysis of Epidemiological & Medical Research : EPI – 2002

58 EPITABLE

Section 3 : Health Policy & Health Care Systems3a) Management Process in Health Care

59 Medical Informatics and Public Health

60 General Concepts in Management Sciences

61 Personnel Management & Human Resource Development

62 Financial Management

63 Logistics Management

64 Modern Management Techniques

3b) Health Systems and Policies

65 Planning and Evaluation of Health Services / Programmes

66 An Introduction to Health Systems

67 Assessing “Health Status” and “Health Needs”

68 Assessing the “Health Impact”

69 Community Diagnosis

70 Ethics in Public Health, ; Health and Human Rights

71 General Principles for Developing Management Information Systems in Public Health Practice

72 Making Public Health Policies

73 Strategic Planning in Health Care

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74 Bringing about Equality in Health Care

75 Health Care Quality

76 Social Marketing

77 Public Health Aspects of Disaster Management

78 Principles & Practice of Hospital Management

79 Advanced Diagnostic Technologies in Public Health

80 Accreditation of Health Care Facilities

81 Health Care Financing

82 Trade and Public Health

3c) Public Health Administration & Community Health Care in India

83 International Health

84 Organization of Health Care in India

85 Reports of Health Committees

86 Health Planning Process in India

87 Public Health & Community Medicine Related Policies in India

88 National Rural Health Mission (NRHM)

89 Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) Programme

90 Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP)

91 National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP)

92 National Leprosy Eradication Programme

93 Pilot Project On Prevention and Control Of Human Rabies Under 11th Five Year Plan

94 Guinea Worm Eradication Programme

95 Leptospirosis Control Programme

96 National Aids Control Programme

97 Polio Immunization Programme

98 Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP)

99 National Mental Health Programme (NMHP)

100 National Cancer Control Programme

101 National Programme for Prevention & Control of Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases & Stroke

102 National Iodine Deficiency Diseases Control Programme

103 National Programme for Prevention & Control of Deafness

104 National Programme for Control of Blindness

105 Other Important National Health Programmes

106 Health Legislations in India

107 Rehabilitation : Policies & Procedures in India

108 Human Manpower Resources in India (Including AYUSH)

109 Medicines in India : Access & Availability

110 Medical Education in India

111 Health Care of Disadvantaged Groups

112 AYUSH

Section 4 : Social, Behavioral and Communication Sciences113 Principles of Sociology in Health Care

114 Family Health History & Individual Medico - Social History – Taking

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115 Health Education

116 Planning, Implementation and Evaluation of Health Education Programmes

Section 5 : Environmental Health Sciences117 Meteorology

118 Public Health Aspects of Adverse Effects of Extreme Hot Environment119 Public Health Aspects of Extreme Cold Environment

120 Health Hazards at Mountains (High Altitude Terrestrial Environment)121 Water Supply

122 Excreta Disposal

123 Disposal of Solid Wastes

124 Management of Biomedical Wastes

125 Public Health Aspects of Housing and Ventilation

126 Environmental Pollution : Air, Soil, Noise and Radiological Pollution

Section 6 : Nutrition in Public Health127 Introduction to Nutrition in Public health

128 The Proximate Principles and Energy

129 Micronutrients : The Vitamins

130 The Micronutrients : Minerals

131 Major Foods and their Nutritive Value

132 Nutritional Requirements of Special Groups: Mothers, Children and the Elderly

133 Nutritional Deficiency Diseases of Public Health Importance

134 Public Health Aspects of Food Hygiene & Sanitary Regulation of Eating Establishments

135 Nutritional Programmes in India

136 Nutritional Assessment and Surveillance of a Community

137 Food Processing, Food Adulteration, Food Additives, Preservatives, Food Toxicants and Food Fortification

138 Nutrition during Special Situations : Disasters, Fairs and Festivals, Community Feeding of Children

139 Nutrition Tables

Section 7 : Family Health140 Maternal and Child Health

141 Risk Approach in MCH

142 Maternal Health Care

143 Care of Infants

144 Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illnesses (IMNCI)145 Care of Under Five Children

146 School Health Services

147 Adolescent Health

148 Children’s Right to Health

149 Growth and Development of Children

150 Genetics and Public Health

151 Preventive Health Care of the Elderly

152 Demography and Public Health

153 Contraceptive Technology

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Section 8 : Entomology in Public Health Practice154 Introduction to Entomology

155 Principles of Vector Control

156 Housefly

157 Mosquitoes

158 Fleas

159 Human Lice

160 Sand Flies

161 Some Annoying Pests

162 Envenomizing Pests

163 Ticks and Mites

164 Rodents

166 Snakes

Section 9 : Communicable Diseases167 Principles of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology

168 Immunization

169 General Prevention and Control Measures

170 Public Health Laboratory : Microbiological Procedures

171 Malaria

172 Lymphatic Filariasis

173 Leishmaniasis

174 Dengue & Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever

175 Chikungunya

176 Japanese Encephalitis

177 Rickettsial Diseases

178 Yellow Fever

179 Viral Hepatitis

180 Anthrax

181 Tetanus

182 Plague

183 Rabies

184 Leptospirosis

185 Brucellosis

186 Mechanism of Air - borne Infections

187 Measles

188 Rubella

189 Chicken Pox and Herpes Zoster

190 Smallpox

191 Diphtheria

192 Mumps

193 Meningococcal Meningitis

194 Tuberculosis

195 Avian Influenza

196 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

197 Acute Gastroenteritis

98 Cholera

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199 Food Poisoning

200 Enteric Group of Fevers

201 Shigellosis

202 Helminthiasis

203 Amoebiasis & Giardiasis

204 Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI)

205 Yaws : The Story of Successful Elimination

206 Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

207 Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease)

208 Trachoma

Section 10 : Non Communicable Diseases209 General Principles & Practice of Healthy Lifestyle

210 Nutrition and the Diseases of Lifestyle

211 Ischaemic Heart Disease (IHD) Syn: Coronary Heart Disease (CHD); Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)

212 Systemic Arterial Hypertension & Stroke

213 Diabetes Mellitus

214 Cancers

215 Mental Health and Stress Management

Mental Health; Prevention and Management of Mental Stress

216 Unintentional Injuries

217 Intentional Injuries (Including Inter-Personal and Domestic Violence)218 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases

219 Visual Impairment & Blindness

220 Hearing Impairment & Deafness

221 Dental and Oral Health

222 Rheumatic Heart Disease

Section 11 : Occupational Health223 Introduction & General Concepts

224 Health Problems in Important Occupations

225 Organ / System Diseases Peculiar to Occupational Settings

226 Industrial Accidents

227 Industrial Toxicology

228 General Measures of Prevention & Control of Occupational Diseases229 Ergonomics

230 Physical Working Environment

231 Social Security and Labour Laws

232 Medical Evaluation of Workers

233 National Programme for Control and Treatment of Occupational Diseases

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