PREFACE
Dearfacultymembersofcommunitymedicine,
Wehaveprepareda‘CD’oncommunitymedicineclasseswhichcangenerate
enthusiasminthesubjectamongststudents.Wehopethatthis‘CD’withits
vastcoverageofinformationwillcontinuetofilltheeducationalneedsofthe
studentsinourcountry.
This‘CD’isnotasubstitutetostandardtextbooksbutagoodsupplementto
bringinthereadinessoftheteacher.Wehopetosavethetimeoffacultyin
cumbersomeslidepreparationwhichcanbeutilizedinlessonplanning.
Wethankallthestudents&facultyofcommunitymedicineofGandhiMedical
College,whohavetakenmanypainstoorganizethepresentationsintological
&uniformapproaches,thereby,facilitatingreadability,comprehension&
learning.
Wehopethatwehavesucceededinbringingtothestudenttheexcitementof
thesubject&thedesiretolearnmorethanwhatcanbeofferedbyanytext
book.
Weappreciate&acknowledgeyourvaluablefeedbackandnecessary
additionstoimprovethe‘CD’inthenextedition.
Dr.V.V.Sastry, Professor & Head,
Dept.of Community Medicine, GMC, Hyderabad.
email:
[email protected]