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BP 802T SOCIAL AND PREVENTIVE PHARMACY
Hours: 45
Scope: The purpose of this course is to introduce to students several health issues and their challenges. This course also introduced several national health programs. The roles of the pharmacist in these contexts are also discussed.
Objectives:
After completing this course, the student shall be able to:
- Acquire high consciousness/realization of current issues related to health and
pharmaceutical problems within the country and worldwide. - Have a critical way of thinking based on healthcare development.
- Evaluate alternative ways of solving problems related to health and
pharmaceutical issues
Course Content
UNIT-I Concept of health and disease
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Definition, concepts and evaluation of public health.
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Understanding the concept of prevention and control of the disease.
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Social causes of diseases and social problems of the sick.
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Social and health education: Food in relation to nutrition and health, Balanced diet
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Nutritional deficiencies, Vitamin deficiencies, Malnutrition and its prevention.
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Sociology and health: Socio-cultural factors related to health and disease
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Impact of urbanization on health and disease.
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Poverty and health
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Hygiene and health: personal hygiene and health care; avoidable habits
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REVISION OF UNIT – I
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UNIT-II Preventive medicine
UNIT-III National health programs, its objectives, functioning and outcomes
UNIT-IV National health programs, its objectives, functioning and outcomes
UNIT-V
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