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NEWSLETTER March 2018

PUBLIC HEALTH HAPPENINGS

Issue 16

Jodhpur School Jodhpur School Public Healthof

Research ConsultancyEducation Research Training Education

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JSPH to be an academic partner with prestigious HIV Congress organised by HIV Welfare Society

One more feather in the cap of JSPH, Anil Purohit (Founder-President JSPH) announced that JSPH is honoured to be an academic partner with pres�gious HIV Congress organised by HIV Welfare Society on 6-8 April at Mumbai (India). HIV Congress is a periodical medical c o n c l av e o f a l l t h e m e d i c a l prac��oners ac�ve in the field of HIV/AIDS.

The Congress is being organised every two year in various ci�es of India and na�onally, interna�onally acclaimed doctors a�end it every �me.The Congress has become a rich p l a � o r m f o r t h e m e d i c a l professional to share their exper�se, knowledge, experience and best prac�ces with other stakeholders. The Congress works towards

increasing awareness about HIV and building a comprehensive support system for the en�re medical fraternity, including HIV pa�ents.The Congress also boosts awareness and scien�fic research in the field of managing HIV/AIDS.

Create a sustainable pla�orm for the medical fraternity engaged in HIV/AIDS treatment and awareness to share their academic experiences, case studies, experiences and best prac�ces, with an ul�mate goal of eradica�on of HIV/AIDS.We have experts coming from United States , Germany , South Africa , United Kingdom even

Interna�onal AIDS Organisa�on has became our academic partner. Major issues to be covered in the conclave are: Can we cure HIV ? How far we are ? Can we reduce frequency of medica�ons ? We also look forward to promo�on of trans gender and homosexual community. I am sure that with help of public health professionals we will achieve success in spreading reasons, preven�on of HIV AIDS. On behalf of Organising Commi�ee for HIV Congress 2018, Mumbai, I acknowledge with thanks Academic Partnership with Jodhpur School of Public Health. Lets make joint efforts to achieve a grand success !!

This Year’s Theme HIV in 2018: Success

Stories and remaining Challenges

Message for Readers of JSPH Newsle�er

Dr. J.K. Maniar

Let's make AIDS history - the best gift to our future generation – Anil Purohit

www.jsph.in

Group of Faculty Members and MPH Students at JSPH

Anil Purohit

A healthy mouth and a healthy body go hand in hand. The 2018

WOHD campaign encourages people to make the connec�on

between their oral health and their general health and well-being,

and prompts them to recognize the impact that one has on the

other.

FDI had announced a three-year campaign for World Oral Health

Day (WOHD) under the theme ‘Say Ahh’ at the World Dental

Congress in Madrid, Spain. Combined with different sub-themes

each year, the 2018 WOHD campaign: ‘Say Ahh: Think Mouth,

Think Health’ encourages people to make the connec�on

between their oral health and their general health and well-being.

As part of World Oral Health Day observance, JSPH contribu�ng in

this global movement organised 2 Free oral health check up and

awareness camps. The camp was focussed to make people aware

about associa�ons between certain oral diseases and

noncommunicable diseases (such as diabetes) raises awareness

of common risk factors. The camp promoted good oral hygiene

habits.

2 oral health check up camps were organised at Laxmi Clinic and

Firoz Khan Memorial Girls School, Jodhpur. JSPH Dental Surgeon

Abhishek Lohra and his team offered their services to make this

camp a great success.

Say Ahh: Think Mouth, Think Health

JSPH Public Health Dental Surgeons Abhishek Lohra, Anahita Ali, Kandarp Mathur offered services at camps

Oral Health Check up camps with special focus on Oral Hygine

World Oral Health Day

contributed in the MovementGlobal

LAXMI CLINIC, CHB Jodhpur

Firoz Khan Girls School, Jodhpur

2World Oral Health Day

3

Jagdish Harsh (Founder and CMD Mobiloi�e Technologies &

CFO-JSPH) during an conversa�on with team of JSPH

Newsle�er when asked to share his journey in areas of

“Environmental Health, Public Health and Smart Cites”

shared that "Health is determined not only by medical care

but also by determinants outside the medical sector". He

started the conversa�on with famous quota�on by Laurie

Garre� "Focussing on clinical services while neglec�ng

services that reduce exposure to disease is like mopping up

the floor con�nuously while leaving the tap running" believe

me ! the growth of public health is the need of the hour, he

added.

