This course is designed to help student in acquiring nursing knowledge and skills that will enable them to promote health and prevent illness at the primary health care level. Students will learn the importance of statistical data in health planning, the dissemination of health services. and disease trend. Furthermore, they will learn about the emerging and re-emerging communicable diseases in the region, chain of transmission, legal issues pertaining to these diseases and the nursing roles in the controlling of these diseases. The utilization of health promotion strategies will be discussed and explored in the control of both the communicable and noncommuncable disease in the region. Also integrated in the course are two components of Primary Health Care which are Expanded Immunization (EPI)and School Health of which the students will learn how to assess a school aged child, how to give immunization and store vaccines.
- Teacher: Avhinesh Kumar
- Teacher: Laisa Tikoimaleya