Traditionally medicine - the art of healing - had focused primarily on the diagnosis and treatment of sick individuals using medications and surgical procedures. However, advancements in the science and technology during the last few centuries, have not only transformed it into the ‘science and art’ of restoring health but its scope has also been expanded to prevention& control of diseases and promotion of health. And over the years, unprecedented growth has also occurred in its specialties and super-specialties which now cover prevention, diagnosis, and treatments at cellular, organ, individual, family, community, society or public level.
Historically Public Health, Social Medicine, Preventive Medicine, Family Medicine, and Community Medicine …show more content…
These two streams are the core components of Community Medicine which also incorporates the tenets of Social Medicine and Preventive Medicine. Establishment of Public Health Schools and Community and Family Medicine Departments in some of the Institutes of National Importance (INIs) have led to some contentious arguments. A closer look at the historical events is necessary to understand these …show more content…
Public Health Act was promulgated in Madras Presidency in 1939. Government of India had appointed Sanitary Commissioners in center and provinces.3Medical Officer of Healthwere also appointed in local bodies to carry out the sanitary and public health activities, whereas civil surgeons were appointed for civil dispensaries, army/civil hospitals for providing medical relief. The Director General, Indian Medical Service, and the Public Health Commissioner administered these two distinct services in British India. The All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Healthwas established in Kolkata in 1932to augment the teaching and training capacity in public health;and Diploma in Public Health (DPH)was started in India. The study of hygiene was also introduced in the medical curriculum of Medical Colleges. However, the landmark Bhore Committee Report recommended the integration of medical relief and sanitary/public health work at all levels of health
Historically Public Health, Social Medicine, Preventive Medicine, Family Medicine, and Community Medicine …show more content…
These two streams are the core components of Community Medicine which also incorporates the tenets of Social Medicine and Preventive Medicine. Establishment of Public Health Schools and Community and Family Medicine Departments in some of the Institutes of National Importance (INIs) have led to some contentious arguments. A closer look at the historical events is necessary to understand these …show more content…
Public Health Act was promulgated in Madras Presidency in 1939. Government of India had appointed Sanitary Commissioners in center and provinces.3Medical Officer of Healthwere also appointed in local bodies to carry out the sanitary and public health activities, whereas civil surgeons were appointed for civil dispensaries, army/civil hospitals for providing medical relief. The Director General, Indian Medical Service, and the Public Health Commissioner administered these two distinct services in British India. The All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Healthwas established in Kolkata in 1932to augment the teaching and training capacity in public health;and Diploma in Public Health (DPH)was started in India. The study of hygiene was also introduced in the medical curriculum of Medical Colleges. However, the landmark Bhore Committee Report recommended the integration of medical relief and sanitary/public health work at all levels of health