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RajVir Bhalwar 2009 - Contents

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

Public Health & Community Medicine

History of Public Health

Theories of Disease Causation, Natural History of

Disease & Levels of Prevention

Measuring the Level of Health in a Population :

Epidemiological Measures (Indicators) of Health and
Disease in a Community
Classification of Diseases

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Philosophy Behind Health For All (HFA), Primary

Health Care (PHC) & Millennium Development
Goals (MDGs)
Public Health in Developing Countries and Countries
with Transitional Economies - History, Development
& Policies
Public Health in Developed Countries

State of Health in the World : Disparities and Divides

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State of Health in India : National Health Profile

Section 2 : Quantitative Sciences in Public Health & Community Medicine

a) Epidemiology & Research Methodology
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Introduction, Definition and Uses of Epidemiology

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The Essential Building Blocks of Epidemiology and

Research Methodology

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Developing the Correct Epidemiological (Research)

Question
Fundamental Principles of Data Management

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Populations and Samples

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Measures of Disease Frequency / Health Outcomes

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Sources of Information in Epidemiology

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Measures of Association & Effect

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Errors of Measurement, Confounding and Bias

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Questionnaires and Interviews

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Architecture of Epidemiological (Research) Designs

(Epidemiologic Methods)

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Cause and Effect Relationship

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Descriptive Studies (Including Ecological Studies) &

Epidemiological Distribution According to Person,
Place
& Time Studies
Case Control

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Cross - Sectional Analytic Studies

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Cohort Studies

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Experimental (Intervention) Studies

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Studying the Diagnostic Tests

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Epidemiologic and Public Health Basis of Screening

for
Diseases
Planning,
Design and Conduct of Epidemiological

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Surveys
Epidemiological Basis of Public Health Surveillance
for
Disease
Investigations
of an Epidemic

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Writing the Research Findings

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Writing the Research Proposal

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Critical Appraisal of a Published Article

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Ethical Issues in Epidemiology & Medical Research

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Qualitative Research : An Overview

2b) Statistics

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Introduction to Biostatistics

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Descriptive Statistics: Displaying the Data

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Summarising the Data: Measures of Central

Tendency
and
Variability
Introducing
Inferential
Statistics : Gaussian

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Distribution and Central Limit Theorem

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Inferential Statistics: Estimation and Hypothesis

Testing
Inferences with Single Mean

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Inferences with Single Population Proportion

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Hypothesis Testing : The Difference between Two

Population Means

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Hypothesis Testing : The Difference between Two

Population Proportions

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Chisquare Test

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Confidence Interval

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Sample Size Determination

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Sampling Methods

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Simple Correlation and Regression

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Advanced Regression Models

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Life Tables and Survival Analysis

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Standardisation of Rates

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Advanced Statistical Procedures

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Which Statistical Procedures to Use Depending upon

Exposure and Outcome Variable

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Introduction to Statistical Software for Analysis of

Epidemiological & Medical Research : EPI 2002

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Section 3 : Health Policy & Health Care Systems

3a) Management Process in Health Care
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Medical Informatics and Public Health

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General Concepts in Management Sciences

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Personnel Management & Human Resource

Development
Financial Management

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Logistics Management

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Modern Management Techniques

3b) Health Systems and Policies

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Planning and Evaluation of Health Services /

Programmes
An Introduction to Health Systems

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Assessing Health Status and Health Needs

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Assessing the Health Impact

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Community Diagnosis

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Ethics in Public Health, ; Health and Human Rights

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General Principles for Developing Management

Information Systems in Public Health Practice

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Making Public Health Policies

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Strategic Planning in Health Care

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Bringing about Equality in Health Care

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Health Care Quality

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Social Marketing

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Public Health Aspects of Disaster Management

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Principles & Practice of Hospital Management

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Advanced Diagnostic Technologies in Public Health

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Accreditation of Health Care Facilities

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Health Care Financing

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Trade and Public Health

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

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International Health

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Organization of Health Care in India

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Reports of Health Committees

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Health Planning Process in India

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Public Health & Community Medicine Related Policies

in
India Rural Health Mission (NRHM)
National

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Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) Programme

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Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme

(RNTCP)
National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme

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(NVBDCP)
National Leprosy Eradication Programme

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Pilot Project On Prevention and Control Of Human

Rabies Under 11th Five Year Plan

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Guinea Worm Eradication Programme

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Leptospirosis Control Programme

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National Aids Control Programme

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Polio Immunization Programme

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Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP)

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National Mental Health Programme (NMHP)

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National Cancer Control Programme

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National Programme for Prevention & Control of

Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases & Stroke

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National Iodine Deficiency Diseases Control

Programme
National Programme for Prevention & Control of
Deafness
National Programme for Control of Blindness

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Other Important National Health Programmes

106

Health Legislations in India

107

Rehabilitation : Policies & Procedures in India

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Human Manpower Resources in India (Including

AYUSH)
Medicines in India : Access & Availability

110

Medical Education in India

111

Health Care of Disadvantaged Groups

112

AYUSH

113

Principles of Sociology in Health Care

114

Family Health History & Individual Medico - Social

History Taking

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Section 4 : Social, Behavioral and Communication Sciences

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Health Education

116

Planning, Implementation and Evaluation of Health

Education Programmes

Section 5 : Environmental Health Sciences

117

Meteorology

118

Public Health Aspects of Adverse Effects of Extreme

Hot
Environment
Public
Health Aspects of Extreme Cold Environment

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Health Hazards at Mountains (High Altitude

Terrestrial
Environment)
Water Supply

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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 Health

127

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
Public Health Aspects of Food Hygiene & Sanitary

134

Regulation of Eating Establishments

135

Nutritional Programmes in India

136

Nutritional Assessment and Surveillance of a

Community
Food Processing, Food Adulteration, Food Additives,

137

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 Health

140

Maternal and Child Health

141

Risk Approach in MCH

142

Maternal Health Care

143

Care of Infants

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Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood

Illnesses
(IMNCI)
Care of Under
Five Children

146

School Health Services

147

Adolescent Health

148

Childrens 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 Practice
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Introduction to Entomology

155

Principles of Vector Control

156

Housefly

157

Mosquitoes

158

Fleas

159

Human Lice

160

Sand Flies

161

Some Annoying Pests

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Envenomizing Pests

163

Ticks and Mites

164

Rodents

166

Snakes

Section 9 : Communicable Diseases

167

Principles of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology

168

Immunization

169

General Prevention and Control Measures

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Public Health Laboratory : Microbiological

Procedures
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

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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

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Cholera

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Food Poisoning

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Enteric Group of Fevers

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Shigellosis

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Helminthiasis

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Amoebiasis & Giardiasis

204

Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI)

205

Yaws : The Story of Successful Elimination

206

Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

207

Leprosy (Hansens Disease)

208

Trachoma

Section 10 : Non Communicable Diseases

209

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

216

Mental Health; Prevention and Management of

Mental
Stress Injuries
Unintentional

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Intentional Injuries (Including Inter-Personal and

Domestic
Violence) Pulmonary Diseases
Chronic Obstructive

219

Visual Impairment & Blindness

220

Hearing Impairment & Deafness

221

Dental and Oral Health

222

Rheumatic Heart Disease

Section 11 : Occupational Health

223

Introduction & General Concepts

224

Health Problems in Important Occupations

225

Organ / System Diseases Peculiar to Occupational

Settings

226

Industrial Accidents

227

Industrial Toxicology

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General Measures of Prevention & Control of

Occupational
Ergonomics Diseases

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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