Series OSS                                                                                                                             Code No. 235

                         HEALTH EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION PUBLIC RELATIONS AND PUBLIC HEALTH

Time allowed : 3 hours                                                                                               Maximum Marks : 70

Instructions :  All questions are compulsory.

1. Explain  the  importance of Health Communication. Mention four advantages and four disadvantages of using inter-personal methods of communication.    2+2+2

 

2. Mention four important symptoms of Asthma. Explain what health education you would give to a person who is suffering from asthma.    2+4

 

3. List the objectives of Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS). Briefly describe the services provided under the ICDS scheme.    3+3

 

4. Describe the process of communication with the help of flow chart and examples.    3+2+1

 

5. Explain what is Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD). Write four symptoms of IHD. Mention what health education you would give to a person who had his first anginal attack.    1+2+3

 

6. Mention the steps of planning a health education program by a private bank for a group of women in a rural community.    3

 

7. Explain what advice you would give to a person who is having vomiting.    3

 

8. Prepare health education contents for a group of adolescents on care of eyes.

 

9. Explain the term Vasectomy. List the advantages of vasectomy.

 

10. Mention your role as a General Health Assistant in a health-care service institution in relation to communication with patients.    3

 

11. Briefly  explain  the  factors  that  affect human  relationship in a health-care setting.

 

 
12. Describe what health education you would give to a person to prevent obesity.

 

13. List any six diseases caused due to poor environmental sanitation.    3

 

14. Write any four objectives of health education.

 

15. Mention four symptoms of Swine flu (H1N1 infection).

 

16. Explain the importance of proper hand washing with soap.

 

17. List the  universal  safety precautions for control of HIV/AIDS in hospitals.    2

 

18. Explain  the  importance  of good Public Relations in health-care institutions.    2

 

19. Briefly describe any four methods of Data Collection.    2

 

20. Mention ways of resolving conflicts among hospital staff.    2

 

21. Calculate the mean weight of six children of one year of age whose weights (in kg) are given below :    2