The Certificate in Community Health has been developed in collaboration with Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. The programme aims at improving the knowledge, skills and competencies of registered nurses/RNRM/Ayurveda practitioners to enable them to serve as competent human resource essential for strengthening the primary health care services at peripheral level. The development of this programme has been undertaken with the involvement of nursing experts, medical experts, social scientists and educationists from various related disciplines.

The main objectives of the programme are as follows:

• Enhance knowledge and skill of learners in providing community health care services.
• Develop competencies in dealing with issues of public health.
• Provide comprehensive primary care based on protocols appropriate to sub-centre level.
• Perform preventive and promotive actions for improving community health.
• Perform common laboratory investigations.
• Provide care based on protocols appropriate to sub-centre level.