Rural Health Education Book
Contents: Preface. 1. Health education and rural health infrastructure. 2. Health education for rural drinking water supply. 3. Health education for rural situation. 4. Health education for rural housing. 5. Village socio-economic programme: administration for health promotion and education. 6. Health education through community participation: Information, Education and Communication (IEC). 7. Inter-sectoral co-ordination: vital for health promotion and education. 8. Appropriate technology and research for rural (Primary) healthcare and education. 9. Health education of referral system for health promotion. 10. Panchayati Raj and rural development. 11. Education for women empowerment: vital for health development and education. 12. Health education at village level: sub-centre. 13. Health education at village level through community health workers and trained birth attendants. 14. Working of primary healthcare: promotion and education–a case study of Punjab. Bibliography. Index.
"People in rural areas generally remain unhealthy inspite of the fact that nature has provided them with good facilities–pure air, natural environment and good lifestyle. However, because of their poverty and lack of general education and especially health education they are prone to many diseases for which they rush to health facilities in the cities. Health education in the rural areas can do miracles if the people in rural areas understand that their health is in their hands and is their own responsibility.
Health and education are the most important factors for the overall quality of life enjoyed by the people in an area, region or country. The health development is the process of continuous progressive improvement of the health status of the population. Its outcome is the rising level of human well-being, not only by reduction in the burden of the diseases but also by the attainment of positive, physical, mental and social health related to satisfactory economic functioning and social integration. Health is both an input and output and is linked with development. Inspite of this realization, the people, especially those in rural areas, are not getting facilities of modern medicine. The state of hopelessness and frustration among people is not because of lack of professional knowledge or competence, but due to poor administration of health services.
In this volume "Rural Health Education" we have attempted to make rural India healthy through Health Education Inter-sectoral, co-ordination, people's participation, etc. This book would be useful to all concerned with rural India." (jacket)