According to him environmental issues are one of the

primary causes of disease, health issues and long term

livelihood impact for India.

While sharing his views on age friendly ci�es he shared that

physical and social environments are key determinants of

whether people can remain healthy, independent and

autonomous long into their old age. Emphasizing on

effec�veness he shared that the WHO age-friendly ci�es

guide highlights 8 domains that ci�es and communi�es can

address to be�er adapt their structures and services to the

needs of older people: the built environment, transport,

housing, social par�cipa�on, respect and social inclusion,

civic par�cipa�on and employment, communica�on, and

community support and health services.

About Mobiloi�e: Working from over a decade in So�ware

development industry, Mobiloi�e is a Premier, Full Service

Mobile and Web Applica�on Development

Group with special focus on Security, Scale

and Performance across BOTS, APPS,

Digital and IoT landscape. Mobiloi�e is apt

at early adop�on of new technologies for

its’ clients to always stay ahead of the

curve in their go-mobile strategy.

About HealthCare offerings:

The prolifera�on of informa�on-based

system has paved way for a data -driven

environment in the medical industry. The

digital records of individual’s health

i n fo r m a � o n c a n h e l p i n o ffe r i n g

personalized care based on gene�cs.

The digital healthcare network comprises of telehealth,

mHealth(mobile), electronic pa�ent records, wearable, and

social media. Predic�ve analy�cs will help in providing

preven�ve healthcare facili�es rather than cura�ve

healthcare.

Medical industry has been advancing rapidly with science.

Digi�za�on has further added convenience to the extent

never before imaginable. Mobiloi�e builds future ready

mobile and web applica�ons across all industry ver�cals with

a special emphasis on healthcare.

JAGDISH HARSH

"Health is determined not only by medical care but also by determinants outside the medical sector" - Jagdish Harsh

For more details visit www.mobiloi�e.com

THINK DIFFERENT

The Global Marathon is a free series of

online conversa�ons. Created for women

in engineering and technology by women

in E&T, the Global Marathon delivers

engaging conversa�ons and ac�onable

career advice for today's busy professional.

Canadian Prime Minister shared his

personal welcome to all those who tune in.

Ting Shih (Director - JSPH mHealth Division

also CEO and Founder of ClickMedix) kicked

of the series with her session, "Breaking Through: It's

Women's Work". She described her journey to founding

ClickMedix while she was a graduate student at MIT, and

providing mobile health technology to 18 countries and

serving close to half-a-million people who otherwise

would not have access to quality healthcare services. An

audience from various countries and �mezones tuned

in"My favorite part of being a female tech entrepreneur

is inspiring others to innovate and impact our world."

Shih said.

Ting Shih kicked of the series with her session, "Breaking Through: It's Women's Work"

Ting Shih

The 2018 Global Marathon

Breaking Through: It's Women's Work

2018 Annual review of diseases

priori�zed under the Research and

Development BlueprintThe mee�ng was organized under the

WHO R&D Blueprint, which aims to

reduce the �me between declara�on

of a public health emergency and the

availability of effec�ve diagnos�c

tests, vaccines, an�virals and other

treatments that can save lives and

avert a public health crisisThe second annual review occurred 6-7 February,

2018. Experts consider that given their poten�al to

cause a public health emergency and the absence

of efficacious drugs and/or vaccines, there is an

urgent need for accelerated research and

development for*:

Ÿ Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF)Ÿ Ebola virus disease and Marburg virus diseaseŸ Lassa feverŸ Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus

(MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory

Syndrome (SARS)Ÿ Nipah and henipaviral diseasesŸ Ri� Valley fever (RVF)Ÿ ZikaŸ Disease X

Disease X represents the knowledge that a serious

interna�onal epidemic could be caused by a

pathogen currently unknown to cause human

disease, and so the R&D Blueprint explicitly seeks to

enable cross-cu�ng R&D preparedness that is also

relevant for an unknown “Disease X” as far as

possible.

