Publisher's Synopsis
i. Essential text book of preventive and social medicine is a teacher friendly book because it meets the long standing desire of teachers for a comprehensive text book that provides a balanced coverage of preventive and social medicine. ii. Valuable book for undergraduates medical university examination in Preventive and social Medicine. iii. Useful for those students preparing for post-graduation entrance examination in preventive and social medicine. iv. Useful for people who want to learn about evidence-based public health because of its importance to local, national, and world health. v. Useful for medical graduates appearing in UPSC/PGMAT/PGMEE. vi. This book is student-friendly because it is written in an understandable way, covering the latest updates in PSM. vii. Flow charts, tables, boxes and differentiations for easy comprehension of the subject. viii. 400 MCQs with answers to help students prepare for various postgraduate (PG) medical entrance examinations. Contents of the book: 1. Concept of Health and Disease 6-28 2. Principles of Epidemiology and Vaccines 29-62 ¬¬¬¬3. Screening for Diseases 63-68 4. Health Programmes in India 69-87 5. Epidemiology of Communicable Diseases 88-170 6. Epidemiology of Non-Communicable Diseases 171-185 7. Demography and Family Planning 186-205 8. Preventive Medicine in Obstetrics, Pediatrics and Geriatrics 206-225 9. Nutrition 226-271 10. Environment (Air, Water, Housing, Noise) 272-310 11. Hospital Waste and Disaster Management 311-324 12. Occupational and Mental Health 325-350 13. Health Information and Basic Medical Statistics 351-378 14. Social Science and Health 379-384 15. Communication for Health Education 385-391 16. Health Planning and Management 392-401 17. Health Care of Community 402-416 18. International Health 417-425 19. Test your knowledge 426-526 19. References 527-528
