Veterinary Epidemiology and Zoonosis

Activities of Public Health and Preventive Medicine

ACTIVITIES OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE, TAMIL NADU

Introduction

• The Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine is providing primary health care services through a network of many Primary Health Centres that includes Community Health Centres and Health Sub Centres spread over the entire State.
• The Community Health Centres / Primary Health Centres / Health Sub Centres functioning in the rural areas are manned by medical, paramedical, nursing and other ancillary staff.
• The department provides technical, financial and administrative support for the urban health infrastructure in the Municipal Corporations, Municipalities and Town Panchayats.
• The Department is responsible for the implementation of various National and State Health Programmes and to formulate strategies to prevent the occurrence of diseases thereby reducing the level of morbidity and mortality in the state.

Activities of public health department

• The activities undertaken by the department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine are provision of primary health care that includes
  
  • Maternity and Child Health Services
  • Immunisation of children against vaccine - preventable diseases
  • Control of Communicable diseases, such as
    
    • Malaria
      
    • Filaria
    • Japanese Encephalitis
    • Elimination of Leprosy
  • Prevention of Food Adulteration
  • Vazhvoli Thittam
  • Varumun Kappom Thittam
  • Health Education of the Community
  • Collection of Vital Statistics under Birth and Death Registration System and Iodine Deficiency Disorder Control Programme.