List of Blueprint priority diseasesUPD

ATE

Source : www.who.int

4THINK DIFFERENT

*Parts of artwork / news content have been borrowed from internet with due thanks to the owner of the content /photograph/art.

Public health has o�en been defined as a science dealing with the

determinants and defense of health at the popula�on level. Public health is

a diverse and growing field that offers many career op�ons for people from a

variety of educa�onal backgrounds. Public health offers plethora of op�ons,

whether you are interested in biology, educa�on, business or anything in

between, chances are that you will find a posi�on you enjoy in the field of

public health.Public health professionals are doing a great work in keeping

our communi�es safe and healthy.

WHAT DO PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS DO?

Ÿ Monitor the health status of a community to iden�fy poten�al problems

Ÿ Diagnose and inves�gate health problems and hazards in the community

Ÿ Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues, par�cularly

the underserved and those at risk

Ÿ Mobilize community partnerships to iden�fy and solve health problems

Ÿ Develop policies and plans that support individual and community

health efforts

Ÿ Enforce laws and regula�ons that protect health and ensure safety

Ÿ Link people to needed personal health services and ensure the provision

of health care when otherwise unavailable

Ÿ Ensure a competent public health and personal health care workforce

Ÿ Evaluate effec�veness, accessibility, and quality of personal and

popula�on-based health services

Ÿ Research new insights and innova�ve solu�ons to health problems

Those with public health degrees pursue their public health careers in a variety of se�ngs, including but not limited to:Ÿ · Na�onal, state, and local governmentŸ · Na�onal and local health agencies and departmentsŸ · Nonprofit organiza�onsŸ · Private health-based organiza�ons and founda�onsŸ · Colleges and Universi�esŸ · Faith-based organiza�onsŸ · Insurance companies

Here are just some of the public health careers Ÿ · Community health workerŸ · Disease inves�gatorŸ · Environmental health specialistŸ · EpidemiologistŸ · Global health professionalŸ · Health officerŸ · Health policy advisorŸ · Occupa�onal health and safety specialistŸ · Public health analystŸ · Public health educatorŸ · Public health emergency preparedness and response

coordinatorŸ · Public health informa�on officerŸ · Public health policy coordinatorŸ · Research analyst

Bodhi Interna�onal School, Jodhpur

Physiotherapy Dept., Dr. S.N. Medical College, Jodhpur

Interactive Sessions on Career Opportunities in Public Health

35AWARENESS SESSION

Deepak gupta is a re�red IAS officer of

Jharkhand cadre of 1974 batch. He

worked in different areas in central

and state government, including a

deputa�on to India trade centre,

Brussels, as adviser (jute and coir)in

the eigh�es. He served as an adviser

with World Health Organiza�on in

Delhi. Joint Secretary, Ministry of

H e a l t h a n d F a m i l y W e l f a r e ,

Government of Ind ia . Became

Secretary to the Ministry of New and

Renewable Energy, Government of

I n d i a . I nvo l ve d w i t h s t u d y o f

Communicable diseases in India.

His insights and experiences related to

public health awareness are below:

Focusing Tuberculosis :- It is one of the

biggest global issues which India is

facing, it is known by �mes as the

disease of poverty.

It effects large number of popula�on,

Over the years it got neglected but in

late 90's when global strategy of DOTS

was introduced than countries started

giving more a�en�on on TB and that

was the �me I was given opportunity

to serve Ministry of Health and was In-

charge for TB Programe. DOTS is a

strategy used to reduce the number of

tuberculosis (TB) cases. In DOTS,

healthcare workers observe pa�ents

as they take their medicine.

TB is a major killer and drug-resistant

TB is a growing threat.

Challenges :

TB con�nues to be the largest

infec�ous killer and correct diagnosis

plays an important role in it. One

more major challenge is that o�en

the treatment is not con�nued

because of which the pa�ent is not

cured. Further the pa�ent is likely to

have drug resistance which is called

MDR, which then becomes very

difficult and expensive to treat. We

have to run our TB programe well so

that we do not have MDR cases.

