Post Graduate Diploma in Sanitary health inspectors play a crucial role in the protection of public health and environment in various ways.  Civic bodies in a state depend on health and sanitary inspectors for dealing with various public issues which range from safe drinking water, safety of food and general sanitary conditions.

Food & Nutrition

Generic Elective, Discipline Specific Elective, Basic concept on Food, Nutrition and Nutrients, Classification of Food, Classification of Nutrients, Carbohydrates – Definition, Classification, Structure and properties. Monosaccharides – glucose, fructose, galactose, Disaccharides – Maltose, lactose, sucrose, Polysaccharides – Dextrin, starch, glycogen, resistant starch, Carbohydrates – Sources, daily requirements, functions, Lipids -Definition, Classification & Properties, Fatty acids-composition, properties, types, Proteins- Definition, Classification, Structure & properties, Dietary Fibre-Classification, sources, composition, properties & nutritional significance.

Environmental Sanitation And Sanitary Engineering

Importance and Necessity of Protected Water Supply systems, Water borne diseases, Flow chart of public water supply system, Role of Environmental Engineer, Agency activities, Sources of Water, Quality and Analysis of Water, Introduction to Sanitation, Systems of sanitation – relative merits & demerits – collection and conveyance of waste water – sewerage – classification of sewerage systems- Estimation of sewage flow and storm water drainage – fluctuations – types of sewers – Hydraulics of sewers and storm drains– design of sewers – appurtenances in sewerage – cleaning and ventilation of sewers.

Communicable and Non-Communicable Disease

What are Non-Communicable Diseases, Orientation Assignment Drop box, Introduction to Health-related Agencies, Introduction to Non communicable Diseases, Introduction to Communicable Diseases, Preventing Communicable & Non communicable Disease, Global Communicable and Non communicable Diseases, Non communicable disease in the world, Cancer biology, Clinical approach to cancer, Cancer in the world, Environmental risk factors, Cardiovascular Disease- A Growing Global Problem, Diabetes, obesity, and under nutrition.

Health and Death Statistics

Civil Registration System, Important indicators of fertility and mortality, Crude Death Rate, Age and Sex Specific Death Rates, Maternal Mortality Ratio, Infant Mortality Rate, Neo-natal Mortality Rate, Comparison of Major Birth Related Mortality Indicators, Fertility by age of women, Expectation of Life at birth, Important indicators of Census, Sex Ratio, Child Sex ratio, Age Sex Population Pyramid, Population projection, Fertility and its proximate determinants, Infant and Child Mortality, Nutritional Status of Children, Nutritional/Anaemia Status of Women and Men.

Medical Entomology& Parasitologi

Introduction, Common identification Characteristics of Arthropods, Taxonomy, Arthropod Habitats, Advantages and disadvantages of arthropods, General control methods of arthropods, The Orders of Insecta, The External Morphology, Internal Morphology of Insects, Digestive system, Excretory system, Circulatory System, Respiratory System, Muscular System, Nervous System, Reproductive System, Types of Reproduction in Arthropods, Polyembryony, Life history patterns and phases, Developmental Stages of Insects.

Basic Medicine &Treatment of Minor ailments

History of the profession of Pharmacy in India in relation to Pharmacy education, industry, pharmacy practice, and various professional associations, Pharmacopoeia: Introduction to IP, BP, USP, NF and Extra Pharmacopoeia. Salient features of Indian Pharmacopoeia, Organoleptic (Colouring, flavouring, and sweetening) agents, Definition, types with examples and uses, solution, syrup, elixir, emulsion, suspension, dry powder for reconstitution, Insufflations, dusting powders, effervescent powders, and effervescent granules, Basic structure, layout, sections, and activities of pharmaceutical manufacturing plants, Novel drug delivery systems.