Health a state of physical, mental and social well bring and not merely absence of disease or infirmity and ability to lead a socially and economically productive life. This shows that health is not just related to body and mind but also social and economic sector. When it is social and economic productive life then other domains play a significant roles such as occupational, vocational, etc. To achieve them all suitable environments are required whether it is biological, physical, chemical, water, electricity, transport, etc. In true sense nothing is possible without health and health is not possible without support of so many determinants. This need to be understood by any human system, particularly who are responsible for safety and protection of humanity. But majority of times neither the health professionals nor governments understand comprehensively. Doctors are support to lead the health team but they themselves isolated in some domain and never learn skills in all aspects of health to better realize the meaning of health profession.
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Awareness about Environmental Health among Nursing Personnel in Delhi
The environment is one of the primary
determinants of individual and community health. Nursing
personnel are considered as one of the vital messengers of knowledge to bring
change in total health. The study has been conducted with the aim of comparing the
knowledge level of nursing personnel regarding environment and health and the related
legal issues. It is a hospital based cross-sectional comparative study
conducted on sample of 82 and 120 nurses in the year 2000 and 2011. The results
show a marked difference in the awareness level of the subjects in the two
years. However the knowledge regarding the legal issues and correctness of
knowledge is still lacking. Effect of environmental pollution on health is yet to
be understood in its totality. There is a need to impart
environment education. A suitable modification for inclusion of environmental
health in nursing curriculum may be needed.
Jugal Kishore, Rajbala Rojha, Dipanweeta, Sumeena. Journal of Nursing Science and Practice 2012; 2 (1): 1-8. Availabe from
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Feasibility and Complications between Phacoemulsification and Manual Small Incision Surgery in Subluxated Cataract
Purpose. To compare the feasibility of cataract surgery with implantation of endocapsular supporting devices and intraocular lens (IOL) in subluxated cataract in phacoemulsification and manual small incision cataract surgery (MSICS). Design. Prospective randomized intervention case series consisting of 60 eyes with visually significant subluxated cataract. Method. The patients were randomly distributed between the two groups equally. The main outcome measure was implantation of in-the-bag IOL, requirement of additional procedure and complications, if any. Results. Capsular bag retention in subluxated lenses is possible in 90% cases in phacoemulsification versus 76.67% cases in MSICS (P = 0.16). Both groups, achieved similar best corrected visual acuity (P = 0.73), although additional procedures, intraoperative, and postoperative complications weremore common inMSICS. Conclusions. Achieving intact capsulorhexis and nuclear rotation in MSICS may be difficult in cases with large nucleus size and severe subluxation, but subluxated cataracts can be effectively managed by both phacoemuslification and MSICS.
Authors: Ruchi Goel, Saurabh Kamal, Sushil Kumar, Jugal Kishore, K. P. S.Malik, Sonam Angmo Bodh, Smriti Bansal, and Madhu Singh
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Insecticide-treated bednets as an environment friendly method for malaria control
Malaria is a mosquito borne public health problem in some ninety countries worldwide affecting at least 300 million people. It imposes economic burden on families, businesses, health systems, government budgets and is associated with poverty, poor health and malnutrition among children. Among various methods of mosquito control, mosquito nets specially when they are treated with insecticides provide safest, cheapest, effective, free of side effects, environmental friendly and easy to use method which provide both individual and community benefits. Other methods of personal protection like mosquito coils, mats, repellents, liquid vaporisers and insecticides like DDT are associated with hazards to human health or environment. Therefore strategies like social marketing are required to promote the large scale use of insecticide treated bednets.
Key words: Malaria, insecticide treated bednets (ITN), hazards, mosquito repellents
Insecticide-treated Bednets Use as an Environment Friendly Method for
Malaria Control. Authiors: Charu Kohli, Jugal Kishore
http://www.stmjournals.com/
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Question bank in Community Medicine
The book provides all previous ten years question papers of various universities of India which are arranged chapter-wise and logically and focusing on must know and nice to know areas. Each question has been labeled with year and university in which it has appeared. The book contains more than 3700 questions and also frame of answers for few questions.Practical and Viva in Community Medicine
This book consists of socio-clinical history taking in the family and community setting, clinical case presentation, statistical and epidemiological exercise, spots, and short question answers and viva questions. This is very useful book for practical examination in community medicine/preventive and social medicine/public health/community nursing/family medicine both for undergraduate and post graduate students.
A textbook of health worker & Auxiliary Nurse Midwife
This book is meant for auxiliary nurse midwife, health workers, sanitary inspector, TB health visitors, NGO workers. It covers-Introduction of human body, home nursing, first aid, concept of health, fundamentals of epidemiology, immunity, hygiene, oral health, environmental health, biomedical waste management, airborne diseases, contact diseases, blood borne diseases, water borne diseases, zoonoses, vector borne diseases, emerging and re-emerging diseases, tuberculosis, non-communicable diseases, home visiting, population health, RCH, nutrition, mental health, school health, communication and health education, social welfare.
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