Anthropology and Health Issues

Book Details

• Author: Buddhadeb Chaudhuri

• Brand: Rawat Publications

• Edition: First Edition

• Binding: Hardcover

• Number of Pages: 212

• Release Date: 01-11-2014

• ISBN: 9788131606698

• Package Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.8 x 1.1 inches

• Languages: English

About the Book

Health Issues and Human Rights addresses the pressing health challenges faced by people, particularly in the context of urbanization and changing environmental situations. The book explores the impact of social and economic factors on health, emphasizing how public health workers must understand these factors to effectively address both primary prevention and the treatment of diseases.

The volume is divided into three sections:

• Section I: Health Issues and Human Rights

• Section II: Occupation and Health: The Challenges

• Section III: Changing Health Scenario: Opportunities and Challenges

The research highlights the emerging health issues associated with job hazards, urbanization, and environmental changes, and emphasizes the importance of understanding traditional medicine as part of modern healthcare. The contributions from various scholars offer insights into mental health, occupational stress, child health in urban slums, and more. The findings aim to generate interest among health administrators, scholars, and researchers in anthropology, sociology, and medical science.

Contents

1. Reviewing Health Research, Ethics, and Human Rights / Nita Mawar

2. Intellectual Property Right in Human Health Research and Its Implications / Sonia Chacko and Bini Toms

3. Mental Health / Shyamal Kumar Nandy, Supurna Das, and Amitava Mukherji

4. Mega Urbanisation and Plant Genetic Erosion / Bini Toms

5. Health and Educational Rights of the Children in an Urban Slum / Pranjal Boruah

6. Occupational Health and Psychosocial Stress of the Workers in Construction Industry / Guddi Tiwary and P.K. Gangopadhyay

7. Socio-Economic Impact on Health / Sovan Chakraborty

8. Health and Socio-Economic Status of Rag-Picker Children / Jokhan Sharma, Abhishek Chauhan, and Alok Kumar

9. Stress Manifestation in Women Executives / Swapna Vijayan, Suniti Chatterjee, and Pratiti Ghosh

10. Urbanisation, Globalisation, and Health / Parama Ukil

11. Changing Dimension of Health Care System / Rimi Dutta and Pinak Tarafdar

12. Health Status of Scheduled Caste Women / Shruti Agrawal and Pratiti Ghosh

13. Acculturation and Health Seeking Behaviour / Basavanagouda T.T.

14. Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease / D.K. Adak and N.K. Bagchi

15. Urbanisation and Its Impact on Health Seeking Behaviour / V. Jagadeesh

About the Author

Buddhadeb Chaudhuri was a Professor in South and Southeast Asian Studies, as well as the Dr. Ambedkar Chair Professor in Anthropology at Calcutta University. He was also a Senior Fellow at ICSSR and has held visiting professorships at institutions like Helsinki University and Warsaw University. He has conducted extensive field research across South and Southeast Asia and has published numerous books and research articles on anthropology, human rights, and related topics.

Subir Biswas is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at West Bengal State University, Kolkata. His research interests include anthropological demography, health, and bioethics, and he has contributed to several research projects and publications in the field.