Published on Sociology (https://sociology.iisuniv.ac.in)

Home > Community, Health, Hygiene and Sanitation

Community, Health, Hygiene and Sanitation [1]

Paper Code: 
NSS202
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  • To recognize various dimensions of health and wellbeing
  • To examine the basic sanitation and environmental measures

 

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: 
2019-20 [2]

Follow Sociology on:

IIS (Deemed to be University)

Gurukul Marg, SFS, Mansarovar, Jaipur 302020, (Raj.) India Phone:- +91-141-2400160-61, 2397906-07, Fax: 2395494, 2781158

Source URL: https://sociology.iisuniv.ac.in/courses/subjects/community-health-hygiene-and-sanitation-1

Links:
[1] https://sociology.iisuniv.ac.in/courses/subjects/community-health-hygiene-and-sanitation-1
[2] https://sociology.iisuniv.ac.in/academic-session/2019-20