Post Graduate Diploma in Public Health Administration

Syllabus

· Historical background of public health concepts of health and disease.

· Social services & Principles of epidemiological methods, uses with special reference to health care delivery, planning and conduct of epidemiological studies, epidemiologic

surveillance and epidemic preparedness, investigation of epidemic, disease screening.

· Biostatistics & Hospital and health information systems

· Demography: Basic principles, problems of population explosion, indices of

fertility.

· Health Administration & Health Planning management.

· National Health Programs: Details of implementation and evaluation.

· Hospital Management & Hospital Pharmacy

· Epidemiology of communicable and non-communicable disease

· Occupation health & Environmental health & Nutrition

· MCH and family welfare & Mental Heath

· Genetics and heredity

· International health and regulation

· Public health laws

· Health education, communication process and methods planning and organization

of health education activities

· Voluntary health agencies and NGOs.

· Entomology and Parasitology – vectors and parasites of public health importance.

· Microbiology: Important diagnostic and screening tests, methods of collection and

transpiration of specimens and sample vaccines.

· Disinfection procedures & Public Health chemistry.

· Public Health Laboratory service.

· Interpretation and utilization of surveillance data for effective prevention and

management of epidemics.

· Carrying out investigation of outbreaks

· Organizing and conducting surveys as part of programme evaluation

· Organizing and conducting health care service companions such as national

immunization days.

· Formulation of strategies and organization IEC activities at various levels from the

district level to the periphery.

· Acquiring clinical skills at the generalist level in relation to common health

problems and MCH

· Acquiring skills to use computer as an aid to their routine functions.

· Entomology: Identification of common parasites and vector species interpretation

and use of water quality analysis kits.