Course Outline
Objective:
- To develop competent professionals in the field of public health..
- To facilitate quality education for the development of intellectual and practical skills.
- To address national and global needs through creative research and innovation.
- To prepare faculty and staff with necessary competencies.
Vision:
To develop skilled and professional resource person in public health for a more healthy, sustainable, and equitable world for every human being.
Mission:
Prepare students to become public health professionals who can apply the principles of public health in practice, research, and policy development. To sustain collaborative relationships with local national and international communities and educational partners.
Specializations:
Master of Public Health (MPH) Admission Advertisement (Session: January-June 2025)
General Requirements: The admission policy provides a framework for the selection of students to the MPH program on a competitive basis of their performance in qualifying examinations, comprising of a written test and an interview.
Application Procedure: BUP seeks applications from prospective candidates, who fulfill the admission qualifications as specified in Admission Circular. The admission notice is circulated before the commencement of the semester (academic year is divided into two semesters: January-June and July-December) through media advertisement and BUP website notice board for its Sessions of the year. The candidates are asked to apply through online. The detailed admission procedure has been spelled out in the prospectus, which is available in BUP website (www.bup.edu.bd).
Eligibility for Application:
- 1. MBBS, BDS or MD or equivalent Professional degree in Medical Sciences (Homeopathy, Unani & Ayurvedic, Physiotherapy, BSc in Nursing etc.) or Four-year Undergraduate Degree from a recognized University in life Sciences, Social Sciences, Anthropology, Psychology, Computer Sciences & Information Technology.
- 2. Candidates must have Science in SSC & HSC or equivalent Exam to apply for the program.
- 3. Candidates must have At least Second Class in all exams or a minimum GPA /CGPA 2.50.
- 4. Applicants who have taken O-Level Examination must pass at least five (05) subjects (including Mathematics) with a minimum of grade C in each of the subjects.
- 5. Applicants who have taken the A-Level Examination must pass at least two (02) subjects with a minimum of grade C in each of these subjects.
- 6. Professional Public Health Experience will be preferred.
- 7. Basic Computer Skills including Microsoft Office and Data Analysis Software Preferred.
An entrance exam designed to measure basic writing, numeric and logical skills may be required of all students.
Admission Test marks distribution and subject:
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SL
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Subject
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Marks
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1.
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English Language
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20
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2.
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Mathematics
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20
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3.
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General Knowledge and Current Affairs
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20
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4.
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General Science
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20
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Total Marks
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80
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Type of Questions of written test: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ).
Weightage of Exam Marks:
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SL
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Weightage field
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Marks
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1.
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Written Test
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65
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2.
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Viva-Voce
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10
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3.
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S.S.C/Equivalent
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07
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4.
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H.S.C/Equivalent
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08
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5.
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Bachelor/Equivalent
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10
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Total
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100
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Title of the Program: Master of Public Health (MPH)
Duration of the Program: Two (02) Years
Total Number of Semesters: 04 Semester (02 Semester per year)
Total Credit: 70
Class Time: Friday & Saturday
The Medium of Instructions: English
Objectives
- Understand the basic concept of epidemiology and its application in public health fields
- Calculate and interpret measures of disease frequency, measures of association and measures of population impact commonly used in epidemiology
- Describe and explain different epidemiological study designs and their applications in answering different research questions
- Identify bias and confounding in an epidemiological study and be aware of the strategies available to deal with them
- Be able to offer critical evaluation of the results and interpretations of published epidemiological studies
Outcomes
- Definition, scope and uses of epidemiology
- Overview of epidemiological methods
- Describe the key features of observation bias including recall bias, interviewer bias, lost to follow up, and differential and non-differential misclassification
- Define and provide examples of confounding
- Describe a method for critically evaluating the published literature
- Apply the critique outline to published articles
References
- Epidemiology 6th edition by Leon Gordis
- Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health Practice, Third edition
- Basic Epidemiology, 2nd Edition, WHO
Objectives
- Define public health, current examples of public health in action and key actors in the public health system
- Demonstrate an understanding of some of the major issues in the history of public health.
- Describe the background and development, principles, and strategies of primary health care (PHC)
- Understanding of the array of public health disciplines related to vaccination
- To develop a conceptual understanding on key issues related to environment and sanitation.
- Describe the various components of the national and local public health systems.
