Community medicine introduction

1. Introduction Comm Med

2. PROF: NAJEEB MEMON
Head Of Deptt:
COMMUNITY MEDICINE
&
F.C.M & P.H.S
LUMHS Jamshoro
E mail mnajeeb80@gmail.com
DIRECTOR PROJECT DIRECTOR
QEC, LUMHS Water Testing Lab: LUMHS

3. HEALTH
Physical
Complete Mental &
Social well being
& not merely the absence of disease.

4. Health

6. COMMUNITY
 a group of people living in the same place or
having a particular characteristic in common.
 the condition of sharing or having certain
attitudes and interests in common.

7. Community Medicines
A system of
to the people ( by a health team)
in order to improve the health of the community.
delivery of comprehensive health care
Health care on Epidemiological
basis includes:
Promotive
Preventive
Curative
Health care on Health care Syst:
management basis includes:
Primary Health Care (PHC)
Secondary care
Tertiary care

8. Community Medicines
 Art & science of application of technical knowledge &
skills to the delivery of health care to a given
community, designed in collaboration with related
professions as well as human & social sciences on one
hand & community on the other.
Synonymous with
Preventive Medicine
Social Medicine
Public Health
& Community Health

9. Community Medicine & Public health
 It is an aspect of medical
practice.Along with:
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
& other fields.
(-Administration: Planning, , organization etc,
-Envir: & Occup : health,
- Application of Prim:, secondary, Tertiary
Preventive measures)
 “basic science” of CM.
 “Public” people of community,
who decide that concerned
action is needed, to
accomplish its goals.

10. Public Health
Preventing Disease
 Art & science of Prolonging Life
& Promoting
Physical & Mental health & Efficiency
through organized community efforts for:
(1) Sanitation of Environment (2) Organization of medical &
nursing services for:
Early Diagnosis
& Prompt Treatment
& prevention of Disease
(3) Development of social
machinery
Which will ensure to:
Every individual in community
a standard of living adequate for
maintenance of health.

11.  Public Health
 Prevent disease, prolong life, and promote health
through organized community efforts, including

Health and Medicine
 sanitation,
 hygiene education,
 diagnoses, and
 preventative treatment

12. organized community efforts
Agencies concerned
Govt: hospitals & health deptt:
Voluntary agencies like
TB, public health associations, Medical
associations.
Municipal corporations
Cantonment Boards
Social securities councils,
Railways & Industrial organizations

13. Preventive Medicine
Preventing Disease
 Art & science of Prolonging Life
& Promoting
Physical & Mental health
& Efficacy
For groups & communities
By public health practitioners
Public Health
For Individuals & families
By private health practitioners
Medical & Dental
Preventive Medicine
Practice

14. Social Medicine
 It is study of man in his
Physical Biological & Socio economic
environment

15. PUBLIC HEALTH PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(Br: of Medicine)
SOCIAL MEDICINE
Science & Art of
Preventing Disease
Prolonging Life
& Promoting health
Through organized
efforts of society
(1) Sanitation of Environment
(2) Organization of medical &
nursing services for:
Early Diagnosis
& Prompt Treatment
& prevention of Disease
(3) Develop: of social machinery
ensure to: standard of living
adequate for maintenance of
health.
Science & Art of
Preventing Disease
Prolonging Life
& Promoting health
By public health
practitioners
groups & communities
By private health
practitioners (Med: & Dental)
For Individuals & families
It is study of man in his
Physical
Biological
& Socio economic
environment
COMMUNITY MEDICINE
Art & science of application of
technical knowledge & skills to the delivery of health care to a given community.

16. Comparison of clinical & community Medicine
Clinical Medicine Community
Medicine
1. Aim Ill or Diseased person
To shorten morbidity
& prevent mortality.
Explore methods
Which would reverse
or eliminate disease state
Whole Population
To reduce unnecessary
morbidity & premature
mortality.
Explore greatest potential
For health improvement.
2. Objective Patient
Cure Pt: of disease
Community
Improve
health status
3. Information
Required
Clinical History
Physical examination
& Laboratory Tests
Population data
Health problems, Disease pattern, availability of
health services,
Felt needs of the community

17. 4. Diagnosis Differential Diagnosis &
Probable Diagnosis
Community Diagnosis
5. Action Plan Treatment &
Rehabilitation
Community health program
6. Evaluation Follow up &
Assessment
Evaluation of change in
health status

18. Clinical Medicine Community Medicine

19. MODERN MEDICINE
 Curative Medicine: Removal of Disease
 Preventive / Comm Medicine: Prevention of disease
 Social Medicine: Study of man as a social being in his total
environment.
 Family Medicine: Family oriented medicine

20. Community Specialists Work
 Teaching
 Community oriented clinical practice
 (health promotion, Dis: prevention)
 Assessment & Control
(Occup: Health problems, Research)
 Set priorities & Develop programs
 Implement program
 Develop skills in evaluating program