Health Inspector Course
Diploma programme · 2 years · Department of Health Inspector
About the programme
The Multi Purpose Health Worker (Male) / Health Inspector / Sanitary Inspector plays a vital role in the rural and urban health care delivery system. They should be sensitive and accountable to meet the health needs of the community, and able to provide accessible, equitable, affordable and quality health care. They can act as a catalyst for inter-sectoral convergence in promotive and preventive health care.
Public health is an important concern of the municipal bodies in every state. Sanitary inspectors play a crucial role in protecting public health and the environment, and their demand is increasing with the changes in the public health sector. Civic bodies depend on health and sanitary inspectors for issues ranging from safe drinking water and food safety to general sanitary conditions.
This course trains students in the methods and practices of maintaining high standards of hygiene. Students develop competence in health and family welfare, government health policies and public health, through subjects such as community health, the role of the environment in health, and nutrition and health care. Sanitary inspectors (sanitarians) play an important role in preventing and controlling the spread of disease in the community: they initiate the proper implementation of environmental sanitation, which makes their role indispensable to the health of the community.
The course is approved by the Department of Public Health, Government of Tamil Nadu.
Eligibility
- Minimum age: 18 years on 1 July of the year of admission.
- Maximum age: 30 years on 1 July of the year of admission.
- A pass in the Higher Secondary (+2) examination with Biology, Zoology or Botany.
- Tamil must have been studied as a subject at the 10th standard level.
What you will study
First year
- Paper I: Anatomy and physiology; microbiology; medical entomology and parasitology
- Paper II: Hygiene; environmental sanitation and waste management; biomedical waste management; nutrition and nutrition education
- Paper III: Introduction to public health and international regulation of health; the Public Health Act; public health problems in India with special reference to Tamil Nadu; factors affecting the health of the individual, family and community; national health programmes including HIV/AIDS and NRHM
Second year
- Paper IV: Control of communicable and non-communicable diseases; basic medicine and treatment of minor ailments; first aid, emergency care and rehabilitation
- Paper V: Reproductive and child health / NRHM; family welfare and population education
- Paper VI: Behavioural science; communication skills, interpersonal communication (IPC) and counselling; IEC, audio-visual aids and media
Field training
Six months of field training is compulsory, including practical hours.
Career opportunities
- Health Inspector / Sanitary Inspector in municipal corporations and municipalities
- Multi Purpose Health Worker in Primary and Urban Health Centres
- Public health and sanitation programmes
- Hospital infection control and sanitation
- Food safety and environmental health work