- Demonstrate an understanding of public health emergencies and disaster management
- Describe the global health issues and effects of globalization on public health system
- Discuss the general principles of GIS and practical experience in its use in public health
Outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of some of the major issues in the history of public health
- Define the three core functions of public health and explain how each contributes to primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of diseases in different settings
- Describe the determinants of health; Health across the life course
- State the historical background and development, principles, and strategies of primary health care (PHC), MDG, SDG and UHC
- Describe a range of environmental health problems associated with the agents found in water, air, soil and food and their emerging challenges
- Addresses current and emerging environmental health topics and challenges:
• Genetically modified organisms
• Injury and Violence Prevention
• Health Equity and Disparities
- Compare and evaluate the characteristics, applications, advantages, and disadvantages of the different types of health systems
- Analyze how globalization contributes to inequalities in health care access and health outcomes
- Outline the Geographic Information Systems, and its applications to spatial data management as a tool to understand the world by describing and explaining the human relationship to the physical environment
References
- Introduction To Public Health, Mary-Jane Schneider, 4th edition, 2014, Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 40 Tall Pine Drive, Sudbury, MA 01776, ISBN: 978-1-4496-8887-5 www.jbpub.com
- Park’s Textbook of Preventive And Social Medicine: 26th Edition-(2021)
- Riegelman, R., Kirkwood, B. (2019). Public Health 101: Improving Community Health (3rd Ed). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc. ISBN: 978-1-284-11844-5
- Public Health – Career Choices That Make A Difference, Bernard J. Turnock, 2006 Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 40 Tall Pine Drive, Sudbury, MA 01776, Phone: 978-443-5000, ISBN - 13: 978-0-7637-3790-0, www.jbpub.com
- Global Health in the 21st Century: the Globalization of Disease and Wellness. DeLaet, Debra L; DeLaet, David E. Routledge (2012) Lethal But Legal: Corporations, Consumption, and Protecting Public Health, by Freudenberg, Nicholas (2014) Oxford University Press
Objectives
- Learners will acquire the basic understanding the leadership and health leadership
- Learners will know the theory based application of leadership in health systems
- Learners will be able to learn root cause analysis, strategy design and action plan by using leadership disciplines
Outcomes
- Learners will be able to understand the basic concept of leadership and its importance in the lens of health system
- Learners will know the types of different leadership with examples and their similarities with health leadership.
- Learners will read and discuss the theories of leadership like Great Man theory and trait theories; behavioral theory, contingent and situational theories and transactional, transformational theories.
- Learners will be able to understand Personal Mastery, Mental model and their use in health sector leadership and problem solving.
- Learners will be able to understand systems thinking, Shared Vision and Team Building and their use in health sector leadership and problem solving.
- Learners will be able to learn root cause analysis of critical health problems through group work.
- Learners will be able to complete root cause analysis of critical health problems and do presentation.
- Learners will be able to manage the malnutrition at the community level.
- Learners will be able to understand public health importance of nutrition in different stage of life, like; infancy, adolescent, adulthood, maternity, elderly etc.
References
- Canada, P.H.A. of (2007). The Public Health Agency of Canada - Strategic Plan: 2007 – 2012, Information, Knowledge, Action. [online] www.canada.ca. Available at: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/reports-publications/public-health-agency-canada-strategic-plan-2007-2012-information-knowledge-action.html
- CBAT (2021). Why is leadership important in health and social care? [online] CBAT. Available at: https://cbassociatetraining.co.uk/leadership-in-health-and-social-care
- Cherry, K. (2019). The Major Leadership Theories. [online] Very well Mind. Available at: https://www.verywellmind.com/leadership-theories-2795323
- Kumar, S., Adhish, V. and Deoki, N. (2014). Making sense of theories of leadership for capacity building. Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 39(2), p.82. doi:10.4103/0970-0218.132721.
- publichealth.tulane.edu. (n.d.). Importance of Healthcare Leadership. [online] Available at: https://publichealth.tulane.edu/blog/healthcare-leadership
- Reich, M.R., Javadi, D. and Ghaffar, A. (2016). Introduction to the Special Issue on ‘Effective Leadership for Health Systems’. Health Systems & Reform, 2(3), pp.171–175. doi:10.1080/23288604.2016.1223978
- The King's Fund (2015). Leadership and Leadership Development in Health Care: The Evidence Base. [online] The King’s Fund. The King’s Fund. Available at: https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/sites/default/files/field/field_publication_file/leadership-leadership-development-health-care-feb-2015.pdf.
- Western Governors University (2020). Leadership Theories and Styles. [online] Western Governors University. Available at: https://www.wgu.edu/blog/leadership-theories-styles2004.html#close
Objectives
- Discuss the importance of reproductive, maternal and child health in national and international contexts drawing on key theoretical approaches and through interpreting relevant data.
