MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH
School of Health Sciences, Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, Nashik
1. CONCEPTS OF HEALTH AND DISEASE
1.1 Introduction to Public Health
1.1.1 History of Public Health, History of Medicine
1.1.2 Preventive Medicine and curative Medicine
1.1.3 Changing concepts in public Health
(Reference Book- Preventive and Social Medicine- K. Park)
1.2 Concepts of Health and Disease
1.2.1 Concepts of Health and its change over time
1.2.2 Definition of Health
1.2.3 Dimensions of Health
1.2.4 Health Determinants
1.2.5 Health indicators
1.2.6 Health Care and levels of Health Care
1.2.7 Concepts of disease and its causation, changing patterns
1.2.8 Natural history of disease
1.2.9 Concepts of control, elimination, eradication and extermination
1.2.10 Concepts and levels of prevention, modes of intervention
(Reference Books- Preventive and Social Medicine- K. Park, Methods in
Biostatistics- B K Mahajan)
1.3 Health Information System
1.3.1 Health information system & MIS methods
1.3.2 Sources of Health Data
1.3.3 International / National recommendations for Personal Health Record
(PHR), Electronic Health Record (EHR)
1.3.4 ICD coding
1.3.5 Computers and HIS
(Reference Books- Hospitals-facilities planning and management- G.D.
Kunders, Computers in Medicine- Dr. Ramchnadra Lele)
1.5 Sociology
1.5.1 Sociology and medicine
1.5.2 Concepts in sociology
1.5.3 Concepts of family and community
(Reference Book- Preventive and Social Medicine- K. Park)
1.6 Dynamics of Disease transmission-I
1.6.1 Concept and Introduction
1.6.2 Modes of transmission
1.7 Immunity and vaccination
1.7.1 Introduction
1.7.2 Types and Immunity
1.7.3 Vaccines-Introduction & Types
MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH
School of Health Sciences, Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, Nashik
2. GENERAL EPIDEMIOLOGY AND BIOSTATISTICS
2.1 General Epidemiology
2.1.1 Definition and aims of epidemiology
2.1.2 Epidemiological studies
2.1.2.1 Descriptive studies
2.1.2.2 Analytical studies
2.1.2.3 Experimental studies
2.1.3 Concepts of Association and causation
2.1.4 Uses of Epidemiology
2.1.5 Screening
(Reference Books- Epidemiology: An introductory Text- Mausen and
Bahn, Preventive and Social Medicine- K. Park)
2.2 Dynamics of Disease transmission
2.2.1 Concepts of disease transmission
2.2.2 Modes of transmission
2.3 Immunology and vaccines
2.3.1 Immunity and its types
2.3.2 Vaccines and cold chain
2.3.3 Adverse events following immunization and their investigations
2.4 Biostatistics
2.4.1 Definition and scope of Biostatistics in Medicine
2.4.2 Measures of Central tendencies
2.4.3 Measures of dispersion
2.4.4 Methods of Data presentation
2.4.5 Significance tests
2.4.6 Vital statistics
(Reference Book-Fundamentals of Biostatistics- J.V. Dixit, Methods in
Biostatistics- B K Mahajan)
2.5 Research Methodology and Uses of Computers in Medicine
2.5.1 Selection of Topic
2.5.3 Framing title
2.5.3 Finalizing aims and objective
2.5.4 Review of literature / Electronic data search
2.5.5 Methodology
2.5.6 Biostatistics and Research
2.5.7 Interpretation
2.5.8 Common fallacies in research
2.5.9 Types of research study
2.5.10 ICH/GCP
2.5.11 History and origin of clinical trials
(Reference Book- Survey methods in community medicine, - J.H.
Abramson and Z.H. Abramson, Studying a study and testing a test- Richard K.
Riegelman, Research Methodology-C.R. Kothari, Computers in Medicine- Dr.
