Family Adoption Programme
Student-centred family health learning programme involving household visits, health assessment, follow-up, counselling and community-based medical education.
Department Profile
The Department of Community Medicine connects medical education with the health needs of families and populations. Teaching spans epidemiology, biostatistics, preventive medicine, environmental health, national health programmes and community-based research.
Field learning is reinforced through the Family Adoption Programme, Kajlikheda adopted-village activities, Urban and Rural Health Training Centres, health camps, Medical Social Worker support and public-health laboratory practicals.
Care & Learning Focus
Translate public-health principles into field practice through family-level assessment, community diagnosis, prevention, surveillance, outreach and evidence-based planning.
Translate public-health principles into field practice through family-level assessment, community diagnosis, prevention, surveillance, outreach and evidence-based planning.
Public Health Scope & Learning Areas
Academic learning is linked with households, field-practice settings, outreach activity and public-health systems.
Teaching and training in Community Medicine, Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology and Public Health
Family Adoption Programme for student-based family and community health learning
Adopted village-based community health activities at Kajlikheda
Urban Health Training Centre activities and clinical-community exposure
Rural Health Training Centre activities and field-based public health training
Medical Social Worker support for community linkage, counselling, follow-up and outreach coordination
Regular health camps for screening, awareness and preventive healthcare services
Health education and awareness activities in community, schools and field practice areas
Community-based health surveys and household visits
School health check-ups and adolescent health awareness activities
Immunization awareness and maternal-child health education
Nutrition, sanitation, hygiene and lifestyle disease prevention activities
Public health laboratory training including water testing, sanitation and vector-related practicals
Epidemiology, biostatistics and research methodology teaching
National Health Programme orientation and field implementation training
Community diagnosis, family study, field visits and report writing training
UG and PG academic teaching, seminars, tutorials, field postings and research support
Signature Programmes & Field Platforms
Adopted Village: Kajlikheda
Kajlikheda village is adopted for regular community health activities, field visits, family studies, surveys, awareness programmes and preventive healthcare outreach.
Urban Health Training Centre
Urban field practice support for clinical-community exposure, outpatient services, health education, surveys and public health training.
Rural Health Training Centre
Rural field practice support for community diagnosis, family study, outreach camps, public health activities and rural healthcare exposure.
Medical Social Worker
MSW support for community coordination, counselling, patient linkage, follow-up, health education and outreach programme implementation.
Regular Health Camps
Regular preventive and screening camps with health awareness, basic check-ups, referral support and community education activities.
Public Health Lab
Laboratory support for public health practicals including water testing, sanitation, nutrition, vector studies and environmental health learning.
Health Awareness Activities
Awareness drives on hygiene, sanitation, nutrition, immunization, maternal-child health, communicable diseases and non-communicable diseases.
Teaching, Field & Public Health Infrastructure
- Dedicated Community Medicine department
- Urban Health Training Centre support
- Rural Health Training Centre support
- Family Adoption Programme coordination area
- Adopted village field practice support at Kajlikheda
- Medical Social Worker support and counselling coordination
- Public health laboratory
- Demonstration room
- Practical training area
- Departmental museum / public health teaching display area
- Health education material display area
- Epidemiology and biostatistics teaching support
- Research and data analysis support area
- Field visit and outreach activity coordination area
- Faculty rooms and departmental office
- Record and documentation area
- Audio-visual teaching support
- Seminar and small group teaching support
- Student field record and logbook guidance area
- IEC material preparation and storage support
Family Adoption Programme
- Household visits
- Family health assessment
- Family folder maintenance
- Health risk identification
- Nutrition assessment
- Maternal and child health assessment
- Immunization status assessment
- Elderly health assessment
- Non-communicable disease risk assessment
- Health education and counselling
- Follow-up visits
- Referral support where required
- Student-community interaction
- Field record and logbook work
- Community diagnosis and report writing
Community & Field Practice
- Kajlikheda village community health activities
- Urban field practice activities
- Rural field practice activities
- Family studies
- Community surveys
- Household health visits
- School health activities
- Anganwadi and community linkage activities
- Immunization awareness
- Maternal and child health education
- Environmental sanitation assessment
- Nutritional assessment
- Health camp coordination
- Village-level awareness drives
- Public health problem identification
- Community diagnosis and action planning
Outreach, Screening & Health Education
- Regular health camps
- General health screening camps
- NCD screening camps
- Blood pressure and diabetes screening
- School health check-ups
- Anaemia awareness activities
- Nutrition awareness programmes
- Hygiene and sanitation awareness
- Hand hygiene awareness
- Immunization awareness
- Maternal and child health awareness
- Adolescent health education
- Lifestyle modification counselling
- Tobacco and substance abuse awareness
- Vector-borne disease awareness
- Tuberculosis awareness
- Communicable disease prevention activities
- Mental health awareness in community
- Referral and follow-up coordination
Urban & Rural Health Training Centres
- OPD-based community health exposure
- Preventive and promotive healthcare services
- Maternal and child health orientation
- Immunization and health education support
- Family welfare and counselling support
- Community survey and data collection
- Field posting and student training
- Referral linkage with hospital services
- MSW-supported community follow-up
- Health record maintenance
- School and community health activities
- National Health Programme orientation
- Urban and rural public health problem identification
- Community-based research and field projects
Public Health Laboratory & Practical Skills
- Water testing practicals
- Residual chlorine testing
- Sanitation assessment practicals
- Vector identification demonstration
- Mosquito larva demonstration
- Nutrition and growth assessment
- Epidemiology practical exercises
- Biostatistics practical support
- Disease surveillance demonstration
- Environmental health practicals
- Food hygiene and public health demonstration
- Health education material preparation
- IEC and communication skill training
- Public health charts, models and demonstrations
Medical Social Work & Community Linkage
- Community linkage and coordination
- Household follow-up support
- Patient counselling and referral guidance
- Health camp coordination
- Family Adoption Programme support
- UHTC and RHTC activity support
- Awareness programme coordination
- Community mobilization
- Health education support
- Record and follow-up documentation
- Coordination with village and local health workers
- Support in school health and outreach activities
Medical Education & Field Training
- UG lectures and practical demonstrations
- PG academic discussions and seminars
- Family Adoption Programme training
- Community diagnosis exercise
- Field visits to UHTC and RHTC
- Field practice activities at Kajlikheda
- Epidemiology and biostatistics teaching
- Research methodology training
- National Health Programme teaching
- Public health laboratory practicals
- School health activity participation
- Health camp participation
- Small group teaching and tutorials
- Seminars and journal clubs
- Research activities and publication encouragement
- Data collection, analysis and report writing training
- MSW-supported community linkage orientation
- Student record work, field diary and logbook guidance
Research & Population Health Inquiry
- Community-based health surveys
- Family Adoption Programme-based studies
- NCD risk factor studies
- Maternal and child health studies
- Nutrition and anaemia-related studies
- School health research
- Adolescent health studies
- Environmental health and sanitation studies
- Communicable disease surveillance studies
- Vector-borne disease awareness and prevention studies
- Health education intervention studies
- Urban and rural health problem assessment
- Public health programme evaluation
- Biostatistics and epidemiological research
- Student and resident research support