- Outline the leading causes of ill-health and death among mothers, newborns and children under-five globally and the potential implications for policy and practice.
- Conceptualize the social issues and right of child
- Understand about the parenthood and their application in healthy family development
- Understand Essential Interventions in RH and explain the advantages and disadvantages of different intervention implementation strategies and platforms.
- Identify and utilize current international guidelines and resources for MCH programming.
- Describe the determinants of health that influence reproductive, maternal and child health status and discuss potential solutions for addressing future challenges.
- Approaches to properly address these problems and the professional skills required for an MCH career whether nationally or internationally.
Outcomes
- Understand the concept of family, family health, family environment, family support, scope of family health and types of family.
- Describe holistic model of family health biomedical, bio-psycho- social models and their determinants
- Describe the functions of family and its importance in health, illness, recovery and rehabilitation
- Understand adolescence and adolescent health as an emerging area of focus
- Describe the components of maternal health care inducing ANC, INC, PNC, prevention of teenage marriage and pregnancy, PMTCT and safe motherhood, maternity waiting home safe birthing practices, safe medical abortion.
- Recognize intimate partner violence and how it has evolved in historical, sociopolitical and anthropological contexts.
References
- Black, R., Laxminarayan, R., Temmerman, M. and Walker, N. (2016). Disease Control Priorities: Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Volume 2. World Bank.
- Lowdermilk, Perry, Cashion & Alden (2016). Maternity & Women’s Health Care (11th Edition)
- Hurrelmann K, Richter M. “Risk behavior in adolescence: the relationship between developmental and health problems.” Journal of Public Health, 14: 20-28.
- UNICEF (2018). “Progress for Every Child in the SDG era [Executive Summary].” New York: UNICEF
- http://dcp-3.org/rmnch
Objectives
- Understand and define term in statistics those are relevant to public health
- Demonstrate skills of collecting and managing of different data related to public health.
- Make analyses of a systematically collected data.
- Describe health status of a community in the light of evidence
- Make inference from an organized data
Outcomes
- Understand and define different types of variable and scales of measurements in Biostatistics
- Classify variables according to type, nature and scale of measurement
- Describe techniques of data presentation in tabular form and graphical form
- Calculate sum of squares total, among group and within groups
References
- Biostatistics: A Foundation for Analysis in the Health Sciences, Wayne W. Daniel, Chad L. Cross.
- Mahajan's Methods in Biostatistics for Medical Students and Research Workers.
- Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, Author: K. Park, Publisher: Banarsidas Bhanot.
- Rashid, Khabir, Hyder’s Text Book of Community Medicine and Public Health. Mahmudur Rahman, AKM Alamgir, MA Hafez
Objectives
- Define Environmental Health & Climate Change, GIS and key actors in the Environmental Health & Climate Change system.
- Demonstrate an understanding of some of the major issues in the history of Environmental Health & Climate Change.
- To develop a conceptual understanding on key issues related to environment and sanitation.
- Describe the various components of the national and local Environmental Health & Climate Change systems.
- Demonstrate an understanding of Environmental Health & Climate Change emergencies and disaster management
- Discuss the general principles of GIS and practical experience in its use in Environmental Health & Climate Change
- Use GIS tools in disease mapping, collecting information, allocating resource and presenting data in a easy-to-understand way.
