minority health and health disparities

Introduction - Although population of some animals is also studied, the population of human beings is most extensively studied. Whenever the word population is used, it connotes the human population. Population is one of the most important subjects known for having large scale ramifications on econ..

Community Health and Personal Health - The health of a community depends upon the personal health of the various members of the community. Community health can be defined as the personal health along with the environmental services for the..

Health care is an important human activity causing pollution to environment in many ways. It is ironical that the activities meant to care for human health are themselves causes of pollution and are detrimental to human health. The activities of health care, ..

Health Care - Health care is an important human activity causing pollution to environment in many ways. It is ironical that the activities meant to care for human health are themselves causes of pollution and are detrimental to human health. The activities of..

Community health refers to health issues concerning a common group of people. It is different from individual health issues in the sense that symptoms, control measures are community oriented. Large part of community health deals with preventive medicin..

Reproductive health refers to health issues connected with reproduction. The health of mother during pregnancy (also called pre - natal) and after child birth (also called antenatal) and health of child are included in reproductive health. The growt..

Community health refers to health issues concerning a common group of people. It is different from individual health issues in the sense that symptoms, control measures are community oriented. Large part of community health deals with preventive medicines as ..

Where many pesticides are extensively used to kill insects like mosquitoes. Apart from killing mosquitoes, these chemicals cause large pollution to drinking water, soil as well as many food stuff. For e.g., Spraying DDT, BHC to control mosquito based human diseases is extensively taken up in our co..

Along with warmer temperatures and higher humidity, the number of very hot days is expected to rise in many areas around the globe. Heat stress occurs in such conditions and the young, old and poor people are more susceptible to it. High temperatures will reduce work efficiency of human beings. Fu..

All living organisms need food for growth, work, repair and maintaining life processes. Food is made up of several components such as proteins, carbohydrates, fats, minerals and vitamin..