Urban Health Tool Kit: An Aid to Plan and Implement Urban Health Program
Abstract
Key words: City Health Plan Planning Tool Monitoring Tool Vulnerability Assessment Household Survey Health Facility Assessment Health Resource Map Morbidity Profiling For any individual or institution, the designing of an... [ view full abstract ]
Key words: City Health Plan Planning Tool Monitoring Tool Vulnerability Assessment Household Survey Health Facility Assessment Health Resource Map Morbidity Profiling
For any individual or institution, the designing of an urban health program at the city level is always a daunting task. The inadequacy of reliable, appropriate and context specific information is common. The situation further aggravates with the presence of multiple stakeholders and the nature of their engagement with health. The National Urban Health Mission launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, government of India recognizes that the planning process in urban areas is complex and has to be inclusive in nature, with a focus on understanding and assessing the current status of health and health determinants. Dealing urban health issues at the city level is a challenge because of information gaps that existed. To begin with, one has to explore the city for location of slums and slum-like settlements in the city; especially for the unauthorized settlements Understanding the functions of the health services and nutritional supplementation through respective departments is the next tasks to understand the issue of accessibility and reach particularly poor and marginalized. It is equally important to understand the city’s morbidity profile, which at times is very unique in nature. For measuring progress, one has to understand household health profile for selected health and social determinants of health indicators. The current paper describes a host of tools which are essential during the planning and implementation of urban health program. The paper also discusses the efficacy of these tools as these are tested over a period of time and in multiple locations.
Authors
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sainath banerjee
(IPE- Global)
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Sumoni Mukhaerjee
(Freelance)
Topic Area
V. Health indicators, spatial analysis and mapping: new tools, new methods 5.1 Spatial ana
Session
PBAIC-O-04 » Place Based Actions to Prevent Disease and Promote Health In Cities (10:45 - Sunday, 3rd April, TBA)
Paper
Abstract_for_ICUH_2016_Urban_Health_tool_Kit_15.01.2016.docx
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