MPH(Master In Public Health)
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- Published: 24 January 2014
God Almighty has bestowed his super creature the ‘Human being’ with upper story of brain. Human being in turn has left no stone unturned in the application of his Grey matter for the progress and prosperity of mankind. This all became possible through knowledge, education, learning and information.
The mode of education has been changed all together. This century has witnessed many a number of methods and media as an instrument of knowledge. The “Distance learning” programs is the ultimate product of this tug of war. The most modern evolution in learning process is the Distance learning Methodology.
The concept of open universities in the world, the idea of global web, the inception of Internet and the use of all tools in information technology pay their tributes to the Distance learning Technology. Who so ever engineered the idea, revolutionized the whole world. The fruit of knowledge is now within the reach of every one, every where. Mooreland University is one of the pioneer in coining this ideology on air. “A sound Mind in sound body” and for that matter preventive health instrumentation for public health care programs is the main theme of the faculty.
Our slogan is the time tested slogan since ages & i.e. “Prevention is better than Cure.” The role of community medicine, social medicine, preventive health education, hygiene and public health care has been duly recognized at the global level for ensuring physical, social and mental well being of mankind.
All nations give top priority to the practice of community and social medicine for ensuring good health and productiveness to its masses. So Important is the role that WHO has accepted the responsibility for community health programs in the world. Keeping in view, this vital and pivotal role of the subject, Mooreland University has decided to offer “Health Care” programs through the Distance learning medium, (in addition to its regular health education programs) the very motto of Mooreland University.
Mooreland University is the premier institute for preparing public health personnel for health care, health administration, teaching field work and coordination work, within all over the world.
Our goals are as under:
1. The development and provision of teaching programs for specialized post graduates in the different disciplines in accordance with local needs and international standards.
2. To promote community medicine as a key to success of health care programs.
3. To impart a comprehensive knowledge of the basic and applied sciences of preventive medicine and skills to apply this knowledge to a broad range of community health problems.
4. To prepare specialists who critically appraise relevant health information and activities, who function effectively as members of interdisciplinary team and who can properly communicate with the public and other health professionals.
5. To conduct Para medical courses relating to public health.
6. To share responsibility for conducting, teaching and research for post graduate courses in public health like MPH (Master in Public Health) DPH (Diploma in Public Health) availing Distance learning medium. (In addition to regular health education programs).
7. To organize conferences and meetings of educational nature and practical demonstrations on various aspects of Community Health.
8. To generate interest of public health in all spheres of life.
9. To promote teaching and research in the field of community medicine / public health.
10. To prepare teachers, trainers, professionals in the field of health care for various health cadres and institutions.
11. To be called upon during international emergencies and catastrophes and wherever, the need arises for help to conduct epidemiological investigations advise / organize health care programs to effectively encounter such eventualities.
12. To be called upon to investigate public health problems and suggest solutions.
13. To establish model centres in urban/ rural areas with a view to demonstrate achievements of standardized primary health care.
14. To support medical education for under graduate medical colleges run by the Governments or private sector. To establish a healthy society through preventive tools by Distance health care learning instruments.
COURSES MODULES
Reading material for under mentioned courses is sent by post to the Students.
1. Basic Definitions and Historical Development |
2. Health of the nation. Rural and Urban Health |
3. Demography: Population Dynamics, Fertility and Mortality |
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4. Health Information and Biostatics |
5. Epidemiology |
6. Management Information System |
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7. Introduction to Health Research Methodology |
8. Social Sciences in Community Medicine |
9. Injuries and Accidents |
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10. Disaster management and Control |
11. Military Hygiene |
12. Leadership in Health |
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13. Hospital Administration |
14. Medical Anthropology |
15. Biomedical Ethics |
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16. Health Economics |
17. Environmental Hazards |
18. Community Water Supply |
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19. Disposal of Waste |
20. Hospital and Biomedical Waste Management |
21. Integrated Management of Childhood illness (IMCI) |
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22. Light and Lighting |
23. Climate and Earth |
24. Nuclear Medicine |
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25. Housing Health |
26. Human Nutrition |
27. Health Education |
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28. Personal Hygiene |
29. Woman’s Health |
30. Reproductive Health |
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31. Human Sexuality |
32. Child Survival |
33. Air and ventilation |
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34. Occupational Health |
35. Snake Bite |
36. School Health Services |
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37. Sports Medicine |
38. Travel Medicine |
39. Health of the Elderly |
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40. Communicable Disease of Public Health Importance |
41. Non Communicable Disease (NCD’S) |
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42. Immunology and Immunization |
43. Unsafe Injection: A Global Threat to Disease Burden |
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44. Substance Abuse |
45. Tobacco and Health |
46. Community Mental Health |
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47. Community Dental Health |
48. Medical Entomology |
49. Medical Parasitology |
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