Overview
The Department of Community Medicine at Ram Krishna Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre focuses on preventive, promotive, curative and rehabilitative aspects of healthcare through academic teaching, public health training, family-based learning, community outreach and field practice activities.
The department is supported by Family Adoption Programme, adopted village activities at Kajlikheda, Urban Health Training Centre, Rural Health Training Centre, Medical Social Worker support, regular health camps, awareness activities, public health laboratory and UG/PG academic training facilities.
Community Medicine & Public Health DepartmentDepartment Work & Learning Areas
Special Facilities & Programmes
Family Adoption Programme
Student-centred family health learning programme involving household visits, health assessment, follow-up, counselling and community-based medical education.
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.
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
Equipment & Teaching Material
- Public health laboratory equipment
- Water testing kit
- Horrocks apparatus support
- Residual chlorine testing kit
- Water sample collection bottles
- Sanitary survey material
- Soil and environmental health demonstration material
- Insect and vector collection material
- Mosquito larva demonstration material
- Entomology boxes
- Public health charts
- IEC material
- Health education flip charts
- Posters and models
- Nutrition demonstration charts
- Growth charts
- BMI calculation support
- Weighing scale
- Infant weighing scale support
- Stadiometer
- Infantometer
- Measuring tape
- Mid-upper arm circumference tape
- BP apparatus
- Stethoscope
- Thermometer
- Glucometer support
- Pulse oximeter support
- Haemoglobin estimation demonstration support
- Family folder and survey formats
- Field visit registers
- Camp registration material
- School health check-up formats
- Immunization awareness material
- Audiovisual teaching equipment
- Computer and documentation support
- Projector and seminar support
- Epidemiology and biostatistics teaching material
- First-aid and basic emergency support material
- Medical Social Worker counselling and follow-up records
- Community survey and data collection tools
Family Adoption Programme
The Family Adoption Programme provides students with direct exposure to family health needs, household-level assessment, preventive counselling, follow-up care, referral support and community-based learning.
- 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
Field Practice & Adopted Village Activities
Kajlikheda village is adopted for community-oriented health learning, field visits, health surveys, family studies, awareness programmes, preventive services and public health outreach.
- 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
Regular Camps & Awareness Activities
- 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
UHTC & RHTC Activities
- 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
- 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 Worker Support
- 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
UG/PG Academics & 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 Focus
- 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
"Community Medicine connects medical education with families, field practice and public health."