Indian Institute of Public Health- Bhubaneswar, Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi, India.
Indian J Public Health. 2011 Apr-Jun;55(2):100-6. doi: 10.4103/0019-557X.85240.
Public health engineering can play an important and significant role in solving environmental health issues. In order to confront public health challenges emerging out of environmental problems we need adequately trained public health engineers / environmental engineers. Considering the current burden of disease attributable to environmental factors and expansion in scope of applications of public health / environmental engineering science, it is essential to understand the present scenario of teaching, training and capacity building programs in these areas. Against this background the present research was carried out to know the current teaching and training programs in public health engineering and related disciplines in India and to understand the potential opportunities and challenges available. A systematic, predefined approach was used to collect and assemble the data related to various teaching and training programs in public health engineering / environmental engineering in India. Public health engineering / environmental engineering education and training in the country is mainly offered through engineering institutions, as pre-service and in-service training. Pre-service programs include diploma, degree (graduate) and post-graduate courses affiliated to various state technical boards, institutes and universities, whereas in-service training is mainly provided by Government of India recognized engineering and public health training institutes. Though trainees of these programs acquire skills related to engineering sciences, they significantly lack in public health skills. The teaching and training of public health engineering / environmental engineering is limited as a part of public health programs (MD Community Medicine, MPH, DPH) in India. There is need for developing teaching and training of public health engineering or environmental engineering as an interdisciplinary subject. Public health institutes can play an important and significant role in this regard by engaging themselves in initiating specialized programs in this domain.
公共卫生工程可以在解决环境卫生问题方面发挥重要而显著的作用。为了应对因环境问题而产生的公共卫生挑战，我们需要受过充分培训的公共卫生工程师/环境工程师。考虑到当前因环境因素导致的疾病负担以及公共卫生/环境工程科学应用范围的扩大，了解这些领域的教学、培训和能力建设计划的现状是必要的。有鉴于此，本研究旨在了解印度公共卫生工程及相关学科的现行教学和培训计划，并了解现有的机遇和挑战。本研究采用系统的、预先确定的方法收集和整理了印度公共卫生工程/环境工程各种教学和培训计划的相关数据。全国的公共卫生工程/环境工程教育和培训主要通过工程机构提供，包括岗前和在职培训。岗前培训计划包括与各邦技术委员会、机构和大学附属的文凭、学位（研究生）和研究生课程，而在职培训主要由印度政府认可的工程和公共卫生培训机构提供。虽然这些项目的学员获得了与工程科学相关的技能，但他们在公共卫生技能方面明显缺乏。公共卫生工程/环境工程的教学和培训在印度是作为公共卫生计划（MD 社区医学、MPH、DPH）的一部分进行的，因此受到限制。有必要将公共卫生工程或环境工程的教学和培训发展为一门跨学科的学科。公共卫生机构可以通过从事这一领域的专门项目，在这方面发挥重要作用。
