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Department of Community Health Nursing

MCON , Manipal
Health Sciences

Established as one of the founding departments of the Manipal College of Nursing (MCON), MAHE, the Department of Community Health Nursing has been at the forefront of community-based nursing education, service, and research. The department prepares you to deliver comprehensive, preventive, promotive, curative, and rehabilitative healthcare at the individual, family, and community levels. Through field-based learning, rural and urban health postings, and collaborative public health initiatives, you develop the competencies required to address evolving community health needs.

Highlights

  • Provides comprehensive training in community health nursing, family health assessment, community assessment, health promotion, and disease prevention.
  • Conducts monthly morbidity clinics in adopted villages such as Patla and Athrady, offering preventive and promotive healthcare services to rural communities.
  • Extensive clinical exposure through urban and rural health centres, with hands-on experience in maternal and child health services, school health programs, nutrition projects, and national health programs.
  • Organises health screening camps, community outreach programs, and health education initiatives aligned with national public health priorities.
  • Collaborates with Primary Health Centres, local government bodies, and other MAHE departments to promote interdisciplinary community healthcare.
  • Provides community health learning experiences for international students, fostering global perspectives in public health nursing.