PUBLIC HEALTH AND NUTRITION (ZY5OPT02)
PART I HEALTH, EXERCISE & NUTRITION
Module 1 Definition and Meaning of Health 10 Hrs Dimensions and Determination of Health Physical Activity and Health benefits Effect of exercise on body systems – Circulatory, Respiratory, Endocrine, Skeletal and Muscular Programmes on Community health promotion (Individual, Family and Society) Dangers of alcoholic and drug abuse, medico-legal implications
Module 2 Nutrition and Health 10 Hrs Concept of Food and Nutrition, Balanced diet Vitamins, Malnutrition, Deficiency Disease Determining Caloric intake and expenditure Obesity, causes and preventing measures Role of Diet and Exercise, BMI
Module 3 Safety Education in Health promotion 8 Hrs Principles of Accident prevention Health and Safety in daily life. Health and Safety at work. First aid and emergency care. Common injuries and their management. Modern life style and hypokinetic diseases. Diabetese, Cardiovasculard disorders-Prevention and Management.
Module 4 Life Skill Education 8 Hrs Life skills, emotional adjustment and well being,. Yoga, Meditation and Relaxation, Psychoneuroimmunology
PART II PUBLIC HEALTH AND SANITATION
Module 5 Public health and water quality. 11 Hrs Potable water, Health and Water quality Faecal bacteriae and pathogenic microorganisms transmitted by water. Determination of sanitary quality of drinking water, water purification techniques
Module 6 Public health and diseases 15 Hrs Water borne dseases-Cholera and Typhoid.Prevention of Water borne diseases. Food borne diseases and Prevention Botulinum, Salmenellosis, Hepatitis A Vector borne diseases & Control measures Chikungunya , Filariasis and Dengu fever Zoonotic disease-Leptospirosis & its control Emerging diseases - Swine flue (H1N1), bird flue (H5N1),
SARS, Anthrax Re-emerging diseases –TB, Malaria
Health Centre visit & Report Presentation
- Teacher: Dr.Shiny KJ
- Teacher: Mr.Sojomon Mathew