As we have to find all the missing cases

so we have to involve all sectors of

health on one pla�orm including the

private sector.

One of the most challenging area is

related to urban slums because this

popula�on is surviving in somewhat

difficult condi�ons.

As well as the density is very high and

the chances of infec�on are much

more so they require much more

focus.

Message for JSPH:- I wish JSPH very

best in their endeavors, also wish team

all my support and I am sure that we

will have a las�ng impact on health

issues.

Deepak Gupta (IAS) - Visi�ng Faculty JSPH

Awareness and Prevention of TB in Urban Slums can be termed as biggest Public Health Challenge - Deepak Gupta


6Exclusive Talk

Indrani Gupta is Professor and Head of the

Health Policy Research Unit of the Ins�tute

of Economic Growth (IEG), Delhi, India.

Prof. Gupta received her PhD in Economics

from The University of Maryland, USA. She

set up a centre for health economics and

policy research in her ins�tute, the first of

its kind in India. The Health Policy Research

at IEG remains one among the few places in

India that undertakes policy-oriented

research on the health sector using tools of

economic analysis.

Prof Gupta’s work experience has been

diverse, including teaching and academic

ins�tutes, the World Bank and the

Government of India. Her areas of interest

cover a wide range of topics in the area of

health economics and policy, and include

demand for health and health care, health

insurance and financing, poverty and

health, cos�ng and cost-effec�veness,

economics of diseases, and interna�onal

agreements.

In India, she serves on numerous academic,

research and policy commi�ees both in the

government and outside of it. She has also

served on various commi�ees of global

organiza�ons such as the WHO and GFATM,

and is currently the Co-Chair, WHO Global

Coordina�ng Mechanism on the Preven�on

and Control of Non-communicable

Diseases.

As an economist Indrani wanted to get

connected with health sector but into

policy making. This is where the Health

Policy Research Unit (HPRU) helped her.

HPRU was set up in 1998, to consolidate,

con�nue, and significantly expand the

research in the area of health economics

and policy in IEG.

The objec�ve of HPRU is to carry out

research that is directly relevant to

the changing health scenario in India, and

the focus is on topics that either are

currently of interest to policymakers or

should be brought to their no�ce.

We need to understand that health is

not only a clinical outcome it has lot of

non clinical aspects, in which a

professional trained in public health

can contribute. The cadre of Public health professional

is very cri�cal in the country as we have

infec�ous, non communicable diseases

and several new emerging diseases. We

need to understand, prevent and

aware the community on same and that

can only happen if we have a solid cadre

of Public Health Professionals in our

country.

Prof. Indrani Gupta - Visi�ng Faculty JSPH with MPH Students

Let’s work together to improve the health status of the population - Indrani Gupta

Its always interes�ng to learn from students and I am very happy to be here at JSPH and meet the energe�c team. Apart of I n d i a n s t u d e n t s mee�ng people from Afghanistan was the real t r e a t , t h i s i s h o w i n t e r n a � o n a l collabora�ons happen. All the best to team for their future endeavours. - Indrani Gupta


7Exclusive Talk

JSPH has ini�ated with a Masters

Degree Programme dedicated to

Hospital Administra�on. This

Unique Programme launched

from last session is aimed to

promote research and training in

t h e fi e l d o f h o s p i t a l

administra�on.

Rashmi Rathore (Associate

Professor and Course Director -

MHA ) shared that “Healthcare

sector is one of the fastest

growing industries in India today.

Advances in the field of science

and technology have given rise to

an era of specializa�on. In the

healthcare industry, these

specializa�ons have paved the

way for crea�on of mul�ple

specialty and sub-specialty

departments to enhance the level

of care delivery. Managing these

departments with advanced

faci l i�es and modal i�es of

treatment have taken a backseat

primarily due to lack of a�en�on

and exper�se. Towards this end

t h e r e i s a n e e d t o h a v e

profess ional ly t ra ined and

competent personnel in the field

of Hospital Administra�on who

can ensure quality, op�miza�on

and be�er produc�vity in the

delivery of healthcare services.”

