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• Thoroughly revised and updated edition. </br></br>• Text is presented in bulleted format for easy reading. </br></br>• Cover page reminds the reader of some of the great stalwarts, who have contributed to the public health in terms of lives that can be saved. </br></br>• As per the title, it encompasses the recent advances in the field of community medicine. </br></br>• New topics included are National Health Policy – 2017, National Health Insurance Schemes, Epidemiology of Stress, Epidemiology of Leptospirosis, National Kala-azar Elimination Programme, Epidemiology of Asian Lineage Avian Influenza H7N9 Virus, National Strategy for Malaria Elimination, National Strategic Plan for HIV/AIDS and STI 2017–2024, National Oral Health Programme, Floods and Health, and Nipah Virus Disease. </br></br>• New small topics included are Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Biomedical Waste Management Rules – 2016, ICMR Recommended Daily Allowances of the Nutrients, Global Vaccine Action Plan, National Operational Guidelines on Introduction of Measles – Rubella Vaccine, Global Health Sector Strategy on Viral Hepatitis, National Deworming Day, Suraksha Clinic, Revised Guidelines on Anti-retroviral Therapy, Modified Kuppuswamy’s Method of Socio-economic Classification, Mother’s Absolute Affection Programme, Mother and Child Tracking System, Sample Registration System, Meta-analysis, Fish-Bowl Technique, “All-In” initiative, Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram, Gantt chart, Focus Group Discussion, Poisson Distribution, Ayushman Bharat, Rapid tests for detection of Food Adulterants, List of Health Policies and many more. </br></br>• Focus is also given on updating National Immunization Schedule – 2017, Zoonoses, Zika vaccine, Mycobacterium indicus pranii vaccine, Opened Multidose Vial Policy, Intensified Mission Indradhanush and Post-exposure Prophylaxis for Leprosy. </br></br>• Revised topics are Epidemiology of Dengue Fever, Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme and National Programme on Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke. </br></br>• The exquisite flowcharts, diagrams and pictures with lucid language make reading a pleasurable experience. </br></br>• New guidelines, recommendations, health programmes and schemes have been added. </br></br>• New chapters on Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness and Internet and Health have been incorporated. </br></br>• Comprehensively covers the syllabus as recommended by the universities. </br></br>• Distribution of diseases has been depicted in the world and Indian Maps. </br></br>• Text is supported with easy-to-reproduce flowcharts, tables, life cycles of parasites, treatment algorithms, well-drawn figures, concept maps, graphs. </br></br>• Includes Appendices giving additional information on some stalwarts and their contribution to community medicine, calendar of important dates and events, milestones in vaccination and many more. </br></br>• Reading clarifies the doubts and confusions thereby making the subject matter interesting. </br></br>• It is not only student-friendly, but also teacher-friendly. </br></br>• Useful for public health professionals and policy makers. </br></br>• Gives the researchers a thought to work in terms of preventing the disease and promoting the health, thus serving the humanity.
