Social and Preventive Pharmacy has been included as a compulsory subject in B.Pharmacy (8th Semester) as per the syllabus designed by the Pharmacy Council of India. In this book, the needs of social pharmacy courses in pharmacy are discussed with reference to both developed and developing countries.

   The rationale of this course is to introduce a number of health and pharmaceutical challenges to the students so that they develop consciousness about such problems and devise alternative solutions. This course also initiated several national health programmes. The job duties and responsibilities of the pharmacist in these contexts are discussed in the book.

   The content is developed in simple language and easy-to-understand manner, covering the syllabus and even beyond.

1.CONCEPT OF HEALTH AND DISEASE
     Definition
     Concepts and evaluation of public health
     Understanding the concept of prevention
     and control of disease
     Social causes of diseases
     Social problems of the sick

2.SOCIAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION
     Food in relation to nutrition and health
     Balanced diet
     Nutritional deficiencies
     Vitamin deficiencies
     Malnutrition and its prevention

3.SOCIOLOGY AND HEALTH
     Socio cultural factors related to health
     Socio cultural factors related to disease
     Impact of urbanization on health and disease
     Poverty and health

4.HYGIENE AND HEALTH
     Personal hygiene
     Health care
     Avoidable habits

5.PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
     General principles of prevention
     and control of diseases
     Cholera
     SARS102
     Ebola virus
     Influenza
     Acute respiratory infections
     Malaria
     Chikungunya
     Dengue
     Lymphatic filariasis
     Pneumonia
     Hypertension
     Diabetes mellitus
     Cancer
     Drug addiction
     Drug substance abuse

6.NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMMES, ITS OBJECTIVES,
    FUNCTIONING AND OUTCOME
     HIV and AIDS control programme
     TB
     Integrated disease surveillance programme (IDSP)
     National leprosy control programme
     National mental health programme
     National programme for prevention
     and control of deafness

7.UNIVERSAL IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMME
     Universal immunization programme
     National programme for control of blindness
     Pulse polio programme
     National health intervention programme for mother and child
     National family welfare programme

8.NATIONAL PROGRAMMES
     National tobacco control programme
     National Malaria Prevention Programme
     National programme for the health care for the elderly
     Social health programme
     Role of WHO in Indian national programme

9.COMMUNITY SERVICES
     Community services in rural areas
     Community services in urban areas
     Community services and school health
     Functions of PHC
     Improvementin rural sanitation
     National urban health mission
     Health promotion and education inschool

     Bibliography

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