References
- Introduction To Environmental Health & Climate Change, Mary-Jane Schneider, 4th edition, 2014, Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 40 Tall Pine Drive, Sudbury, MA 01776, ISBN: 978-1-4496-8887-5 www.jbpub.com
- Riegelman, R., Kirkwood, B. (2019). Environmental Health & Climate Change 101: Improving Community Health (3rd Ed). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc. ISBN: 978-1-284-11844-5
- Environmental Health & Climate Change – Career Choices That Make A Difference, Bernard J. Turnock, 2006 Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 40 Tall Pine Drive, Sudbury, MA 01776, Phone: 978-443-5000, ISBN - 13: 978-0-7637-3790-0, www.jbpub.com
- Global Health in the 21st Century: the Globalization of Disease and Wellness. DeLaet, Debra L; DeLaet, David E. Routledge (2012) Lethal But Legal: Corporations, Consumption, and Protecting Environmental Health & Climate Change, by Freudenberg, Nicholas (2014) Oxford University Press
- Longley, Paul A. Michael F. Goodchild, David j. Maguire and David W. Rahind (2011) Geographic information system and Science [3rd Edition]. England: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Objectives
- Identify different research methods and describe their theoretical foundations and practical applications
- Identify, analyze and synthesize scientific literature related to a specific research question
- Critically analyze and formulate meaningful research questions
- Specify variables to answer research questions and check for the validity and reliability of the data collection tools
- Demonstrate conceptual understanding and ability to undertake the range of tasks necessary to complete a research project
- Develop requisite budget for the research project with justification
Outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of-
• Definition and scope research in public health practice
• Interrelation of research methods with epidemiology and biostatistics
• Types of research and its appropriateness in different context
• Steps of a research project
• Research cycle
• Hypothesis, theory and law
- Understand, identify and develop-
• Research idea and topic
• Research problem
• Research questions
• Research hypothesis
• Research objectives
- • Understand and describe different types of variables
• Identify variables required to test hypothesis in a research proposal
• Understand and develop a conceptual framework to demonstrate interrelationship of variables in a research proposal
- • Understand and demonstrate how to select study site and study population for research
• Understand and explain concept of target population, source population and study population
• Describe and explain different approaches of sampling of study population from source population including probability and non-probability methods
• Demonstrate ability of different sampling methods
- • Understand and explain importance of sample size calculation in research
• Understand and explain concept of sample size, power, type 1 and errors and effect size
• Understand and demonstrate sample size calculation procedure for different study design
- • Understand importance of ethical concerns in human subject research
• Understand and explain ethical issues in human subject research
• Demonstrate how to address ethical issues in human subject research
References
- Kumar: Research Methodology: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners, Fifth Edition. SAGE Publications, 2019.
- John W. Creswell, J. David Creswell: Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches, Fifth Edition. SAGE Publications, 2018.
Objectives
- Understand the concept of project
- develop a project proposal through organized steps
- understand the project management cycle and planning approach
- learn how to implement a health care project
- describe technical skills required to manage projects
Outcomes
- describe what is project and how the concept has been evolved and what approaches can be made
- enumerate the steps of development of a project proposal including operating environment and need analysis, identify the target groups and beneficiaries of the project
- identify the problems and its solution through problem tree analysis
- analyses the goal, objectives and outcomes of the project
- identify the stakeholders of the project and analyse their interest
References
- Project Management for Healthcare (ESI International Project Management Series) by David Shirley (1st Edition)
- Project Management for Healthcare by David Shirley (2nd Edition)
ISBN 9780367252014
- • Project Management Skills for Healthcare - Methods and Techniques for Diverse Skillsets by Lisa Anne Bove, Susan M. Houston (1st Edition)
ISBN 9780367376499
Objectives
- Understand the concept of Health Informatics
- Understand eHealth and eHealth applications in health care
- Reflect the role of digital health in the light of public health perspective.
- Acquire knowledge of effective applications of health informatics to enhance clinical care and research
Outcomes
- Understand:
• Background of Information and Informatics,
• Evolution of informatics,
• What is Health Informatics (HI) – terms, definitions, and types
• Needs and objectives of HI
• Challenges of Healthcare and mitigation plan with the help of emerging technology
• Improving healthcare reflecting STEEEP
- Understand:
• Essentials of telemedicine and tele-Health, (definition, concept, types), remote patient monitoring,
• Application of EMR/EHR,
• Application of Telemedicine system
• Application of mHealth system
• Application of CDSS and Symptom checker
• Application of IOMT based system
- Understand -
• What is Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
• What is Electronic Health Record (EHR),
• Differences between EMR and EHR.
• Features and Functionalities in EMR/HER
• Demo of EMR/EHR- Practical session
- • District Health Information System (DHIS) 2 – application and its use in Ministry of Health, Bangladesh, tracker development in targeting health indicators - Practical session
References
- Text Book: Guide to Health Informatics by Enrico Coiera, Third Edition.
- Reference Book: Health Informatics: Practical Guide for Healthcare and Information Technology Professionals by Hoyt, RE and Yoshihashi, Sixth Edition.
Objectives
- Understand the basic statistical concepts;
- Explore any data using SPSS, MS Excel and STATA;
- Understand and run statistical models to explain and measure any relationships/associations;
- Present data for better visualization and disseminate findings;
- Interpret the output after fitting statistical model;
Outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of the steps involved in thesis
- Understand variable types: quantitative and qualitative; Scale of measurement, Typical layout of data.
