Alumni speak

It was really very interesting and knowledge gaining course. It really helps to understand different health policies and schemes related to public health. The knowledge gained by this course benefits to work on public health organizations. The content of this course is very much research oriented with real life schemes/examples which help to understand it completely. The assignments of the course are more practical based which needs to perform in local society in place of just reading from the book or website. These practical assignments provide opportunity to face the ground level reality and understand the challenges involved in public health domain.

I wanted to work in health sector so PHN course is helping me in this regards. Skills learned are analysis, food chart, finding nutritive value in local market and preparing the chart.

I have enjoyed and learned a lot from this course. I am trying to implement the course learning in my present job and hope, it is useful in future too. I felt that there should be more quality material available hence if you do not have chance to attend the online discussion, student can refer material. The assignment should be more focused to real-life practical issue, there were few, but this type of course should have practical level assignment hence student can learn and understand how to use the learning in real life.

Online way of teaching, presentations, reference materials and assignments has given me good exposure about modern technique of studying and learning. I shared my views, ideas and knowledge and what I have learnt from the course with my colleagues, staff and implemented this knowledge through discussions, made presentations (from data I have collected for assignments and reference materials) also implemented this knowledge and information/updates in my counselling for patients. It’s really a good course for a person like me who wanted to make career in field of public nutrition. I want to go for research and PhD and thus this course will give me good insight and knowledge; infact it encouraged me to think seriously about my goals and motivated me to achieve it.

Joining PHFI-PHN was a good decision. It provides right platform to get an in depth understanding of public health sector. After acquiring 9 years of professional experience in health care industry, now I am looking forward to move in to public health sector. Through this program I have received proper guidance on the same. Though imparting knowledge through e-learning is not a new concept, but getting a first-hand experience is a different story altogether. Internet and connectivity problem were there sometimes but as recorded lectures were also available, I didn’t miss out anything. For some students course content was bit technical but in my opinion it was comprehensive. It would be helpful if more realistic data and documents will be shared on this platform. Networking activities are also expected. Overall, I would like thank PHFI for all the support and benefits.

The PHN course helped me in enhancing my knowledge and analytical skills on public health and nutrition issues. The course helped me to broaden my mental arena on the public health nutrition. I learnt how to conduct critical analysis of the multidimensional and interlinked development programs related to health and nutrition aiming at enhancing quality of life of people. The project I am working with is on women empowerment. I used my analytical skills, learnt during the PHN course in analyzing the development programs of Government of India and Government of Uttar Pradesh, which are related to social, economic and political empowerment of women in rural areas and initiating designing of social mobilization and inclusion strategy for the benefit of the project.

PHN course enhanced my technical knowledge and supported in my career to apply for the higher post. It is a good course to make one’s CV strong and suitable. Nutrition in infancy and adolescent and planning of project has helped me in implementation of programs and designing of projects.

It is always an honor to associate with such great institutions for academic purpose. I gained knowledge by joining the course. Policy and program related modules were most beneficial.

The one year PG Diploma course in Public Health Nutrition is one of the best course in the domain of nutrition. Keeping in view the constraint of qualified personnels, it provides excellent course syllabus at par with international standard with best faculty and very professionally managed online course. I have been immensely benefited from the course and feel privileged to be part of the alumni. I convey my deep gratitude to all the staffs, academia, and course coordinator involved in designing the course and wish them all success in their future endeavours.

I applied for the Public Health Nutrition course as I wanted to gain more knowledge about good health through nutrition and primary prevention of nutrition related illness in the population. This course covered a lot than I expected and also involved me having the insights on nutritional epidemiological research, the role of nutrition in public health, and the identification of practical solutions to public health problems. I am thankful to the Public Health Nutrition faculty who were helpful every time I needed a mentor to guide me on content. I look forward to more associations with Public Health Foundation of India.