SPM ESSAY QUESTIONS 1. Write the details about national rural health mission. 2. Define integrated child developmental services (ICDS). 3. Write about the epidemiology, prevention and control of Anterior Polio Myelitis. 4. Define Emporiatrics. Explain in detail the health advice given to international travellers. 5. Discuss in detail the control and prevention of locomotor disability and rehabilitation strategies under national programme for prevention and control of cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and stroke. 6. What are the benefits enjoyed by workers under the Employee State Insurance Scheme? 7. Discuss in detail the health problems of the aged and the life style changes needed for healthy ageing. 8. Discuss the various modes of transmission of communicable diseases with suitable examples. 9. Discuss the problem of Road Traffic Accidents in India. Explain in detail the risk factors and prevention of Road Traffic Accidents. 10.Discuss all levels of prevention with suitable examples. 11.Describe the Health Care delivery system in India. Discuss in detail the staff pattern and functions of a Primary Health Centre. 12.Define Accident. List out the types of Accidents. Write a note on the prevention of Accidents. 13.Write down the principals of health education. Discuss the role of health education in rehabilitation service. 14.Discuss the epidemiology of Leprosy. Describe the rehabilitation measures for a patient with unilateral foot drop due to leprosy. 15.Discuss in detail the problem of occupational cancer. List out the control measures for control of occupational cancer. 16.Define Handicap. Classify handicapped children. Describe the approaches to prevent handicap in children. SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS 1. Dimension of health. 2. Define social medicine. 3. Proportional mortality rate. 4. Uses of screening. 5. Mid-day meal programme. 6. Effects of heat stress. 7. Registration of vital events. 8. Types of communication. 9. Define Network analysis. 10.Principles of primary health care. 11.Functions of family. 12.Ergonomics. 13.Herd immunity. 14.Oral rehydration solution. 15.Health hazards of noise pollution. 16.National nutritional anaemia prophylaxis programme. 17.Kangaroo mother care. 18.Modifiable risk factors for hypertension. 19.Explain the role of physiotherapist in poliomyelitis. 20.Analytical Epidemiology. 21.Oral Contraceptives. 22.Danger signs in New-born. 23.Effects of Air Pollution. 24.Social Therapy in Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 25.Red ribbon club. 26.Rehabilitation Council of India. 27.Triage. 28.Risk factors for Diabetes. 29.Disability adjusted life years. 30.Types and advantage of mass media in communication. 31.Causes and prevention of accidents in industry. 32.Broken family. 33.Services delivered in ICDS centre. 34.Rule of halves in hypertension. 35. Health care delivery system in India. 36.Pre-placement examination. 37.Communication Barrier. 38.Vitamin D deficiency. 39.Health hazards of passive smoking. 40.Anganwadi worker. 41.Prevention of foot ulcers in diabetes. 42.Triage in Disaster management. 43.Census. 44.Nutritional health problems. 45.Sickness absenteeism. 46.Insecticide treated Bed nets. 47.Household purification of water. 48.Types of families. 49.Body Mass Index. 50.Causes and intervention for skeletal fluorosis. 51.Diet survey 52.Modes of transmission of diseases 53.Prevention of rheumatic heart disease 54.Role of family in Rehabilitation services 55.Acute Flaccid paralysis 56.National Immunization Schedule 57.Blanket treatment 58.Health effects of smoking VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS 1. Dependency ratio. 2. SARS. 3. Stages of Demographic cycle 4. Domiciliary care. 5. Keratomalacia. 6. Hardy-Weinberg law. 7. CARE. 8. Define mean. 9. Lathyrism. 10.Define the Kasturba memorial fun 11. Four dietary sources of iron. 12.Four physical barriers in communication. 13.List four biomedical wastes that are disposed into the yellow bin. 14.Acculturation. 15.Define Primary Health Care. 16.List four health problems of geriatric population. 17.Advantages of oral polio vaccine. 18.Define cyclo-developmental transmission with an example. 19.List four vector control measures in dengue fever. 20.Couple protection rate. 21.World Health Organisation definition of Health. 22.What is Prevalence? 23.Age Pyramid. 24.Indian Reference Woman. 25.Vaccine for Tetanus. 26.Define Health propaganda. 27.Disability Adjusted Life Years. 28.Define Impairment. 29.Medico Social Worker. 30.Focus group discussion. 31.Define impairment with an example. 32.Immunization schedule for an antenatal mother. 33.List out two vector control measures for dengue. 34.Define symposium. 35.Define physical quality of life index. 36.List out two advantages of blackboard. 37.List out two items to be disposed into blue bin as for bio medical waste management rules. 38.Define primary care. 39.Two advantages of case control study design. 40.Body Mass Index. 41.Index case. 42.Define Herd Immunity. 43.List four dimensions of health. 44.Define maternal mortality rate. 45.Define eradication of a disease with an example. 46.Odds ratio. 47.List four advantages of Intrauterine Contraceptive Device. 48.List four Dietary sources of calcium. 49.List four social problems. 50.List out two items to be disposed into the red bin as per bio medical waste management rules. 51.List out two breeding places for the vector causing Filaria. 52.Define Epidemiology. 53.List two advantages of role play in health education. 54.Define Ergonomics. 55.Define Disaster. 56.List out two diseases transmitted by housefly. 57.List out four modifiable risk factors for Hypertension. 58.Define incubation period. 59.List Four “Vitamin D” rich foods 60.Colostrum 61.Define infant Mortality Rate 62.Four sources of health statistics 63.Name the vector for dengue and list out two breeding sources for the vector 64.Write two functions of UNICEF 65.Bitot’s spots 66.Define food fortification with an example 67.Define Carrier with an example 68.Define quarantine