Landscaping Teaching and Training of Urban Health as a Part of Health Professional Education in India

Conclusion Considering the growing urban health population, it is critical that the curricula of health professional courses comprehensively incorporate adequate content regarding urban health and related issues. Curricula should be designed on the basis of clearly spelt out urban health competencies. There is a need to design specific short-term training programmes covering various aspects of urban health. Some of the institutions offering public health programmes, especially Masters in Public Health (MPH) programme, should dwell on developing urban health track as a specialization of MPH programmes.
Source: Journal of Health Management - Category: Health Management Authors: Tags: Articles Source Type: research