Ramchnadra Lele)
MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH
School of Health Sciences, Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, Nashik
3. MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, FAMILY PLANNING AND NUTRITION
3.1 Maternal and child Health
3.1.1 ANC
3.1.2 INC
3.1.3 PNC
3.1.4 Childcare
3.1.5 Growth and development
3.1.6 Feeding of children
3.1.7 Child Health Problems
3.1.8 IMNCI
3.1.9 Indicators of MCH care
(Reference Book- Preventive and Social Medicine- K. Park)
3.2 Adolescent Health
3.2.1 Health problems of Adolescent
3.2.2 Adolescent psychology and Health
3.3 Family Planning
3.3.1 Fertility and fertility related statistics
3.3.2 Family Planning
3.3.3 Contraception
3.4 Geriatric Care
3.4.1 Health Problems of the geriatric population
3.4.2 Sociology and geriatric care
(Reference Book- Preventive and Social Medicine- K. Park)
3.5 Demography
3.5.1 Demography definition and demographic cycle
3.5.2 Population trends
3.5.3 Census
(Reference Book- Methods in Biostatistics- B K Mahajan)
4. PRACTICALS
1) Biostatistics Exercise
2) Epidemiological exercise
3) Vaccines visit to vaccination center
4) IMNCI
5) Visit to Medical College, PSM Dept
6) Visit to Local NGO working in Healthcare
7) Case studies in Research
MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH
School of Health Sciences, Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, Nashik
5. ENVIRONMENT, COMMUNICABLE AND NON-COMMUNICABLE
DISEASES
5.1 Water
5.1.1 Purification of water on small and large scale
5.1.2 Water pollution
5.1.3 Water quality criteria and standards
5.2 Air pollution
5.3 Noise pollution
5.4 Excreta disposal
5.5 Medical Entomology
5.5.1 Classification of Arthropods and Medical importance
5.5.2 Arthropod Borne diseases
5.5.3 Arthropod Control
(Reference Book- Preventive and Social Medicine- K. Park)
5.6 Communicable Disease Epidemiology
5.6.1 Air borne diseases
5.6.2 Water borne diseases
5.6.3 Arthropod borne diseases
5.6.4 Rickettsial diseases
5.6.5 Sexually transmitted diseases
5.6.6 Zoonotic diseases
5.6.7 Surface infections
5.6.8 Emerging and reemerging diseases
(Reference Book- Preventive and Social Medicine- K. Park)
5.7 Non-Communicable Diseases
5.7.1 Cardiovascular diseases
5.7.2 Diabetes
5.7.3 Neoplastic diseases
5.7.4 Other chronic diseases
(Reference Book- Preventive and Social Medicine- K. Park)
6. HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM
6.1 Healthcare delivery system in India
6.1.1 History of Healthcare delivery system in India
6.1.2 At Central level
6.1.3 At State level
6.1.4 Primary Health care
6.1.5 Role of Private Sectors
6.1.6 AYUSH and indigenous system of Medicine
(Reference Book- Preventive and Social Medicine- K. Park, Epidemiology
MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH
School of Health Sciences, Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, Nashik
and management for Healthcare for all by P.V. Sathe and A.P. Sathe)
6.2 National Health Programmes
6.2.1 RNTCP
6.2.2 Pulse polio and Polio Surveillance
6.2.3 NRHM
6.2.4 Other National Health Programmes
(Programme manuals and forms)
6.3 International Health
6.4 National and International Health Agencies
6.5 Management techniques
6.6.1 Man management
6.6.2 Material management
6.6.3 Money management
6.6.4 Time management
(Reference Book- Preventive and Social Medicine- K. Park, Epidemiology
and management for Healthcare for all by P.V. Sathe and A.P. Sathe)
7. Nutrition, Occupational Health and Health care in Disaster
7.1 Nutrition
7.2 Occupational Health
7.3 Disaster Management
(Reference Book- Preventive and Social Medicine- K. Park)
8. Practical
8.1 Visits to DTC
8.2 Visit to NPSP
8.3 Visit to subcentre/PHC/RH/Civil Hospital/Medical college Hospital
8.4 Case studies under RNTCP
8.5 AFP surveillance
9. Thesis