(An Autonomous body under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,
Government of India, New Delhi)

Dindigul

Tamil Nadu

An autonomous body under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,
Government of India, New Delhi

Dindigul

Tamil Nadu

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PROMOTION AND EDUCATION

Post Graduate Diploma in Health Promotion and Education (PGDHPE) course is a one year professional and residential course affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai. The main objective of the course is to prepare professional Health Educators who will be able to plan, implement, and evaluate Health Education programme according to the prevailing health problems and the National Health Programme and to promote health and prevent disease, disabilities and premature death through education-driven voluntary behaviour change activities of the community.

Vision:

To promote the health status of the community.

Mission:

Producing professional Health Educators to prevent and control communicable and non-communicable diseases in the community.

Course Profile:

  • Cumulative students’ strength upto 58th batch (2021-22) is 1517.
  • Students were deputed from different African and Asian countries until the year 2000 (Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Sudan, Bangladesh, Somalia, Zambia, Indonesia, Laos, Vietnam, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya, Ghana and Guayana)
  • Students are being deputed from different states of India (Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Tripura, Odisha, Gujarat, Puducherry, Jammu &; Kashmir, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Manipur, Nagaland, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Andaman & Lakshadweep)

Course Outline:

Atomic Number
Theory session (6 papers)
10 months
Media practical
Concurrent Field Training (CFT)
Observation Visit
Supervisory Field Training (SFT)
2 months

On the occasion of New Year celebration PGDHPE students & faculty greeted our Director with tree saplings

Concurrent Field Training (CFT) Program carried out by trainees in their respective localities

Supervisory Field Training (SFT) Program carried out by trainees in their respective localities

Group Laboratory Session

Media Practical

Orientation Training Campaign CFT programme in Munnilaikottai village