COMMUNITY HEALTH OFFICER (CHO)

TOPICS

A. General awareness B. Basics of Human Body C. Basics Concepts of Public Health
  • Concepts of Community Health
  • Health Care Planning and Organisation of Health Care at various levels
  • Environmental Health and Sanitation
  • Introduction to Epidemiology, Epidemiological Approaches and Processes.
  • Demography, Surveillance and Interpretation of Data
  • Biomedical Waste Management and Infection Control
D. Child Health
  • Essential Care of Newborn at Birth • Management of Common Neonatal and Child Health Problems
  • Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness • Introduction to Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakaram (RBSK)
  • Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP)
E. Family Planning and Adolescent Health
  • Gynaecological Conditions
  • Family Planning Methods, Spacing Techniques and Counseling
  • Medical Abortions and MTP Act
  • Counseling in Reproductive and Sexual Health including problems of Adolescents.
  • Management of Teenage Pregnancy
F. Maternal Health
  • Introduction to RMNCH+A Programme
  • Ante - Natal Care
  • Intra - Natal Care
  • Early Identification, Management and Referral of Complications Post Partum Care
G. Communicable Diseases
  • Epidemiology of Specific Communicable Diseases
  • Communicable Diseases- 1 Vector Borne Diseases
  • Communicable Diseases- 2 Infectious Diseases
  • Communicable Diseases- 3 Zoonotic Diseases
H. Non-Communicable Diseases
  • Epidemiology of Non- communicable Diseases, Non- communicable Diseases- 1
  • Non- communicable Diseases - 2
  • Occupational Diseases
  • Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorders • Elderly Care
I. Nutrition
  • Introduction to Nutrition and Nutritional Assessment, Nutrition during Pregnancy and Lactation
  • Nutrition for Infants, Child, Adolescent and Elderly Nutritional Deficiency Disorders
  • Food Borne Diseases, Food Safety
J. Skills Based
  • Public Health Skills
  • General Skills and Laboratory Skills
  • Skills for Management of Common Conditions and Emergencies Maternal Health Skills
  • Reproductive and Adolescent Health Skills
  • Newborn and Child Health Skills
K. General Medicine and Medical emergencies
  • Common Conditions- Gastro Intestinal System
  • Common Conditions- Respiratory System
  • Common Conditions- Heart, Urinary System and Blood Disorders
  • Common Conditions- Ear, Eye, Nose and Throat
  • First Aid in Common Emergency Conditions
  • Disaster Management
L. General Pharmacology
  • Essential Drugs
M. General Surgery, Trauma and Burns, ENT & Ophthalmology
  • Common Surgical Conditions-1
  • Common Surgical Conditions-2, Congenital Malformations
  • Screening of Common Cancers
N. Miscellaneous Questions
  • Behaviour Change Communication Skills and other Soft Skills
  • Work Management and Monitoring
  • Health Management, Account and Computing
  • Records and Reports