Learning Objectives

Content

Activity

Time

Describe population size and composition

Population growth rate

Natural increase

Population projections

Demographic transition

Dependency ratio

Lecture

1

Describe health related problems of elderly

Definition

Sri Lankan situation, Implications of ageing

Health problems among elderly

Role of family and community in the caring for elderly

National policy for the welfare of the elders

Lecture

1

Describe health related problems of disabled

Definition - DALY, QALY

Different types

Rehabilitation – institutional & community

Lecture

1

Describe health related problems of displaced

Definition

Health problems

Provision of services

Lecture

1

Describe control and prevention of non communicable diseases

Obesity, Diabetes mellitus, Hypertension, Cardio Vascular Diseases,

Ischemic Heart Disease, Cancers

Lecture

1

Describe prevention of accidents

Epidemiology

RTA - Risk factors – Pedestrians

Motorists (ML) Vehicles, Road surface

Home Accidents

Prevention

Lecture

1

Describe control and prevention of substance abuse

Alcohol, Smoking, Hard Drugs

Epidemiology – Risk factors

Secondary prevention – rehabilitation

Primary prevention

Lecture

1

Describe International Health Regulations

International health regulations

Port health services

Lecture

1

Describe prevention of suicide in Sri Lanka

Epidemiology

Risk factors, Prevention

Lecture

1

Describe prevention of blindness and deafness

Epidemiology

Causes and risk factors, Prevention

Lecture

1

Describe nutrition in special disease status

Obesity

CVD, Diabetes

Lecture

1

Describe disaster management

Definition, types, consequence of disaster

Disaster management – immediate, intermediate and long term

Environmental health during emergencies

Reproductive health during emergencies

Nutrition during emergencies

Nutrition rehabilitation programme

Disaster preparedness

Lecture

1