by admin | Oct 15, 2016 | Articles
This qualitative study assesses the impact of watershed management strategies on the health and the empowerment of families among a tribal community in Maharashtra. The findings point to the positive impact of the strategies in reducing public health challenges like...
by admin | Oct 15, 2016 | Articles
This is a population based study using analysis of secondary data (life expectancy at birth, infant mortality, low and high birth weight, maternal mortality, nutritional status, educational attainment, and economic status) collected from collaborators with expertise...
by admin | Oct 15, 2016 | Articles
The paper is a systematic review which aims to identify the effective public health interventions which could inform policy makers and researchers in reducing morbidity or mortality rates or the risk of ill health among a ST population. The reviewed literature focuses...
by admin | Oct 15, 2016 | Articles, Further Readings
The paper attempts to clarify basic definitions of “indigenous”, discusses their health concerns and analyses the underlying link between their social situation and the determinants of their poor health situation. It concludes with a call to action to policy makers...
by admin | Sep 30, 2016 | Articles
This article describes selected examples of public health programs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has supported related to these design elements. In addition, it describes an initiative to ensure that CDC extramural grant programs incorporate...