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(b) Good housing
(c) Access to drinking water
(d) Access to sanitation
(e) Medical care
(f) Transportation
(g) Healthy environment
(h) Education
Health depends on social structure as well as culture. The routine organization as
well as restrictions of daily settings shape our human health. Even though depression has disturbing disabling effects, it is often not recognized by patients or doctors.
A community is a small or large social unit who has something in common. An
individual may belong to much community depending on something what he/she
has common with respect to members of other community. The dimension of the
boundary varies from local community to international community.
Community participation is core element of healthy community. The legislature,
executive, and judiciary wings of the community need to be vibrant and honest if a
human community has to be healthy in the current scenario.
Corrupt and dishonest community will lead to depletion/misuse of resources
which otherwise can be used for education, disaster management, environment
protection, and treatment to sick people. Poor community support will leave the
victim of accident unattended on road. Poor laws and enforcement will lead to pollution and spread of diseases. Community participation in vaccination, health education, research, environment protection is essential for vulnerability to diseases.
The cooperation and networking with local and international community are keys to
health of individual and all members of community. A community with conflicts
will expose the members of community to injury, pollution, poor health care, explosion of epidemics, and food/water availability.
Fig. 5.9 Froth formations in lake due to misuse of the common property for discharge of untreated
effluent
5.8 Community Medicine
(b) Good housing
(c) Access to drinking water
(d) Access to sanitation
(e) Medical care
(f) Transportation
(g) Healthy environment
(h) Education
Health depends on social structure as well as culture. The routine organization as
well as restrictions of daily settings shape our human health. Even though depression has disturbing disabling effects, it is often not recognized by patients or doctors.
A community is a small or large social unit who has something in common. An
individual may belong to much community depending on something what he/she
has common with respect to members of other community. The dimension of the
boundary varies from local community to international community.
Community participation is core element of healthy community. The legislature,
executive, and judiciary wings of the community need to be vibrant and honest if a
human community has to be healthy in the current scenario.
Corrupt and dishonest community will lead to depletion/misuse of resources
which otherwise can be used for education, disaster management, environment
protection, and treatment to sick people. Poor community support will leave the
victim of accident unattended on road. Poor laws and enforcement will lead to pollution and spread of diseases. Community participation in vaccination, health education, research, environment protection is essential for vulnerability to diseases.
The cooperation and networking with local and international community are keys to
health of individual and all members of community. A community with conflicts
will expose the members of community to injury, pollution, poor health care, explosion of epidemics, and food/water availability.
Fig. 5.9 Froth formations in lake due to misuse of the common property for discharge of untreated
effluent
5.8 Community Medicine