Humlog : Defining Health Activism and Health Communication
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Panjab University Axing trees illegally
Environmentalist arrested under pressure
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WHO Prize for The Mudcake 
May 15, 2007 Dr. Gaurav Chhabra's short film, The Mudcake, wins 1st Prize...
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Dr.Gaurav Chhabra
M.B.B.S.,PGD preventive
and promotive healthcare

#2256,Sec.35C,Chandigarh
Ph.No.+919888340250
01732231465
Email:medimedia@gmail.com
Website:www.humlog.org


Personal Profile

Date of birth : 4th Oct 1979
Gender : Male
Place of birth : YamunaNagar, Haryana, India
Nationality : Indian
Marital status : Unmarried
Languages known : Hindi, English, Punjabi,Gujarati.

Career Objective

To set up a self sustainable model for the use of Mass media and interpersonal communication for Health education leading to Health empowerment and Health promotion through health activism; specially for the rural and illiterate masses.

Field of interest

1. Health activism and health promotion
2. Health communication
3.Applied Psychology
4. Preventive medicine
5. Development communication

Academics

Qualification:
M.B.B.S. from B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad
Gujarat University (March -2005)

Additional qualifications:
P.G. Diploma in Preventive and Promotive HealthCare
(Apollo hospitals , Hyderabad, affiliated to B.R Ambedkar Open University.)

M.Sc. Psychotherapy and Counseling (I.P.M.S., Mumbai, an autonomus inst.)


Education Details

Exam Institute Board
S.S.C. Sacred Heart Convent School, Jagadhari C.B.S.E.
H.S.C. M.L.N. College ,

Yamunanagar

Haryana Board
M.B.B.S. B.J.Medical College,

Ahmedabad

Gujarat university


Work experience

▪ Medical officer, Malaria Control Program, Commisionerate of Health, Gandhinagar (May-July 05)
Designed a Behaviour Change Communication Campaign on ‘School based Malaria control campaign.’
▪ Research asst. in School of Public health,PGI,Chandigarh: 1st Apr 2006 onwards

▪ Freelance projects: Documentaries/ fiction films / animation on health issues.

Co-curricular activities

# Research work: on ‘Lifestyle and Obesity’ in urban population.
# Paper presented at 12th National Preventive and Social Medicine Conference.
Presentation on ‘SCHOOL BASED MALARIA CONTROL CAMPAIGN’ at International Malaria Conference of I.C.M.R. held in Delhi in Nov. 05.

Field work/conference/seminars attended during internship:

1. Participated in Pulse Polio Programme.
2. Participated in School Health Programme
3. Participated in N.S.S.’s Rural Health Camp.
4. Participated in Medical Tourism meet at Vibrant Gujarat festival.
5. Participated in C.M.E. on ‘Lifestyle Diseases’ at Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad

Extra curricular achievements:

1. Documentary on School Health Programme (Concept, research, direction)
2. Documentary on Utthan, an NGO at Ahmedabad (Research, asst. cameraman)
3. Film on Blind People’s Car rally. (Concept, direction, Camera, editing.)
4. Film on ‘Body building and Steroid abuse (Concept, research direction, editing)
5. Independent animation film ‘Bablu aur Dengue’(concept, research and direction)
6.Independent MMS films on AIDS ‘The Forbidden Fruit’(first of its kind ever.) and another MMS film - The Blindspot , on Anti -tobacco theme .
7. Photographs exhibited several times at State and National Lalit kala Photography Competition organized by Gujarat state.
8. Done photography for various book and magazine covers.

Presently Coordinating independent Development Communication initiative -HUMLOG : The project defines Health activism and uses the principles of developmental communication for health promotion by empowering comman people.

Details on: www.humlog.org
Hobbies: Photography
Leisure activities: Reading books on field of interest

Computer knowledge

Basic windows operation & internet
Epi Info.
Adobe Photoshop
Video Editing software
Sound Editing software

Family background

Father: Dr. Raj K. Chhabra M.B.B.S. from A.F.M.C., Pune
Mother: Dr. Usha Chhabra M.B.B.S. from S.M.S. Medical College, Jaipur
Brother: Dr. Gautam Chhabra M.B.B.S. from M.D. Uni., Rohtak
References

1. Dr. Amarjit Singh, IAS
Secretary (Family Welfare) & Commissioner
Commisionerate of Health
Govt. of Gujarat, Gandhinagar,
Phone: +91-79-23253271
Email: cohealth@gujarat.gov.in

2. Dr. Vasudev S. Rawal, M.D. P.S.M., M.D., Psychiatry
Director, State Institute of Health and Family Welfare.
Govt. of Gujarat.
Phone: +91-79-27462811
Email: vasur@icenet.net

3. Dr. Bharat S. Bhavsar, M.D. P.S.M.
Professor and Head,
Community Medicine department,
B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Phone: +91-7922681024
Email: dr_bsbhavsar@rediffmail.com

4. Dr. Arbind Sinha
Professor and Head,
Health Care Communication Management/Developmental communications.
Mudra Institute of Communication Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Ph. No.:+91-2717-237946
Email: arbind@mica.ac.in

5. Mr. Bipul K. Sinha, M.A.(psy), D.M..& S.P. (Ranchi uni.)
Asst professor, Clinical Psychology,
Dept of Psychiatry,
Civil Hospital Ahmedabad, Gujarat
President: India Jung Centre
Phone: +91-79-22686085
Email:indiajungcenter@rediff.com

6. Dr. Bhushan Punani, PGDM, LLB, PhD
Executive director, Blind people’s association,
Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Phone: +91-79-26303346
Email: blinabad1@sancharnet.in
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