- Familiar with MS Excel, SPSS command in syntax file and STATA command in do file for data management and analysis;
Data input, import and export; Data Presentation with necessary tables and graphs
- Inputting data, Format Data, Storing data, Recoding data (Transform quantitative variable to qualitative/categorical variable) and Conditional Formatting.
- Describe and differentiate the different types of hypothesis, types of error, power calculation; Calculation and interpretation of confidence interval
- Understand when to apply:
• Independent t-test
• Paired t-test
• Chi-square test
- Generate table and figure using SPSS, MS Excel and STATA for better dissemination of the study findings
Objectives
- Design an original research project in order to answer the research questions.
- Design research following appropriate methodology specific to the research question.
- Organize the references using an appropriate referencing style
- Form the dissertation committee with the supports from the supervisor
- Plan for proposal defense
Outcomes
- Identify and finalize dissertation topic
- Understand and demonstrate-
• How to conduct a systematic literature review
• How to summarize and present results of systematic review
- Understand, identify and develop-
• Research idea and topic
• Research problem
• Research questions
• Research hypothesis
• Research objectives
- • Identify list of variables required to test hypothesis in a research proposal
• Understand and develop a conceptual framework to demonstrate interrelationship of variables in a research proposal
- • Demonstrate how to address ethical issues in human subject research
• Explain ethical issues in the proposed dissertation proposal
- • Demonstrate how to write dissertation proposal and thesis report in English language
• Demonstrate how to present a research proposal using PowerPoint presentation
References
- Steven R. Terrell, Writing a Proposal for Your Dissertation, Guidelines and Examples, First Edition. The Guilford Press, 2016.
- Subhash Chandra Parija and Vikram Kate, Thesis Writing for Master's and Ph.D. Program. Springer, 2018.
Objectives
- Explain and analyze the underlying economic frameworks appropriate to study health and health care
- Describe market failures in the provision of health care and the justifications for government policy
- Compare and contrast the different market environments in which health and health policy decisions must be made.
- Apply a rational approach in the evaluation of government intervention and programs in health
- Critically and appropriately evaluate health economics research papers and prepare a quality academic presentation.
Outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of-
• Introduction to Health Economics, Key Economic Concepts
• Demand and Supply, Demand and supply for Medical Service
• Health Care Market
• Price Mechanism of Health Care market
- • An introduction to economic evaluation in healthcare
• Measurement and Valuation of Health
• How economic evaluation can be used to allocate limited health care resources?
• Health Economics in Developing Countries
- • Equity: this module includes a reflection on equity in health care and the relationship between equity and economic evaluation (measuring efficiency) in priority setting
• Public goods, Externalities.
• Resources Allocation and the Market
- • Health economics and Public Policy in Health care
• Plumbing diagram” dividing the discipline into eight distinct topics:
• Categories of health policies
- • Carry out field visit to a Health Organization
• Write a report on field work and make a presentation of their work for critical appraisal
References
- Health Economics for Developing Countries, A Survival kit, Anne Mills and Lucy Gilson, EPC Publication, Number 17, 1988 ISSN 0267-5994
- ABEL- SMITH B et al (1986) World Health Forum vol 7 no 1 pp 3-32
- ABEL- SMITH B and DUA a (1988), Community Financing in Developing Countries, Vol-3 no 2 pp 95-108
- Health Insurance. ABEL- SMITH B et al 1986, vol 7 no 1 pp 3-32
Objectives
- At the end of the module, the trainee should be able to:
• Understand the basic concept of community nutrition and its public health importance
Outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of-
• The basic concept of community nutrition and its public health importance
• The fundamentals of food and nutrition
• The role of foods, nutrients and nutrition for human health and for disease risk and prevention
• Identification of the governmental and non-governmental organizations and processes involved in the development of public health nutrition initiatives
• The evaluation of opportunities to improve nutrition and health through public health initiatives
- Describe-
• The common nutritional problems and their public health importance
• The common macronutrient malnutrition and their public health importance
• The common micronutrient malnutrition and their public health importance
• Management of malnutrition at the community level
- Define the public health importance of nutrition in different stages of life, like; infancy, adolescent, adulthood, maternity, elderly etc.
References
- Community Nutrition: Planning Health Promotion and Disease, 3rd Ed, Nweze Eunice
- Community Nutrition in Action: An Entrepreneurial Approach 5th Edition, Boyle and Holben, Thomson Wadsworth, 2010. ISBN-10: 0-495-55901-6
- Community Nutrition: a handbook for health and development workers. 2009 Burgess, Bijlsma & Ismael