UP NHM CHO study plan
UP NHM CHO · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Community Health and Public Health
Define the core functions of public health and list the five pillars of primary health care as applied to rural Uttarakhand settings
Map the national population and health indicators used in India (IMR, MMR, TFR, CBR, CDR, sex ratio) and state the current approximate value of each
Explain the cold chain system for vaccines from district store to sub-centre, including temperature ranges and vaccine vial monitor stages
Describe the components of a sub-centre and a Health and Wellness Centre, and the role of the CHO within each
Your checkpoint
A one-page handwritten indicator and cold-chain cheat sheet, self-quizzed to 90% recall
Community Health and Public Health & Primary Health Care and National Health Programs
Outline the National Health Mission structure, including the roles of ASHA, ANM and CHO, and the funds flow to a Health and Wellness Centre
Summarise the National Health Programs for TB, malaria, and vector-borne diseases with their key diagnostic and treatment protocols
Calculate crude birth rate, infant mortality rate, and maternal mortality ratio from given raw numbers
Identify the notifiable diseases under the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme and the reporting timeline for each
Your checkpoint
20 solved arithmetic and program-fact questions on NHM and disease programs, scored with corrections noted
Primary Health Care and National Health Programs & Basic Clinical Skills and Patient Assessment
Perform and document a structured history and general physical examination on a simulated patient, covering vital signs, pallor, icterus, oedema and lymph nodes
List the referral criteria and first-line management for common presentations such as fever, diarrhoea, anaemia and hypertension at the Health and Wellness Centre
Explain the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke screening steps and the CBAC form fields
Demonstrate the correct technique for blood pressure measurement, random blood sugar testing and haemoglobin estimation
Your checkpoint
A completed mock CBAC form and a written clinical assessment of one simulated case
Basic Clinical Skills and Patient Assessment & Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health
Describe the antenatal care schedule, the tests at each visit, and the high-risk pregnancy danger signs requiring referral
Explain the Janani Suraksha Yojana and Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana benefits and eligibility
Outline the newborn care package: immediate newborn care, exclusive breastfeeding, immunisation schedule and the Home Based Newborn Care visit schedule
List the Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness danger signs and the classification of a child with cough, diarrhoea or fever
Your checkpoint
A completed antenatal card and a child immunisation schedule for one simulated family, checked against the national schedule
Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health & Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases
Summarise the national immunisation schedule with vaccine, dose, route, site and age for each antigen
Describe the transmission, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of tuberculosis, including the Directly Observed Treatment Short-course and Nikshay reporting
Explain the national guidelines for dengue, malaria and Japanese encephalitis case management at the primary level
State the risk factors, screening and lifestyle management for hypertension and diabetes under NPCDCS
Your checkpoint
A one-page immunisation and TB treatment reference card, recalled without notes to 90% accuracy
Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases & Health Promotion, Education, and Behaviour Change Communication
Explain the modes of transmission and prevention of HIV, hepatitis B and C, and the role of the Integrated Counselling and Testing Centre
Design a behaviour change communication session for a village on tobacco cessation using the stages-of-change model
Apply the principles of health education and the communication barriers that affect rural outreach
Describe the National Tobacco Control Programme provisions and the role of the CHO in enforcement
Your checkpoint
A written 10-minute BCC session plan on tobacco cessation with objectives, key messages and evaluation questions
Health Information Systems, Data, and Reporting & Ethics, Professional Conduct, and Medico-Legal Issues
Complete a mock Health Management Information System monthly report for a Health and Wellness Centre, including data validation checks
Explain the data flow from sub-centre to block to district and the indicators reported in the HMIS portal
State the duties of a CHO under the Clinical Establishments Act and the Charter of Patients Rights
Outline the consent, confidentiality and referral obligations in common medico-legal situations such as needle-stick injury and suspected poisoning
Your checkpoint
A fully filled mock HMIS monthly return with three deliberate data errors corrected and explained
General Aptitude, Reasoning, and Basic Arithmetic & Community Health and Public Health & Primary Health Care and National Health Programs
Solve percentage, ratio, average and time-work problems under timed conditions, targeting 90% accuracy
Practice logical reasoning sets on series, coding-decoding and blood relations
Revise the highest-yield facts from domains 1 and 2 using spaced-repetition flashcards
Take two full-length mock tests and analyse every wrong answer by domain
Your checkpoint
A written error log from two mock tests, grouped by domain, with a revision list of the 20 weakest facts
Milestones
Week 2: Score at least 70% on a self-made 40-question test covering domains 1 and 2
Week 4: Complete the antenatal and immunisation deliverables with no factual errors against the national schedule
Week 6: Score at least 75% on a 50-question test covering domains 3, 4 and 5
Week 8: Score at least 80% on two full-length mocks and have a written error log for every wrong answer