This department
envisions facilitating appropriate and required learning experiences in community health
nursing as described by the Indian Nursing Council for undergraduate and postgraduate nursing
students. Students and faculty are actively involved in regular home visits and
palliative care activities in the nearby rural and urban areas. The services are extended to the
areas under Block Primary Health Centre, Vamanapuram, Community Health Centre,
Tharatta, Sree Gokulam Urban Health Centre, Attingal and Sree Gokulam Rural Health
Centre, Kallara. The department actively participates in extension activities like nutritional
demonstrations, school health programmes, field trips, national health programmes and health
camps. The department is involved in imparting regular health education to the public in rural and urban areas. Mass health education programs are conducted through role play, puppet
shows, street play, flash mobs and Health exhibitions. Both PG and UG students are engaged in
conducting community-oriented research projects. Nurse-Led Clinic was started in 2016
under the Department of Community Health Nursing to provide preventive and promotive
health care services to the people of adopted village.
