Principles and Practice of Community Medicine (Paperback)  | Released: 20 Jun 2017

SECTION 1: Health and Disease at a Glance 1. History of Public Health and Concept of Community Medicine 2. Health: An Overview 3. Disease Causation and Prevention SECTION 2: Primary Health Care and its Implementation 4. Concept of Primary Health Care 5. Healthcare Delivery in India 6. Health System in India 7. Health Profile of India SECTION 3: Planning and Management in Health Care 8. Health Planning 9. Principles of Management in Health Care 10. Health Planning Over the Years in India 11. Health Economics 12. National Health Policy 2002, Millennium Development Goals, Sustainable Development Goals and National Health Policy 2015 Draft: A Review 13. Evaluation of Health Services SECTION 4: Health Education and Communication for Behavioural Change 14. Concept of Health Education 15. Techniques of Health Education 16. Role of Audiovisual Aids in Health Education 17. Steps in the Conduct of Health Education 18. Role of Communication in Health Education SECTION 5: General Epidemiology 19. Epidemiologic Approach to a Disease 20. Measuring Magnitude of a Disease 21. Measures of Disease Frequency 22. Measures of Risk 23. Epidemiological Study Designs 24. Association and Causation 25. Investigation of Epidemic 26. Screening for Diseases 27. Steps in Medical Research SECTION 6: Infectious Disease Epidemiology 28. Terms in Infectious Disease Epidemiology SECTION 7: Principles and Practice of Immunization 29. Principles of Immunization 30. Practice of Immunization 31. Vaccination under Special Circumstances 32. Cold Chain System 33. Vaccines in Current Use SECTION 8: Communicable Diseases 34. Viral Infections 35. Bacterial Infections 36. Parasitic Infections 37. Clinical Syndromes SECTION 9: Noncommunicable Diseases 38. Hypertension 39. Obesity 40. Coronary Heart Disease 41. Diabetes 42. Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease 43. Cerebrovascular Disease: Stroke 44. Blindness 45. Cancer 46. Accidents 47. Mental Health 48. Alcoholism: Epidemiology and Prevention 49. Drug Abuse: Prevention and Contro SECTION 10: Medical Sociology 50. Introduction to Medical Sociology 51. Role of Psychology in Medicine 52. Sociology and Society 53. Social Class SECTION 11: Demography and Health Information 54. Demography 55. Health Information in National Health System SECTION 12: Family Planning 56. Concept of Family Planning 57. Contraceptive Methods SECTION 13: Maternal and Child Health 58. Care of the Mother 59. Care of the Child 60. Maternal and Child Health Indicators 61. Preventive Geriatrics 62. Social Problems in Childhood SECTION 14: Nutrition 63. Principles of Nutrition 64. Nutritional Problems in India 65. Nutritional Factors in Chronic Diseases SECTION 15: Towards a Healthy Environment 66. Water 67. Water Quality Standards 68. Air Temperature and Monitoring 69. Ventilation 70. Lighting 71. Noise Pollution 72. Solid Waste Disposal 73. Excreta Disposal: Urban and Rural Areas 74. Sewage System in India 75. Housing Standards in India 76. Radiation Hazards: Prevention and Control SECTION 16: Occupational Health 77. Occupational Health Risks 78. Legislative Measures in Occupational Health SECTION 17: Genetics and Health 79. Genetic Basis of Inheritance 80. Common Genetic Disorders 81. Application of Genetics in Preventive Medicine 82. Prevention and Control of Genetic Di