Introduction To Community Medicine (7641)

Diploma in medical Technology 4th Semester all Technology under Bangladesh Technical Education Board.

Subject Name- Community Medicine (7641)

Introduction To Community Medicine

Q. Define community?

Ans: - Community can be defined as a collection or group of persons in a social interaction in a geographical area and sharing a common social and cultural life. – m¤cÖ`vq GKwU wbw`©ó †fŠMwjK Ae¯’v‡b hLb wKQy gvbyl mgvRe× Ae¯’vq evm K‡i Ges Zv‡`i GKB a‡g©i ms¯‹…wZi PP©v _v‡K ZLb Zv‡`i‡K m¤cÖ`vq e‡j|

Q. Define community medicine?

Ans: - A WHO technical committee (1972) defined community medicine as “A system of delivery of comprehensive health care to the people by a health team in order to improve the health of the community.” – KwgDwbwU †gwWwmb n‡jv GKwU m¤cÖ`v‡qi ¯^v‡¯’¨i DbœwZ NUv‡bvi j‡¶¨ GKwU health team Øviv mv¤cÖ`vwqKfv‡e ¯^v‡¯’¨i hZœ †bqvi GKwU c×wZ|

Q. State the objectives of community medicine?

Ans: -

1) To integrate promotive, Preventive, Curative and rehabilitative health care in a community. – Community ‡Z emevmiZ gvby‡li Kv‡Q mgwóMZfv‡e DbœwZKviK, cÖwZ‡ivaK, Av‡ivM¨KviK Ges cyY©evmbKvix ¯^v¯’¨‡mev †cuŠ‡Q †`qv|

2) Community medicine is concerned with the whole community irrespective of healthy or unhealthy. – community) ‡Z emevmiZ mKj my¯’ Ges Amy¯’ gvby‡li mv‡_ community medicine m¤úK©hy³|

3) To identify the health problems & needs of defined population and to plan and implement effective measures to meet these needs. – wbw`©ó GKwU Rb‡Mvwói ¯^v¯’¨ mgm¨v Ges cÖ‡qvRb wPwýZ Kiv Ges GB cÖ‡qvRb †gUv‡bvi Rb¨ Kvh©Ki cwiKíbv ˆZwi Kiv Ges Zvi h_vh_ cÖ‡qvM|

Q. Define health/definition of health?

Ans: - [The world health organization (WHO) has given the widely accepted definition of health, which is as follows; “Health is a state of complete physical, mental & social wellbeing and not merely an absence of disease or infirmity, so that each citizen can lead a socially & economically productive life”]. – ¯^¯’¨ ej‡Z †evSvq Ò‡mLv‡b hw` Amy¯’Zv, A¶gZv _v‡K Z‡e †mLv‡b m„Rbkxj cwi‡ek M‡o †Zv‡j|

Q. Discuss the dimensions of health?

Ans: -

A) Major dimensions: 1) Physical dimension, 2) Mental dimension, 3) Social dimension.

B) Minor dimensions: 1) Spiritual dimension – Avw˦K my¯’Zv|

2) Emotional dimension- Av‡eMgq|

3) Vocational dimension – Kg©‡¶‡Îi|

4) others – Ab¨vb¨|

Physical dimension: - Signs of physical health:-

1)      Good completion, 2) Clear skin, 3) Bright eyes, 4) Good appetite, 5) Sound sleep, 6) Regular activity of bowels & bladder, 7) all special sense is intact.

Mental dimension :- Criteria of a mentally healthy person :-

1) Is free from internal conflicts, 2) Is well adjusted, 3) Searches for identity, 4) Knows himself, his needs, problems & goods, 5) has good self control, 6) Faces problem & tries to solve them intelligently.