AYUSH 1 Year Certificate Course in Health Promotion

AYUSH 1 Year Certificate Course in Health Promotion Through Distance Learning
In collaboration with Directorate General of Health Services , MoHFW and NIHFW,National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW)

Session 2010 – 2011
In order to build the capacity of frontline professionals in health promotion, the National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW) is launching the one year Certificate Course in Health Promotion through distance learning in collaboration with Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. The aim of this course is to build the capacity of medical, paramedical, school teachers, counsellors and other stakeholders concerned with the health of the society across the sectors in aspects related to health promotion.

The course is approved by Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.

Fee :Rs. 10,000/- (To be deposited one time)

The course fee has to be deposited along with the application form.

The prospectus and application from can also be downloaded from the website :http://www.nihfw.org/

Eligibility : Graduate in any Medical (MBBS/BDS/Bachelor of AYUSH etc.), Paramedical (B.Pharma, B.Sc. Nursing, B.PT/B.OT etc.), Science and Behavioural Sciences stream.

Last date for request for prospectus: By post- 13th August, 2010,In person- 24th August, 2010

For downloading the prospectus :http://nihfw.org/

For more details : Phone Direct: +91-11-26183416

Email: director@nihfw.org

Web Site: http://www.nihfw.org/

Module I : Basics of Health Promotion and Health

Module II: Reduction of Risk Factors

Module III: Planning, Designing, Monitoring and Evaluation in Health Promotion

Module IV: Health Promotion and National Health Programmes

Module V: Epidemiology, Health Statistics and Health Management Information Systems

Module VI Health Promotion in Different Settings

Module VII: Information, Education and Communication Strategies for Health Promotion

Module VIII Advocacy in Health Promotion

Module IX Partnership in Health Promotion

Module X Capacity Building for Health Promotion

Scheme of Evaluation

A. Theory Examinations 2 hours each ( Total- 300 Marks)

i. Paper-I ( Modules 1-3) (100 marks)

ii. Paper-II ( Modules 4-6) (100 marks)

iii. Paper-III ( Modules 7-10) (100 marks)

B. Internal Assessment (150 Marks)

i. Project work (50 marks)

ii. Assignments (80 marks)

iii. Participation in contact programme (20 marks)

C. Viva-voce (50 Marks)

Grand Total of A+ B+ C= 500 marks

The professionals already engaged in public and private sectors would get an opportunity to develop specialization in the field of health promotion and thereby may get benefit in their future endeavours