Rashmi further explained, “The

en�re health care industries are

wai�ng eagerly for batch of bright

& highly professional hospital

administrators those who can

really contribute in improving

health care delivery systems in

different categories of corporate

hospitals, government hospitals,

d i a g n o s � c c e n t r e ,

pharmaceu�cal industries, health

care marke�ng, health care

infrastructural planning and

development sector etc. “

Bhawna Sa� (HOD – JSPH)

briefed that students pursuing

the MHA Course shall be offered

r e g u l a r p r a c � c a l t r a i n i n g

opportunity at leading Hospitals.

She further added that “This 2

years degree course shall provide

t h e b a s i c a n d a d v a n c e d

knowledge in healthcare delivery

system, its complexi�es and role

in healthcare ins�tu�ons.”

The programmes enable individuals to take on leadership roles by equipping them with training in planning, project and opera�onal

management, financial, material and human resource management.

One of the most sought after career oriented professional programe

Advances in the field of Science and Technology

have given rise to an Era of specialization

– Rashmi Rathore


JSPH students and MHA Course Co-ordinator Rashmi Rathore during students internship at Apollo Hospital, New Delhi with Dr. N.K. Ganguly (President AHERF) and Dr. Sunita Kumar, (Chief Administrator AHERF)

8Hospital Administration


“Healthcare sector is one of the fastest growing industries in India today. Advances in the field of science and technology have given rise to an era of

specializa�on.

Medical Tourism Health InsuranceCorporate Communica�on Public Rela�onsCustomer Rela�onship Management

Management in Healthcare

Finance Management in Healthcare

9Hospital Administration

M y w a r m e s t

regards to all

the readers!

I ' m a D e nta l

Surgeon by profession and currently a

student of the Masters in Public Health

(MPH) course under the auspices of

the Jodhpur School of Public Health,

Jodhpur. In i�al ly as a Medica l

Professional, I had a keen interest in

serving the people but my view of

Public Health was a limited one. It was

only constricted to the rural check-up

and treatment camps during the �me

of my Internship and a�er it and thus, I

was not able to fully appreciate the

extent and the importance of Public

Health as a field.

I came to know about JSPH

through a friend who was already a

Public Health professional. He told me

about the work he was doing and the

future in it. This conversa�on sparked

my interest and I applied for the course

the very next day at JSPH. Honestly

speaking, joining the MPH course at

JSPH is one of the greatest decisions of

my life as it has shown me a world of

opportuni�es and skill sets which had

previously remained unseen. The

faculty here is among the best in the

world and is very suppor�ve in nature.

Now, my understanding of the field of

P u b l i c H e a l t h h a s i m p r o v e d

extensively. It has also improved my

communica�onal, voca�onal and

leadership skills to a great extent.

I would like to extend my

thanks to everyone at JSPH and

promise that I will try to do my best in

serving our na�on and the pres�gious

field of Public Health.

- Kandarp Mathur

JSPH - The place to be....


Team JSPH (le� to Right) H a r i s h M e g h w a n i , Bhawna Sa�, Rayn Carag, Ting Shih, Anil Purohit (Founder and President), Trup� Desai , Rashmi Rathore, Gregory Fant, La�ka Nath Sinha, Jaideep Singh Rathore.

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Towards crea�ng a healthier society b y p o p u l a r i z i n g p r e v e n � v e measures, JSPH organizes awareness programs on various issues of health and hygiene. For this purpose, JSPH works con�nuously on use of visual media which communi�es are familiar with … like street plays, puppet shows etc. Another strategy is involving

children and youth in awareness programs like rallies, debates etc. because children are the best messengers to carry the message to their parents, family and other community members. Health-weeks and health camps are also generally organized in villages for different age groups.

Informa�on about the conduct of health awareness sessions and camps is widely canvassed by JSPH well in advance. These sessions and camps are organized in coordina�on with the community keeping their �me and other constraints in mind. Through these ac�vi�es, JSPH ensures that such programs reach maximum number of people.

