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Department of Community Health


Head of Department
Dr. Hejar Abd. Rahman
hejar@medic.upm.edu.my
Tel. No. : 89472425
Faxs No. :


Introduction
The Community Health Department was established to carry out teaching and research in the field of community health in various geographical settings, whether rural or urban. Activities are carried out with the focus on identifying factors that influence disease occurrence and ill health among groups in the community. Apart from that, the activities are aimed at preventing health problems from spreading through community participation.

In implementing programs and activities, the Department adopts an approach that perceives life of a community, which also includes the health of its members and which is essentially influenced by every aspect of life itself; in total includes the physical, social and cultural environment. Present day community health is not only directed at disease only, but that it has evolved rapidly to include wellness. Therefore community health has to be seen as something holistic and integrated.

In attempts to understand community health various issues and areas of services have to be investigated since the health of individuals and communities is influenced by collective behavior, attitudes, and beliefs. So are the consequences, are collective in nature and not only affect the individuals. In recognizing that any community-based activity changes with the technology and social values, approaches and strategies that are used to meet the Department’s objectives have to be appropriate with particular time and situations.

Since 1st June, this department has been headed by Dr. Hejar Abd. Rahman who replaced A. P. Mohd. Yunus Abdullah who headed
the Department for 6 years.

Occupational Safety & Health

The Unit was established in 2003 and was initially known as the Occupational Medicine Unit. In line with the changes in aspects of planning and implementation of the Medicine Doctor and the Bachelor Sciences of Occupational Safety and Health Programs, the name of the unit was later changed to Occupational Safety and Health Unit. As at the end of the year the Unit’s human resource strength consisted of one Associate Professor, four lecturers, two tutors and one support staff. The Unit is projected to grow consist of 17 academic staff by 2010.

The mission of the unit is to become a centre of excellence in occupational safety and health in Malaysia through collaborative approaches in educational programs, research, professional services and consultation.

Dr Shamsul Bahri Hj Mohd Tamrin received an IRPA funding for the research project on ‘Evaluation and prevention of Occupational Injuries among Commercial Vehicle Drivers.’





     
   
   
   
     
   
   
   
     
   
   
   
       
     
     
     
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