Community Medicine: Practical Manual

DescriptionThe book is designed with many figures and tables for easy understanding. Practical part of the book includes spotters with coloured figures, exercises with solutions and clinicosocial case with details of specific cases. Additionally, chapters such as dietary assessment, family study proforma and visits to various centres are included.Viva part includes important sample theory viva questions with answers. This book is provided with online content which includes additional practical and viva questions, answers to practice exercises, links to health programmes and useful websites, and images in community medicine. Topics such as OSCE/OSPE, food adulteration and tips for PowerPoint presentation are also included in the online content.Table of ContentsPART A: PRACTICALSection 1: SpottersVaccinationNutritionContraceptionMedical EntomologyDisinfectantsDrugs of Public Health ImportanceMaternal and Child Health (MCH)InsecticidesEnvironmentMiscellaneous SpottersSection 2: ExercisesBiostatisticsEpidemiologyDemographyNutritionWaterSection 3: Clinicosocial CaseIntroduction to Clinicosocial CaseProforma for Clinicosocial CaseDetails of Specific Clinicosocial CasesSection 4: MiscellaneousDietary Assessment of Individual and FamilyFamily Study ProformaField Visits to Health Establishments/CentresPART B: VIVA-VOCEHistory of Medicine and Public HealthConcepts of Health and DiseaseGeneral EpidemiologyScreening for DiseaseEpidemiology of Communicable Diseases and Related National Health ProgrammesEpidemiology of Noncommunicable Diseases and Related National Health ProgrammesEnvironment and HealthBiomedical Waste ManagementDisaster ManagementOccupational HealthNutrition and HealthDemography and Family WelfareMaternal and Child Health, GeriatricsHealth Education and CommunicationMental Health and Drug AbuseGenetics and HealthHealth Information and BiostatisticsMedicine and Social SciencesHealth Care of the CommunityHealth Planning and ManagementInternational HealthMiscellaneous AnnexureI Important Health Days AnnexureII Health Related Important Indicators of India