PUBLIC HEALTH AND HYGIENE

Paper Code: 
24SZOL401
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
Course Objectives:
This course will enable the students to –
1. Understand the significance of public health and hygiene.
2. Distinguish between communicable and non-communicable disorders.
 
Course Outcomes: 

Course

Learning outcomes (at course level)

Learning and teaching 

strategies

Assessment

Strategies

Course 

Code

Course Title

24SZOL401

Public Health  and Hygiene

THEORY

 

CO:1 Understand and apply the emerging concepts and issues to health, hygiene and sanitation

CO:2 Promote evidence based health promotion and education practices 

CO:3 Formulate the concept of Plan health promotion and 

education actions

CO:4 Acquire knowledge on 

communicable and non communicable diseases

CO:5 Analyze the social health problems

CO:6 Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction

The approach in teaching: Interactive 

Lectures, Discussion, 

Tutorials, Reading 

assignments, Demonstration, Team teaching

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective 

questions, Simulation, 

Seminar presentation, Giving tasks, Chart 

preparation

Assessment 

Strategies

Class test, 

Semester end 

examinations, 

Quiz, Solving 

problems in 

tutorials, 

Assignments, 

Presentation.

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Introduction to Public health and Hygiene
Significance of Public health and Hygiene, Nutrition and health, classification of foods
Major nutritional Deficiency diseases -Protein Energy Malnutrition (kwashiorkor and marasmus), Vitamin deficiency disorders, Iron deficiency disorders, Iodine deficiency disorders 
 
12.00
Unit II: 
Environment and Health Hazards
Environmental degradation: Definition, examples and causes
Environmental Pollution-Air, water, soil and noise; Associated health hazards 
 
12.00
Unit III: 
Communicable diseases:

Different types of communicable diseases and their control measures–Tuberculosis, Measles, Dengue, Leprosy

Unit IV: 
Non-Communicable diseases
Lifestyle related Non-Communicable diseases 
Different types of Lifestyle related non-communicable diseases : Hypertension, Coronary Heart diseases, Stroke, Diabetes mellitus, Obesity and Mental ill Health -their causes and prevention through dietary and lifestyle modifications 
 
12.00
Unit V: 
Social health problems
Smoking, alcoholism, drug dependence 
Acquired ImmunoDeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) -their causes, treatment and prevention 
 
Essential Readings: 
ESSENTIAL READING:  
● Aschengrau A, Seage G.R., (2013) Essentials of Epidemiology In Public Health, Jones  and Bartlett Publishers, Inc; (3rd ed.) ISBN-10: 1284028911; ISBN-13:978-1284028911.  
● Bamji M.S.(2019).Textbook of human nutrition. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd.  (4th ed). ISBN-10: 9788120417908; ISBN-13: 978-8120417908.  
● N.S. Subba Rao. (2017) Soil Microbiology. Medtech, India. (5th ed.) ISBN-10:  938647994X; ISBN-13: 9789386479945  
 
SUGGESTED READINGS:  
● Jiménez et al. infrastructure function and hygiene. Journal of Epidemiology and  Community Health, 65, 432– 437. doi:10.1136/jech.2009.091637  
● Bailie, R. S. et al. (2011). Evaluation of an Australian indigenous housing programme:  Community level impact on crowding, 288  
● Collard, K. S. et at. (2005). Mutual”obligation in indigenous health: Can shared  responsibility agreements be truly mutual? Medical Journal of Australia, 182, 502–504  
● Craps, M., Dewulf, A., Mancero, M., Santos, E., & Bouwen, R. (2004). Constructing common ground and re-creating differences between professional and indigenous communities in the Andes. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 14,  378–393. doi:10.1002/casp.796 
● Sullivan. L.M. (2017) Essentials of Biostatistics in Public Health. Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc; (3rd ed.) ISBN-10: 1284108198; ISBN-13: 978-1284108194.
● Gibney M.J., Margetts B.M., Kearney, J.M., Arab L. (2004). Public health nutrition.  WileyBlackwell. ISBN-10: 0632056274; ISBN-13 : 978-0632056279 
● N. Okafor. (2011) Environmental Microbiology of Aquatic and Waste Systems. Springer.  ISBN13: 978-9400714595 
 
e-CONTENT:  
∙ Water, Sanitation and Culture, http://www.sswm.info/content/water-sanitation-and culture
 
 
Academic Year: 
2024-2025
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