LADY HEALTH VISITOR PROGRAM (2 years)

Vision:

Healthy people in healthy communities through excellence in Public Health Nursing

Mission:

To advance the practice of public health through innovative and effective public health nursing education, training and leadership

          Values:

• Health Equity: Promotes the attainment of the highest level of health for all people. 
• Leadership: Stands at the forefront to innovate and improve the effectiveness of nursing services and practice within public health. 
• Quality: Promotes use of evidence to inform practice to assure provision of the highest quality nursing services within the public health jurisdiction through training, and evaluates its effectiveness. 
• Advocacy: Advocates for the needs of Public Health and Public Health Nursing through education and policy development.
• Diverse and Competent Workforce: Develops and assures the knowledge, behaviours, and skills for a competent PHN workforce that reflects the diversity of the community it serves. 

 Program Purpose Goal

• The purpose of this course is to introduce students to community health nursing, health promotion and disease prevention across the life span. A major focus of this course is for students to critically think about and discuss the role of community health care nurse within a global environment.
• Public Health nursing students will be exposed to the culturally diverse population, health disparities that exist in the country, and to deal with disparities.
• Students will enhance critical thinking skills by planning and implementing a service-learning project in the vulnerable population community.

Lady Health Visitor Course Layout according to PNC Curriculum

• Total Duration: 2 year
• Year one: Midwifery 52 Weeks
• Preliminary Nursing, Three Months (12 Weeks)
• Midwifery Course:09 months (40 Weeks)
• Year Two: Public Health (52 Weeks)
  

  
  Eligibility Criteria
  

  
  F.Sc (Pre-Medical) 50% Marks2 YEAR
  Matric 55% Marks in aggregated science sub Year Midwifery
  1 Year Public Health Diploma
  Only for females
  Age Limit 18 to 30 Years