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Public health education is gaining momentum in India. The increase in communicable and non-communicable disease incidence and prevalence, changing population demographics, along with concerns about pandemics, natural disasters, and wars, have highlighted the challenges faced by health systems.  Historically in India, public health education was mainly delivered through medical schools. However, there has been a shift from medical schools to public health schools to develop a multi-professional public health specialist workforce.

The High-Level Expert Group, (HLEG) emphasized the need for the establishment of public health institutes across India. The National Health Policy 2017 envisages the creation of a Public Health management cadre in all states. The learning from the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for a robust Public Health cadre. The availability of multidisciplinary public health professionals would enhance the equity and efficiency of healthcare delivery and would also relieve the burden on clinical professionals to cope with managerial functions.

There has been a rapid increase in the number of public health programs offered in India given the increased demand for the public health workforce. Several institutes offer public health programs but due to a lack of council for regulating the programs, there is limited information available about these programs. Analysis of the various public health programs in India will help understand the public health education landscape in India.

This innovative Public Health Programs dashboard aims to present the characteristics of public health education programs available in India’s varied geographical and regional contexts.

It also offers opportunities for prospective students/individuals with interest in public health to gain experiential learning opportunities through our V-INSPIRE Public Health Initiative, participate in our CAMP, workshops subscribe to our evidence based innovative Community of Population Health Informatics Learners (COPHI) discussion board and gain opportunity to present novel ideas and innovations to solve 21st century public health challenges by participating in our IMPACT initiative.

Public Health Programs in India

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