Health And Public Health India Is Experiencing A Rapid...

Introduction The term health has many meanings in terms of Indian development as since from the colonial past till the present. Health is the pillar on which life of people and the well-being of the economy depend. With respect to public health, India is experiencing a rapid epidemiological and demographic transition whereby it has to deal with an unfinished business of infectious diseases, nutritional deficiencies as well as escalating epidemics of non-communicable diseases. Such threat to the nation’s health and development requires prioritizing of public health policy with the objective of cost-effective interventions for health promotion, disease prevention and affordable health care. After years of neglect, public health in India is witnessing some changes in terms of greater financial commitment from the government for public and primary health care, pressure to meet the Millennium Development Goals, and implementation of national level programs such as Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) and National Rural Healt Mission, but the effectiveness and outcomes of such changes needs to be analysed. Literature Review Healthy population is very important for a developed nation and public health is an important indicator of holistic development yet public health is often ignored or at least its whole scope is not very often realized as it is often reduced to medical services. Public health services as Monica Das Gupta says is lot more than just medical services that areShow MoreRelatedFunctional Aspects of Health Status2384 Words   |  10 Pages Health is a relative expression of metabolic efficiency, and is a valued state of existence in individuals especially during adulthood. Food intake is directly associated with the health and wellbeing of a person. Background: Co existence of under nutrition and obesity is a matter of major concern. Objective: It was proposed to develop data base about the mean nutrient intake, its difference among genders, and anthropometric profile of adult population and association between BMI and WHR. Methodology:Read MoreLgbt19540 Words   |  79 Pagespublicly and can be a complex process. People who wish to transition often start by expressing their gender identity in situations where they feel safe. They typically work up to living full-time in a different gender, by making gradual changes to their gender expression. Connecting with other transgender people through peer support groups and transgender community organisations is also very helpful for people when they are going through the tra nsition process. Transitioning typically involves changes inRead MoreAnnotated Bibliography: Plagiarism39529 Words   |  158 Pagesscience and the public. Organization, 19(6): 881- 889. Global Health Bibliography Carabali, J. M. and Hendricks, D. (2012), Dengue and health care access: the role of social determinants of health in dengue surveillance in Colombia. Global Health Promotion, 19(4): 45-50. Deguen, S., Sà ©gala, C., Pà ©drono, G. and Mesbah, M. (2012), A New Air Quality Perception Scale for Global Assessment of Air Pollution Health Effects. Risk Analysis, 32(12): 2043-2054. Hassoun, N. (2012), Global Health Impact: A Basis