Urban health: a global perspective

Front Cover -- Urban Health: A Global Perspective -- Developments in Environmental Science -- Urban Health: A Global Perspective -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 - Introduction -- 1 - Urban health in the 21st century: Challenges and opportunities -- 1. Introductio...

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1. Verfasser: Sivaramakrishnan, Lakshmi (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Dahiya, Bharat (MitwirkendeR), Sharma, Madhuri (MitwirkendeR), Mookherjee, Saswati (MitwirkendeR), Karmakar, Ranita (MitwirkendeR)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: San Diego Elsevier [2024]
Ausgabe:1st ed.
Schriftenreihe:Developments in enviromental science 15
Zusammenfassung:Front Cover -- Urban Health: A Global Perspective -- Developments in Environmental Science -- Urban Health: A Global Perspective -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 - Introduction -- 1 - Urban health in the 21st century: Challenges and opportunities -- 1. Introduction: urban health and good health -- 2. Importance of urban health -- 2.1 Urban health and urban planning and management -- 2.1.1 Population concentration and high density -- 2.1.2 Health determinants -- 2.1.3 Impact on public health -- 2.1.4 Emergency response -- 2.1.5 Urban healthcare system -- 2.1.6 Healthy lifestyles -- 2.1.7 Innovation and research -- 2.2 Need for a comprehensive approach to urban health -- 3. Necessity of urban healthcare systems -- 4. Major components of the urban health care system -- 4.1 Primary health care -- 4.2 Occupational health care -- 4.3 Mental health care -- 4.4 Healthcare programs -- 5. Changing disease pattern and treatment in urban areas -- 6. Changing urban healthcare system from towns to smart cities -- 7. In summary -- References -- 2 - Urban health and its drivers -- 2 - Pervasiveness of stunting among children under-5 years of age in urban India with special reference to West Ben ... -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Materials and methods -- 2.1 Data sources -- 2.2 Variables -- 2.3 Analytical measures -- 3. Results -- 3.1 Changes in the proportion of 'stunted children' across major states, India (2005-06 to 2019-21) -- 3.2 Changes in the proportion of stunted children across major states in urban India (2005-06 to 2019-21) -- 3.3 Comparison of proportion of stunted children across major states of 'India' versus 'urban India' (2005-06 to 2019-21) -- 3.4 Changing patterns of stunted children in West Bengal -- 3.5 Changing patterns of stunted children in urban West Bengal.
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Beschreibung:xxxi, 684 Seiten
ISBN:9780443219481