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Health has become one of the major important aspects of human life. Until and unless we are physically, mentally, socially and emotional well we cannot be said healthy. This course will give valuable information about various health and recreational matters covering topics like health and health education, dimensions of health, determinants of health, aims, objectives and scopes of health education and methods of communication in health education, communicable and non-communicable diseases, organizational and administrative set up of health and planning of health education programme. Other issues concerning environmental hygiene, importance of rest, sleep and exercise, housing, water supply, sewage, school health services and first aid and emergency care, Nutrition, classification of food, balanced diet, malnutrition and adulteration of food will also be taken up in the course.
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COURSE LAYOUT
WEEK 1
1. CONCEPT OF HEALTH AND DIMENSIONS OF HEALTH
2. SPECTRUM OF HEALTH, POSITIVE HEALTH AND DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
3. CONCEPT, AIMS, OBJECTIVES, SCOPE AND PRINCIPLE OF HEALTH EDUCATION
WEEK 2
4. METHODS OF COMMUNICATION IN HEALTH EDUCATION
5. COMMUNICABLE AND NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
6. NUTRITION AND ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION
WEEK 3
7. MEDICAL CARE AND POPULATION
8. ORGANISATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SET-UP OF HEALTH SYSTEM IN INDIA AT NATIONAL LEVEL
9. ORGANISATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SET-UP OF HEALTH SYSTEM IN INDIA AT DISTRICT AND STATE LEVEL
10. STEPS OF PLANNING OF HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMME
WEEK 4
11. CARE OF SKIN, MOUTH, NAILS, CLOTHING, BATHING, ETC
12. IMPORTANCE OF REST, SLEEP AND EXERCISE
13. BRIEF ACCOUNT OF HOUSING, WATER SUPPLY, SEWAGE AND REFUSE DISPOSAL
WEEK 5
14. COMMON HEALTH PROBLEMS AND OBJECTIVES OF SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE
15. HEALTH APPRAISAL, PREVENTION OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES REMEDIAL MEASURES AND FOLLOW-UP
16. FIRST AID AND EMERGENCY CARE
17. EYE HEALTH CARE
18. NUTRITION
WEEK 6
19. CLASSIFICATION OF FOODS AND PROXIMATE PRINCIPLES AND ROLE OF VARIOUS NUTRIENTS
20. BALANCED DIET FOR INDIAN SCHOOL CHILDREN AND MALNUTRITION, ADULTERATION OF FOOD
21. STEPS OF PLANNING OF HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMME
22. CONCEPT, NEED AND IMPORTANCE AND ROLE OF HEALTH EDUCATION IN FAMILY
WEEK 7
23. CONCEPT NEED AND IMPORTANCE OF SEX EDUCATION AT SCHOOL LEVEL
24. NMEP (NATIONAL MALARIA ERADICATION PROGRAMME). DDCP (DIARRHOEAL DISEASES CONTROL PROGRAMME) NATIONAL TB CONTROL PROGRAMME
25. STD CONTROL PROGRAMME
26. INTERNATIONAL HEALTH AGENCIES: WHO, UNICEF, UNDP
WEEK 8
27. MEANING, DEFINITION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF RECREATION
28. IMPORTANCE AND SCOPE OF RECREATION
29. MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT RECREATION
30. FAMILY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, COMMUNITY AND CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS ORGANISATIONS
31. PLANNING CRITERIA AND OBJECTIVE OF RECREATION FACILITIES
32. OPERATION AND MAINTAINANCE OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF RECREATION
WEEK 9
33. CLASSIFICATION OF ACTIVITIES AND CRITRIA AND PRINCIPLES OF SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM
34. NATURE AND OUTING OF SOCIAL EVENTS AND ADVENTURE ACTIVITIES
35. HOBBIES
36. LEADERSHIP: MEANING, CLASSIFICATION OF LEADERS
WEEK 10
37. ORGANISATION, AIM, OBJECTIVES AND IMPORTANCE OF TYPES OF CAMPING
38. SELECTION AND LAYOUT OF CAMP SITE AND CAMPING LEADERSHIP
39. TYPES OF FUNCTIONS OF RECREATION LEADERS
40. QUALIFICATION, QUANTITIES AND TRAINING AND RECREATIONAL LEADERS.