HEALTH AWARENESS PROGRAMS AND CAMPS

Glimpses of Special Health Camp on Women’s Day 2018


11Camps@JSPH

RT, a 56 years old female, diabetic for last

twenty six years, is a professor. She is

involved deeply in her household and

professional chores, but is able to keep her

blood sugar and glycated haemoglobin well

in control. KM a 55 years old male, is a busy

executive in an MNC. His work schedule is

also tight but in spite of regular medication

he is not been able to keep his glucose and

glycated haemoglobin parameters under

control. Everything alike, the only

difference in their approach is their

lifestyle. Researches have proved that if the

lifestyle is proper, the control of diabetes is

by and large achievable and, therefore, it is

also known as “lifestyle disease.”

Role of diet is important in disease and

health alike but when we talk about

diabetes, the picture that suddenly comes

up in the mind is of extreme changes in the

food habits. But the fact is a diabetic diet is

not different from a normal diet. It simply

requires subtle changes and a balanced

formula which can be followed by

everyone.

Consensus has led to nine key steps for

nutrition in diabetes.

Eat to maintain and improve health. Ideal

body weight is an important factor that one

should take care of. The crux is weight for

height. BMI (body mass index) is a simple

way to asses the body stature. It is weight in

kilograms divided by height in metre square 2and ranges from 18.4 to 23.0 kg /m for

normal Asians. More than normal range is

obesity and less is underweight. Simply

reducing 500 calories/ day in the meal

would set off reasonable reduction in

weight. Remember crash diet or Yo-Yo

dieting is not recommended.

Eat regular meals and in time. Frequent

small meals per day is the norm today. It

helps to maintain blood glucose levels too.

Two large meals in a day is out of fashion

and so is skipping meals. The old saying “no

fast and no feast” is still close to the modern

recommendations. For people who are

prone to hypoglycaemia, a bed time snack is

helpful.

Select smart food with lots of variety.

Selection of healthy food groups which

provide the required nutrients and

maintain blood sugar is considered as smart

selection. The concept of Glycaemic Index,

although old, is simple to follow. Food items

which are quickly absorbed are likely to

raise blood sugar levels faster than the ones

which are slowly absorbed.

The following list will help to choose less

glycaemic index articles:

Low Glycaemic Index Food Articles

Wholegrain, bran, oats, whole meal atta

Pulses with husk, sprouts, soybean, soy

products

Leafy vegetables, Salads

Fruits and vegetables with skin

Fenugreek seeds, Nuts

Supplements like psyllum husk, brans

Few food items are preferred on others

such as oats, brightly coloured vegetables,

bengal gram, soybean, coarse grains,

ginger, onion, green tea, watermelon seeds

cucumber seeds, olive and the olive oil and

mustard oil.

. Food combinat ionn

guiding pyramid. The bitter tasting karela

and neem leaves are not needed instead

add colours and variety.

Reduce fat intake.The fat requirement per

day is 30% or less of total calories which

usually comes about 3-4 teaspoonfull of

cooking oil and 1 teaspoonfull of ghee or 1

½ teaspoonfull of butter.

Using a combination of fats which contains

PUFA, MUFA and SFA is advised instead of

using one type of oil like safflower or

soybean.

A quick reckoner is

1-2 teaspoon from group : Soybean oil,

sunflower, safflower that provides PUFA

1-2 teaspoon from g r o u p I I :

Musturd, flaxseed, seasam or olive oil that

provides MUFA

½ to 1 teaspoon from group III: Ghee or

Butter that provides SFA

Cold pressed oils are preferred over refined

oils because they maintain adequate levels

of essential fatty acids and are devoid of

chemicals and trans fatty acids which are

present in refined oils. Bakery products,

chips, fried food, namkeens etc., fatty or red

meat are to be avoided as they contain

hydrogenated fats or trans fats which are

harmful.

Cholesterol intake should be significantly

reduced by using low fat dairy products and

fish. Egg yolk, red meat and fried foods

should be avoided.

Cut down salt. Excess salt is harmful for

those suffering from hypertension, heart

disease and kidney disease. These diseases

are commonly associated with diabetes. It

is also responsible for raised calcium loss

from our body.

Sources of excessive sodium are papad,

chutney, pickles, soda and aerated drinks.

Another important source of salt is ENO salt

which is now a days being frequently used

as alleviating agent in preparing Idlee and

Dhokla .This fast cooking method needs a

check.

