TRAINING RESEARCH AND EVALUATION DIVISION

OF CHEB

MINIMUM CRITICAL INFORMATION ON THE COURSES 

ABOUT THE DIVISION :

            The training division came into being in 1964.  But the first training programmer had been started in 1960 with the help of various specialist in CHEB for Family Planning Extension Educators, V.D.Workers, District Health Educators, Health Visitors, Nursing Superintendents, Social Workers, Social Scientist, Teachers and Media Personnel of various state health education bureau.  In recent years, stress is laid on developing skills in health education, IEC & health promotion and to integrate theoretical aspect of health education with field operations.

ACTIVITIES

CHEB conducts both long term and short term courses in health education.     

      Objective of Training Division are to:-

(1)   Provide training in health education through long and short term training programmes to equip the participate to work as health education specialist.

(2)   Prepare and standardise training curriculum for the training of various categories of health education personnel.

(3)   Provide assistance and guidance to the faculty of health and family planning training centre/public health institution/NGO’s etc. within and outside the country.

(4)   Organize periodically short orientation training programmes for visitors to the Bureau from

 TRAINING COURSES:

(1)    Post Graduate Diploma in Health Education (P.G D.H.E)

(2)    In-Service Trainings.

(3)    Orientation Training Programmes.

(1)      Post Graduate Diploma in Health Education (P.G D.H.E)

            The course was started in 1971.  It is a two year post graduate diploma course affiliated to University of Delhi and reconised by Medical Council of India.  Capacity of course is 20.  It is open to medical and non-medical graduates with social science background and work experience of one to three years.  Foreign students sponsored by respective countries if fulfill the criteria of Delhi University are eligible for admission.  The officers of CHEB conduct the course and participate in teaching and field training.

Aim-To prepare health education specialist in the country.

(II)  In-Service Training

1. Training courses in health education for Para-Medical workers

-In-Service training to para-medical workers of various health programs, medical  Colleges and voluntary organizations.

-Duration-1 week.

-Capacity-20

  2. Medical officers’ training course.

-For Medical Officers of P.H.C’s to strengthen their knowledge about health    education and their role as leaders of health team in P.H.C.

-Duration-1 week

-Capacity-20

3. Media personnel training course

-For photographers, projectionists, artist, script writers, mechanics etc.of state 

 Health Education Bureaus/National Health Programmes/Medical Colleges etc.

-Duration-1 week.

-Capacity-20

4. District Level Medical Offices’/C.H.S. Officers’ course
        -Course in health education to trained medical officers and C.H.S officers to 

          promote health education and for health promotion.

-Duration-1 week

-Capacity-20

5. Training course for Key-Trainers

-To equip trainers of H&F.W.T.C’s to undertake responsibilities of various 

  categories under M.P.W scheme

-Duration-1 week.

-Capacity-20

6. Teachers’ Training Course
            -Duration-1 week

         -Capacity-2

7. Training of I.S.M Doctors

-To sensitise doctors from Unani/Homeo/Ayurveda/Tibi System in health 

education and health promotion. 

-Duration-1 week.

-Capacity-20

(III) Orientation Training Progremmes

-Duration-2 Hours to one day.

-Beneficiaries-Medical Students from Medical Colleges/Nursing Students from

  Nursing Colleges and other medical/non-medical personnel from

  national/international organizations.

-400-500 such students visit CHEB every year.

FIELD STUDY & DEMONSTRATION CENTRE (FSDC)

The Field Study and Demonstration Centre of the Bureau is a field laboratory to try various methods and media of health education which can be adopted else where.  The centre provides opportunities for various divisions of the bureau to undertake the field trials, conduct research, test and develop methods and media and train various categories of personnel in actual field situations.

CHEB LIBRARY

The Bureau has a library with about 10,000 books on varied subjects like health education, social sciences, communication, training, family welfare, media, management, adult education, elementary and secondary education etc.  Besides books on various disciplines, the library has a good number of reference books such as encyclopedias on social sciences, medicine and on national and international developments; in health reports published from time to time by the Govt. of India are also placed in the library.  The library receives national and international journals on various subjects like health education, school health, sociology, public health, nutrition, population, education etc.  The library is one of the richest libraries in health education.

RESEARCH AND EVALUATION UNIT

         The knowledge of people’s behaviour forms an essential component the health education.  To understand why people behave the way they do and to develop better ways and means to change their behaviour, it is essential to study the peoples’ knowledge, their health practices and attitudes towards various health problems and programmes. With this view in mind, the research and evaluation division was established in 1960 with the objective to understand and promote behavioural research activities in the country.  The functions of the division are to:

1. Conduct studies in various components of society and social forces related to health behaviour.

2. Conduct problem oriented studies to help in the effective implementation of various public health programmes.

3. Initiate health related behavioural studies in cooperation/coordination with international agencies; universities and other allied organizations.

4. Conduct research methods courses for training social scientists working in the SHEBs, medical colleges and in other allied institutions.

5. Strengthen social sciences and research methods components in various inservice training programmes of the Bureau.

6. Participate in the two year post graduate D.H.E programmes of the Bureau affiliated to Delhi University.

7. Conduct evaluation studies of the various training programmes, methods and media and other service activities of the Bureau.

8. Assist state health education bureaus in carrying out health education research and in other research oriented activities at the state level.

9. Disseminate health education research information to state health education bureaus and various other allied institutions at the national level.

The division has conducted 75 field studies in the areas of

1. National malaria eradication programme

2. Small pox

3. Maternity and child health and family welfare

4. Leprosy

5. Tuberculosis

6. Diarrhoeal diseases

7. Sexually transmitted diseases

8. Environmental sanitation

9. Food practices

10.Medical care etc. 

        One of the major functions of the division is to produce technical papers and circulate them to the SHEBs and other institutions who may use these for developing the research component of health education.  Training in social research methods is another significant function of the division.  The division has been organizing research methods courses.  One each in 1962, 1966, 1974, 1977 and thereafter yearly as a routine activity.

Annexure –VI

Conferences Workshops