Voluntary Action in Health and Population: The Dynamics of Social Transition

1. Auflage 2000
ISBN: 978-0-7619-9405-3
Verlag: SAGE PUBN

Buch, Englisch, 276 Seiten, Format (B × H): 147 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 435 g

'The main strength of the book is that it is a collection of credible field studies conducted in geographically specific areas (Indian states), thus each chapter has a particular focus beyond which it does not stray' - Omar A. Khan, Contemporary South Asia Bringing together fourteen case studies from action research projects undertaken by voluntary organizations in India, this book analyzes the dynamics of social change, the factors that lead to success and the problems encountered. The book's concern is with community particiption and the need for education as being critical in bringing about change in health behaviour.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Misra, Sunil

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Demographie, Demoskopie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Dienste, Soziale Organisationen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword - K Srinivasan
Introduction
PART ONE: INFANT MORTALITY AND FERTILITY
Introduction
Accelerating the Decline of Infant Mortality and Fertility in Damoh, Madhya Pradesh - Amita Bardhan
Accelerating the Decline of Infant Mortality and Fertility - Ravindra Nath Gupta
Tehri Garwhal, Uttar Pradesh
Accelerating the Decline of Infant Mortality and Fertility - Sunil Misra
The Case of Tikabali, Orissa
Implications
PART TWO: INTEGRATED HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN RURAL AREAS
Introduction
Sanrachna - Nirmal Sawhney
The Integrated Health and Development Project, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
The Integrated Health and Development Project in Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh - Sunil Misra
Nav-Chetna
Intensifying Family Planning Activities through Integrated Family Planning, Health and Social Development, Tonk, Rajasthan - Mohan Advani and R C Swarnkar
Implications
PART THREE: FERTILITY, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RESPONSIBLE SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR IN URBAN SLUMS
Introduction
Promoting Responsible Sexual Behaviour among Youth in Bangalore, Karnataka - K Ramachandra Sastry
Health and Family Welfare through Community Participation - K Sureender
Dharavi Slums, Bombay, Maharashtra
The Fertility Reduction Project in a Low-Income Resettlement Colony, New Delhi - Ramamani Sundar
Reducing Fertility among Women in Inner City Slums, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh - C R Prasad Rao and A Usha
Implications
PART FOUR: FAMILY PLANNING AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IN THE ORGANIZED SECTOR
Introduction
Community-Based Reproductive Health Network, Faridabad, Haryana - Shanta Venkataraman
Promoting Reproductive Health in the Organized Sector, Kota, Rajasthan - Amita Bardhan
Promoting Methods of Spacing among Women Industrial Employees - Ravindra Nath Gupta
Solan-Kalka Industrial Complex, Parwanoo, Himachal Pradesh
Implications
PART FIVE: INVOLVEMENT OF INDIGENOUS RESOURCE PERSONS IN THE PROMOTION OF FAMILY PLANNING
Introduction
Family Planning through Practitioners of the Indian System of Medicine (Involvement of Rural Medical Practitioners), Udaipur, Rajasthan - Ravi K Verma
Implications
PART SIX: IN RETROSPECT
Critical Areas for Action - Sunil Misra
PART SEVEN: CONCLUSION
Non-Government Organizations as Catalysts of Change - Sunil Misra