Dear Colleagues,
I am inviting Chapter authors for “PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH PROMOTION”. This book is based on NCAHP prescribed BPT syllabus. Your contribution towards book publication is Rs. 15000/- per chapter. This book will be published by Red Flower Publications, New Delhi. There is no Royalty benefit for Chapter Author.
Contact: Dr Bid - 9427139711
There are 15 chapters in this book:
Chapter-1: PH 1.1. Health and Disease: Definitions, Concepts, Dimensions and Indicators of Health, Concept of well-being, Spectrum and Determinants of Health, Concept and natural history of Disease, Concepts of disease control and prevention, Modes of Intervention, Population Medicine.
Chapter-2: PH 1.2. Epidemiology, definition and scope. Principles of Epidemiology and Epidemiological methods: Components and Aims, Basic measurements, Methods, Uses of Epidemiology, Infectious disease epidemiology, Dynamics and modes of disease transmission, Host defenses and Immunizing agents, Hazards of Immunization, Disease prevention and control, Disinfection. Screening for Disease: Concept of screening, Aims and Objectives, Uses and types of screening.
Chapter-3: PH 1.3. Epidemiology of communicable disease: Respiratory infections, Intestinal infections, Arthropod-borne infections, Zoonoses, Surface infections, Hospital acquired infections.
Epidemiology of chronic non-communicable diseases and conditions: Cardio vascular diseases: Coronary heart disease, Hypertension, Stroke, Rheumatic heart disease, Cancer, Diabetes, 0besity, Blindness, Accidents and Injuries.
Chapter-4: PH 2.1. Public health administration- an overview of the health administration set up at Central and state levels. The national health programme highlighting the role of social, economic and cultural factors in the implementation of the national programmes. Health problems of vulnerable groups- pregnant and lactating women, infants and pre-school children, occupational groups.
Chapter-5: PH 2.2. Health programmes in India: Vector borne disease control programme, National leprosy eradication programme, National tuberculosis programme, National AIDS control programme, National programme for control of blindness, Iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) programme, Universal Immunisation programme, Reproductive and child health programme, National cancer control programme, National mental health programme. National diabetes control programme, National family welfare programme, National sanitation and water supply programme, Minimum needs programme.
Chapter-6: PH 2.3. Demography and Family Planning: Demographic cycle, Fertility, Family planning objectives of national family planning programme and family planning methods, A general idea of advantage and disadvantages of the methods.
Chapter-7: PH 2.4. Preventive Medicine in Obstetrics, Paediatrics and Geriatrics: MCH problems, Antenatal, Intra-natal and post-natal care, Care of children, Child health problems, Rights of child and National policy for children, MCH services and indicators of MCH care, Social welfare programmes for women and children, Preventive medicine and geriatrics.
Chapter-8: PH 3.1. Nutrition and Health: Classification of foods, Nutritional profiles of principal foods, Nutritional problems in public health, Community nutrition programmes.
Chapter-9: PH 3.2. Environment and Health: Components of environment, Water and air pollution and public health: Pollution control, Disposal of waste, Medical entomology.
Chapter-10: PH 3.3. Hospital waste management: Sources of hospital waste, Health hazards, Waste management.
Chapter-11: PH 3.4. Disaster Management: Natural and man-made disasters, Disaster impact and response, Relief phase, Epidemiologic surveillance and disease control, Nutrition, Rehabilitation, Disaster preparedness.
Chapter-12: PH 4.1. Occupational Health: Occupational environment, Occupational hazards, Occupational diseases, Prevention of occupational diseases. Social security and other measures for the protection from occupational hazard accidents and diseases. Details of compensation acts.