The Total Sanitation Campaign is a community-based public health initiative that focuses on promoting environmental sanitation, personal hygiene, safe toilet practices, and proper waste management to prevent communicable diseases and improve the overall health status of the community. It aims to create awareness among the public regarding the importance of maintaining clean surroundings, using sanitary
Read more →The Department of Community Health Nursing, in collaboration with the NSS Unit of the college, organised a Dental Screening Programme at PHC Kuttoor and the community under its coverage on 28 July 2026. The programme was conducted to promote oral health awareness, encourage early detection of dental problems, and educate the community on preventive oral
Read more →School Health Programme is an important component of community health nursing that aims to promote health awareness, prevent diseases, and encourage healthy lifestyle practices among school children through educational and preventive interventions. As part of this programme, health education activities are organized to enhance students’ understanding of the human body and foster scientific awareness regarding
Read more →Lifestyle diseases are non-communicable diseases that develop primarily due to unhealthy lifestyle habits such as poor dietary choices, physical inactivity, tobacco use, excessive alcohol consumption, chronic stress, and inadequate sleep. These diseases often progress gradually and can significantly affect an individual’s quality of life. Common lifestyle diseases include cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus, chronic respiratory diseases,
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