Public Health Education in India: Lacunae, Challenges & the Way Ahead

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Title: Public Health Education in India: Lacunae, Challenges & the Way Ahead
Date: 2007
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XXXIII MFC ANNUAL MEET
Public Health Education in India: Lacunae, Challenges & the Way Ahead
Programme

DAY 1 (28"‘ Dec.)
Session 1

9.30-1.30
10 30-11 00 Tea Break
History of Public Health Education (PHE)
(prefacing the discussion with paper highlights)
a. Public Health Education in India A Historical Review
b. Development of PHE in Other Countries: A Comparison
c. Public Health and the NGO Sector
d. A Counter-Culture View of PH in India

Chair: Anant Phadke
Summarising the issues Ritu Priya
1.30-2.30 LUNCH
Session 2
2.30- 5 30
3.30- 4 00 Tea Break
Public Health Education - Institutional Experiences
a. SIHFW
b. Primary and Paramedic Worker Training
c. Community Health Cell
d CEHAT
e. PSM departments
f. CHAD. Vellore g- Achyuta Menon Centre,
h. CSMCH, JNU

Chair: Veena Shatrugana
Summarising the issues: Renu Khanna

DAY 2 (29,h Dec.)
Session 3
9.00-1.30
10.30-11.00 Tea Break
Towards an MFC Perspective on PHE: Democratisation & Public Health
a. Cross-cutting Issues of Structure, Content & Learning Methods
b. Multiple Frameworks
•
PHE Needs as Seen From the Grass-roots
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Public Health Foundation India
•
Reforming Medical Education & Health Service Systems
•
Public Health Movement

Chair: China Srinivasan
Summarizing the issues: Alpana Sagar

,4

12.30-1.30 Group Discussion (4 groups)

a.
b.
c.
d

Integrating the PH perspective in various disciplines
Content of PHE
Teaching/Learning Methods
Regulation & Monitoring of PHE

1.30-2 30 LUNCH
2.30-3.00 Group discussion contd.
Session 4

The Way Ahead
- Strategies, Commitments

3 00 4 00
Group Reporting in Plenary
Summary of issues Rakhal Gaitonde

4.00 0 30
a,

b'

Gathering the Threads, and Outline
of What We Feel Should be Done
Towards Actualising the Plan,
Specifying Commitments

Facilitators: Thelma Narayan & Ritu Priya

Please Note:

Sharing sessions of personal reflections, dilemmas and work experience will be held post-dinne'.
Annual General Body Meeting of the MFC on the 30th December, 8.30-1.00.

Media: MFCM186: Public Health Education in India: Lacunae, Challenges and the Way Ahead.pdf

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