Last date for Applying: 07th October, 2011

Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) is launching a ONE year Online Post Graduate Diploma in Health Promotion (applied focus on Tobacco Control) 2011-12 in E-Learning mode, under project Strengthening of Tobacco Control Efforts through innovative Partnerships and Strategies (STEPS).

The curriculum for this diploma program includes information adapted from material provided by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH) and the University of Southern California (USC) Keck School of Medicine with funding support from the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use.

PGD-HPTC is the first ever PG diploma on health promotion with specialization in tobacco control launched in a developing country context and is geared towards training current early to mid-career public health professionals in the country. It allows professionals to conceptualize the role of health promotion and integrate it into their professional practices. This diploma provides skills related to the development, delivery, management and evaluation of health promotion programs. Keeping in mind the central role of tobacco control in the prevention of chronic diseases, the diploma is offered with a specialization in tobacco control addressing prevention, cessation, policy and all other aspects related to tobacco use and tobacco control in India. It focuses on sensitizing and informing professionals and equip them with tobacco control skills which in turn can be integrated into their professional practices.

A learning management system (LMS) is used for delivery of the diploma program. With an e-learning mechanism, this diploma allows professionals to study at their own pace along with their professional work. Using LMS, students can access recorded lectures, quizzes, reading material, discussion forum, Question and Answer board, assignments, live talk using LMS. Lectures covering various aspects of health promotion and tobacco control have been reviewed and recorded by international and national experts.

The deadline to receive applications is 07th October, 2011.

The brochure and application forms can also be downloaded from the CTCHP website by following the link:

http://www.ctchp.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=285&Itemid=298.

For more information, contact:
Ms. Neha Mathur (Course Coordinator - Online Courses)
Project STEPS - Public Health Foundation of India
Email:
Phone: +91-11-46046000
www.ctchp.org
www.phfi.org

Last Date: 07 Oct 2011