Read labels. Always read labels, especially

for diabetic food products sold in the

market.

These products are not necessary and do

not contribute to healthy diet. Investing in

such products is not sensible.

Limit alcohol intake. The simple rule is

restricting to not more than two small

drinks for males and one small drink of 30

ml for females per day. Remember excess

alcohol can cause hypoglycaemia.

Exercise. Fitness is a part and parcel of

life. Not only is it essential for normal

metabolism but is also essential to burn

extra calories acquired inadvertently. The

simplest exercise is walking forty five

minutes per day for at least five days in a

week. Activity Pyramid

Thus it is important that the diabetic patient

need not observe absolute restrictions of

food. Small changes through food

exchanges can make life wonderful,

disciplined and win over diabetes easily.

Glimpses of Nutrition Baseline Survey Trainings & Community InteractionsSmall changes through food exchanges can make you win over diabetes

Contributed by:- Bhawna Sati (Renowned Nutritionist Head of Department - JSPH)


12Expert Talk


JSPH

Jodhpur School of Public Health (JSPH) JSPH has become a

center of excellence in offering training and capacity

development in drug policy and human rights, tobacco

control, nutri�on and opera�on research.

Jodhpur School of Public Health in associa�on with

renowned organisa�ons has collaborated to provide

special focus on health care, health educa�on and

nutri�on.

Over the last nine years since its incep�on, the Jodhpur

School of Public Health has evolved into a premier

academic ins�tu�on that trains health sector professionals

in delivering quality, context specific and culturally

competent programs, to build capacity in the health sector,

specifically in India and more generally in the South Asian

region.

JSPH team consists of interna�onally trained faculty

members and visi�ng faculty, who have the exper�se in

quan�ta�ve and qualita�ve methods, epidemiology,

health educa�on and health promo�on, health economics

and demography, nutri�on and health systems. Some of

our areas of exper�se include :

Ÿ Field survey and health camps

Ÿ Nutri�on

Ÿ Oral health including tobacco cessa�on programs

Ÿ Clinical exper�se in maternal and child health

Ÿ Mental health and psycho-social counseling

Ÿ Trained public health interns.

Ÿ Project implementa�on and management.

Ÿ Monitoring and evalua�on

Leveraging JSPH's ins�tu�onal exper�se and experience

several projects are undertaken which focus health related

interven�ons which include :

1. Training of CHWs

2. Health awareness sessions among school children

3. School based adolescent health interven�ons

4. Training of cooks and staff involved in mid day meals

5. Community Needs Assessment â€“ Forma�ve Research.


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mHealth is emerging area in the

field of public health. Use of

mobile phone is not restricted to

calling and sending messages in

recent era. m Health is term used

for opera�ng mobile phones for

health. From recent past there

are many advancements in m

health technology which are easy

to use and provides be�er results

in terms of preven�on, diagnosis

as well treatment of popula�on is

concerned. Now a days different

kind of outbreaks in the world

can be taken care easily with help

of m helath technology as m

health provides all the resources

which helps a public health

experts to reach in remote areas

accurately and quickly. mHealth

h a s re d u c e d t h e d i s ta n c e

between doctors and pa�ents by

connec�ng both of them even

they are far from each other. JSPH

TATA project is based on m health

technology and with all the

exper�se we had surveyed 5000

popula�on in very short period of

�me. JSPH will con�nue this in

future and will take lead in the

area of m health.

JSPH serving community with help of mHealth Technology

Moreover during an spcial project Dr.

Damodar Bachani (Deputy Commissioner,

Non Communicable Disease - NCD &

Director Professor & Head , Department of

Community Medicine, Lady Hardinge

Medical College, New Delhi), during his visit

to Jodhpur School of Public Health (JSPH)

reviewed the "JSPH mHealth program"

aimed to design and test a Jodhpur

community-based strategy using mobile

health technology to survey households

and detect and triage individuals at risk for

diabetes . Dr. Bachani observed the field

work done by community health workers

team of JSPH and appreciated the efforts

put in. He reviewed method of data

collec�on for the project and provided his

valuable inputs for same.



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