Community Health, Hygiene and Sanitation

Paper Code: 
NSS 202
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
3.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
9.00
Unit I: 
Introduction to health
  • Dimensions and scope
  • Physical, mental, Social, spiritual, emotional and vocational health
  • Concept of positive health and wellbeing

Community health

9.00
Unit II: 
Hygiene
  • Introduction to  hygiene
  • Factors influencing hygiene
  • Care of skin, hair, hands, feet, nails and mouth
9.00
Unit III: 
Basic Sanitation and Environmental Sanitation
  • Basic sanitation and its need in villages, towns, and semi urban areas
  • Disinfection
  • Sterilization

Sanitary and health measures for special situations

  • Control and preventive care

Home care of the patient

9.00
Unit IV: 
Youth Health
  • Reproductive health
  • Healthy lifestyles
  • HIV AIDS, drugs and substance abuse
  • Home nursing and first aid
  • National health programmes

Definition for family planning, Methods (Permanent, Temporary)

9.00
  • Safe drinking water, water borne diseases
  • Food borne infections and intoxications, naturally occurring toxins in food, methods of prevention of food born diseases
Academic Session: 
2020-21
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