Social and Preventive Pharmacy Unit 1 Notes
Concept of health and disease : Definition, concepts and evaluation of public health. Understanding the concept of prevention and control of disease, social causes of diseases and social problems of the sick.
Social and health education : Food in relation to nutrition and health, Balanced diet, Nutritional deficiencies, Vitamin deficiencies, Malnutrition and its prevention.
Sociology and health : Socio cultural factors related to health and disease, Impact of urbanization on health and disease, Poverty and health
Hygiene and health : personal hygiene and health care; avoidable habits