Health Communication

Syllabus
Unit I: [Introduction to Public Health] 
1. Public Health: Definition & Concept
2. Health Awareness and Role and Importance of Yoga
3. Major Public Health and Lifestyle Issues in India
4. Public Health Care System in India: Issues & Problems in Rural and Urban India
5. India as a Medical Tourism Destination

Unit II: [Introduction to Health Journalism] 
1. Health Journalism: Concept, Need and Importance
2. Roles &Responsibilities of a Health Journalist
3. Sources of Health Reporting: NFHS reports, UNICEF reports, WHO, Census
4. Role of Media in Public Health Care Campaigns: Polio, HIV/AIDS, Reproductive Child Health

Unit III: [Health Reporting and Writing] 
1. Ethics in Health Reporting
2. Structure and Guidelines for Health Reporting
3. Health Reporting for Various Media: Traditional and Digital Media
4. Writing for Public Health Care: Think Globally and Write Locally

Unit IV: [Health Communication] 
1. Define Information Education Communication (IEC): Concept and Functions
2. Define Behaviour Change Communication (BCC): Concept and Functions
3. Design Communication Campaign: Pre-test and Evaluation
4. Future of Health Communication and Career Prospects