L1: Human Anatomy and Function
Online
24 Weeks
Quick facts
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Medium of instructions
English
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Mode of learning
Self study
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Mode of Delivery
Video and Text Based
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number of course credit
10
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Course overview
The Vocational: Community Health online course equips candidates with all the skills needed for community healthcare professionals. In emergency situations (eg - burns, sudden road accident, drowning, bleeding, injury from household machines and equipment, high fever, severe abdominal pain or liver pain starts in a pregnant woman, electric current, natural calamity etc.) we need immediate help from doctors and hospitals, which are often not around and the patient needs immediate first aid. At that time, a skilled community health worker is needed, who can help the patient and give immediate first aid, arrange an ambulance and, according to the condition of the patient, refer them to the Primary Health Center (PHC) or another concerned hospital.
The Vocational: Community Health syllabus includes various health and medically important topics. These skilled trained health workers are an important link between the patient and the doctor and act as lifesavers in natural calamities and emergency situations. Vocational: Community Health training is one such program that provides training in proper management and first aid in emergency situations as well as empowers the trainee by imparting skills related to maternal healthcare, paediatrics and child health care, prevention of diseases, national health programme, family welfare etc.
The highlights
- Video lectures
- Course provider Swayam
- Online learning
- 24 weeks duration
- School-level study
- 10 credits
- Offered by NIOS
- Government-approved certificate
Program offerings
- Quizzes
- Video lectures
- Self-assessment
- Tests
- Reading materials
- Online discussion forums
Course and certificate fees
certificate availability
certificate providing authority
Eligibility criteria
Certification Qualifying Details
To be eligible for the Vocational: Community Health certification, candidates must complete the core curriculum and pass the exams and quizzes provided in the Swayam online course.
What you will learn
After completing the Vocational: Community Health online training, participants will learn about physiology and human anatomy as well as gain knowledge about human bodies and the immune system. candidates will be introduced to health and hygiene, illness prevention, yoga, nutrition, well-being and treatment at home, that may be used to treat various diseases.
Who it is for
- Individuals who want to become trained health workers to save lives in natural calamities and emergency situations.
- Candidates who want to learn first aid and proper management training will be benefited from the course.
- Individuals interested in learning basic biology, child healthcare and prevention of diseases.
Admission details
To get admission in the Vocational: Community Health tutorial by Swayam, follow the steps mentioned below:
Step 1. Follow the given URL to open the official course detail page of Swayam
(https://onlinecourses.Swayam2.ac.in/nos21_ge06/preview)
Step 2. Tap on the ‘Register’ button available on the top right corner of the course page.
Step 3. Sign up with Microsoft, Google or Facebook account or fill up the email and password to manually create an account on the Swayam portal.
Step 4. Click on the ‘Join’ button and you will be redirected to the Account Information page.
Step 5. Provide the account details and start the online tutorial.
The syllabus
Week 1
Week 2
L2: Our body and immune system
Week 3
L3: Health and Hygiene
Week 4
L4: Prevention and home remedies for common diseases
Week 5
L5: Nutrition
Week 6
L6: Yoga and Fitness
Week 7
L7: Management of Common Diseases by Yoga
Week 8
L1: Pregnancy and care of the woman during pregnancy
Week 9
L2: Care of the woman during the perinatal and postpartum period
Week 10
L3: Breastfeeding
Week 11
L4: National Health Program
Week 12
L5: Family Welfare Program
Week 13
L6: Responsibilities of the Health Worker
Week 14
L1: Infectious disease- 1
Week 15
L2: Infectious disease- 2
Week 16
L3: Prevention Measures
Week 17
L4: First Aid
Week 18
L5: Lifestyle-related diseases
Week 19
L6: Pharmacology and Pharmacological Responses
Week 20
L7: Management of emergency situations
How it helps
Candidates pursuing Vocational: Community Health online certification course from Swayam will be benefited in the following ways:
- Candidates will be introduced to various health and medically important topics which will make them capable of providing immediate health services.
- Learners will gain knowledge to provide first aid to patients, arrange ambulances or refer to Primary Health Center.
- Entrants will get a certification from the Indian government approved education platform Swayam.
Instructors
Dr PK Chauhan
Senior Executive Officer
NIOS
Other Bachelors, Other Masters
FAQs
Community health is an important element of disaster preparation because it may benefit a community during, before and after a health emergency.
Developing vision and scope, developing partnership and preplanning are the main components of community health administration.
The total duration of the Vocational: Community Health training is 24 weeks.
The community health vocational course provides 10 credits.