Research Themes
Community Health
The Community Health initiative integrates AYUSH systems, local health traditions, and Traditional Community Health Providers (TCHPs) to bridge primary healthcare gaps. Through the VCSTCHP accreditation program, 2,000 TCHPs in 10 states have been certified, empowering a fourth healthcare tier to address disparities, improve accessibility, and enhance quality of life for marginalized populations.
Our key activities are community health research, documentation, assessment, validation of traditional healthcare practices and certification of traditional healers. We have expertise in developing innovative curriculum merging Shastra and science to wide range of stakeholders starting from layman to medical and paramedical experts.
The Community Health group plays a leading role in developing transdisciplinary links across the university and turning research into outreach solutions in primary healthcare. We have established wide range of network with traditional healers across the country which strengthens the 4th tier healthcare system.
This group has experience in conducting community-based studies/population trials, qualitative studies for the effect, efficacy and safety of traditional knowledge-based solutions in public health issues.
Our collaborators and supporters:
NAWA-Nilgiris Adivasi Welfare Association
Garden of Hope Trust
Keystone foundation
Institute of Public Health (IPH), Bengaluru
CCRAS
ICMR – NITM
Traditional healers’ associations across the country
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Dr. Prakash BN, Associate Professor
Our Team
Team of Researchers
Dr Unnikrishnan P
Professor, Member- Academic Research and Outreach Council
Mr. Hariramamurthi G
Emeritus Professor
Dr Prakash BN
Associate Professor, Head PrCB, Member Secretory Institutional Ethics Comittee
Dr Bhanu Priya
Lead Evaluator
Dr Sandra Das
Junior Research Fellow
Dr Swathi A
Quality Manager, PrCB
Dr Sreelakshmi TJ
Technical Head, PrCB
Dr Chaitra
Lead Evaluator, PrCB
Dr Jishamol Shaji VS
Lead Evaluator, PrCB
Dr Dipin V M
Junior Research Fellow
Anugraha George
Junior Research Fellow
M. Raghavendra
Project Assistant, PrCB
Contact Us
Program Email
If you have any queries, please feel free to write us a letter. You can mail it to:
Dr Prakash Bn
bn.prakash@tdu.edu.in
Official Phone
080 2856 8000
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