Community Medicine Buster

by Gautam Sarker, Palash Das

Community medicine is a multidisciplinary subject with a wide variety of dimensions. Community medicine is an academic subject, a branch of medicine which deals with promotion of health and prevention of diseases, involving people's participation, utilizing professional management skills. This book contains 22 chapters that focus on concept of health and disease, health care delivery system, epidemiology, screening, immunization and vaccine related issues, communicable diseases, non-communicable diseases, nutrition and school health, medicine and social sciences, reproductive and child health, demography and family planning, occupational health, health planning and management, waste management, disaster management, health information system, education and communication, etc. In this edition, 21 chapters have been revised completely based on competency-based curriculum. In each chapter, answers are mostly provided in tabulated forms. In Chapter 7, some important issues are highlighted in the format of death certificate. In Chapter 8, a few observations on snakebite of experts in this field are also incorporated as well as tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS programs are revised. In Chapter 20, overview of COVID-19 and its available vaccines are described in brief. In Chapter 14, guidelines for handling, treatment, and disposal of waste generated from COVID-19 patients are added. A total of 1097 MCQs are picked up from different universities across India and arranged chapter-wise. Few True/False and Fill in the Blank questions are also provided chapter-wise and in Chapter 17, Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centre is highlighted and in Chapter 21, a total of 24 AETCOM related questions and answers are incorporated. Lastly a new Chapter 22 is incorporated on “Family Adoption Program (FAP)”. Questions from 30 universities are incorporated in this edition to cover a wide range of questions for undergraduates, postgraduates, and researchers.

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