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This book explores India's socio-economic landscape, highlighting the critical role of inclusive policies in driving growth and well-being. It underscores the significant connection between SDGs 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 10 by integrating chapters from diverse perspectives to establish this association. Focusing on evolving trends and patterns, this book examines how India's policy formulation and program implementation have been strategically aligned with health and development goals, ensuring coordinated efforts across these critical domains. Contributions in this book provide an in-depth analysis of paradigm shifts in population and health. This book offers a nuanced exploration of the dual burden of disease and the challenges posed by an under-resourced healthcare system, advancements in maternal and child health, immunization, and public health campaigns. It also discusses persistent issues such as maternal mortality and malnutrition, which remain at the forefront of India's developmental challenges. This book offers valuable insights for students, researchers, and policymakers. It provides diverse research perspectives that illuminate India's unique challenges and opportunities. It also offers lessons for other developing nations navigating similar paths.
List of contents
Part I. Population, Health and Development-Understanding the Intersection.- Chapter 1. Reinvigorating the Health System in India (Aalok Ranjan Chaurasia).- Chapter 2. An Investigation into India’s Experience in Reducing Child Mortality: A Gender Perspective (Usha Ram).- Chapter 3. Inequity in Early Childhood in India: Addressing Challenges (Shilpa Jadhav-Bhakare).- Part II. Innovations in Healthcare.- Chapter 4. Disaster and Health Emergencies: The Indispensable Mobile Health Clinics (Jayanti Saha).- Chapter 5. Health digitalization and its impact on frontline workers: A Study of Anganwadi workers from Poshan Abhiyan (Vaishnavi Mangal).- Part III. Emerging challenges in Health.- Chapter 6. Trend and Correlates of Unmet Need for Healthcare in India (Sandhya R.Mahapatro).- Chapter 7. A comprehensive assessment of nutritional anemia among adolescent in India: an evidence from CNNS (2016-2018) (Sampurna Kundu).- Chapter 8. Hysterectomy Practices and its Associated Factors while assessing the Rural-Urban differences (Manali Swargiary).- Chapter 9. School Education, Health and Sanitation (Shazia Farooq Fazli).- Chapter 10. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene practices among slums population in Bhubaneswar city, Odisha (Ajit Kumar Lenka).- Part IV. Towards Well-Being.- Chapter 11. Discourse on climate change and well-being: examining through the lens of political ecology (Debayanti Bhowmick).- Chapter 12. Well-Being of the Elderly Population in India (Trisha Mukhopadhyay).- Chapter 13. Sexual exploitation of Muslim Naikin Women: A Case Study from Maharashtra (Malika B. Mistry).- Chapter 14. Influence of Domestic Violence on Women’s well-being and SDGs (Sampurna Singh).- Chapter 15. Spirituality, Democracy and Social Well-Being (Anubhuti Jambhulkar).- Chapter 16. Conclusion. Bridging the Social Inequalities in Health.
