State of Health Education and Quality of Life in India
Ms. Nandini Dubey, M.A.-II,
Department of Economics,
S.N.D.T. Women’s University, Churchgate, Mumbai-400020.
E-mail- nandiniiii@rediffmail.com
Abstract
The promise to ensure universal health and education is common to the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs) and the National Common Minimum Program (NCMP).
The typical notion of the term health education is that it’s about medical education. In this article it is attempted to dispel this notion. A healthy populace ensures better working and lesser man days lost. The contents of Health education are broadly been described in terms of General education and Medical education.
Health education starts from the day a child is conceived in the womb of the mother and is a life long process. Issues like sanitation, nutrition, RTI (Right To Information) on healthcare needs to be taken care off. Consumption of intoxicants such as tobacco and alcohol and the Myths and Superstitions regarding diseases needs to be checked.
Today we witness an uneven geographical distribution of health workers. The shortage of health workers is compounded by the fact that their skills, competencies, clinical experience, and expectations are often poorly suited to the health needs of the populations they serve. All such problems are taken into consideration in this article. 1. Introduction
Education and health are an inseparable part of living. Health education aimed mainly at changing individual behaviour and lifestyle faces growing challenges. The broader economic, social and environmental forces are the determinants of many diseases and of behaviours that contribute to ill health. (Freudenberg N.-1982) Ruslink Doris emphasizes the role of family in health management thus: “The family which regards good health as a precious possession takes precautions to protect it and to avoid those conditions which may jeopardize it. Such a family safeguards the health of each member in many ways by providing a healthful, happy home
Department of Economics,
S.N.D.T. Women’s University, Churchgate, Mumbai-400020.
E-mail- nandiniiii@rediffmail.com
Abstract
The promise to ensure universal health and education is common to the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs) and the National Common Minimum Program (NCMP).
The typical notion of the term health education is that it’s about medical education. In this article it is attempted to dispel this notion. A healthy populace ensures better working and lesser man days lost. The contents of Health education are broadly been described in terms of General education and Medical education.
Health education starts from the day a child is conceived in the womb of the mother and is a life long process. Issues like sanitation, nutrition, RTI (Right To Information) on healthcare needs to be taken care off. Consumption of intoxicants such as tobacco and alcohol and the Myths and Superstitions regarding diseases needs to be checked.
Today we witness an uneven geographical distribution of health workers. The shortage of health workers is compounded by the fact that their skills, competencies, clinical experience, and expectations are often poorly suited to the health needs of the populations they serve. All such problems are taken into consideration in this article. 1. Introduction
Education and health are an inseparable part of living. Health education aimed mainly at changing individual behaviour and lifestyle faces growing challenges. The broader economic, social and environmental forces are the determinants of many diseases and of behaviours that contribute to ill health. (Freudenberg N.-1982) Ruslink Doris emphasizes the role of family in health management thus: “The family which regards good health as a precious possession takes precautions to protect it and to avoid those conditions which may jeopardize it. Such a family safeguards the health of each member in many ways by providing a healthful, happy home
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