Vocational skill course · Extension Work · Semester 5 · TY BA · 2 credits · 50 marks · 30 hours
Module 1: FOUNDATIONS OF PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE: CARDIOVASCULAR AND OBESITY MANAGEMENT
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Preventive Healthcare Principles and Application in Lifestyle Disease Management
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Cardiovascular Health: common cardiac conditions and risk factors; heart-healthy lifestyle practices (diet, exercise, stress management, sleep); basic cardiac risk assessment.
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Obesity Prevention and Management: Causes, types, health implications of obesity; assessment methods (BMI, waist circumference); nutritional approaches.
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Lifestyle Modification Strategies: Physical activity guidelines; dietary interventions; behavioral modification techniques; sustainable weight control practices.
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Community-Based Health Promotion: Designing heart health and obesity prevention programs, including screening camps, health education, CPR basics, program evaluation.
Module 2: RESPIRATORY HEALTH AND HYGIENE
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Respiratory System: Common respiratory conditions (asthma, COPD, infections), and impact of pollution, smoking, and environment.
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Breathing Techniques: pranayama, stress reduction exercises, and respiratory hygiene.
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Personal and Food Hygiene: Hand washing, oral hygiene, body care, safe food handling, and food hygiene principles.
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Water, sanitation, and environmental hygiene (WASH): WASH principles, menstrual hygiene management, environmental hygiene, waste management, and hygiene in institutional settings (schools, workplaces, healthcare facilities)
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Community health promotion: Hygiene campaigns, respiratory health promotion in vulnerable populations, hygiene interventions, and monitoring/evaluation.
Reference Books
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Brownell, K. D., & Walsh, B. T. (2017). Eating Disorders and Obesity: A Comprehensive Handbook. Guilford Press.
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Farhi, D. (2021). The Breathing Book: Good Health and Vitality Through Essential Breath Work. Holt Paperbacks.
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Curtis, V., & Cairncross, S. (2017). The Handbook of Water and Sanitation for Health. Routledge.
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Willett, W. C., & Skerrett, P. J. (2017). Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating. Free Press.
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UNICEF. (2016). Hygiene Promotion: A Practical Manual for Relief and Development. UNICEF Publications.
