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Welcome to communityhealth.in! We are a collaborative project aimed at creating a comprehensive resource on community health and the Health For All movement in India. Contributors range from health workers, researchers, activists and others with an interest in community health. Find out more about us at the About page. You can help! Find out how you get involved at the Community portal. You can also visit our project blog at communicatinghealth.wordpress.com, join our low traffic announcement email list at communityhealth.in-announce and become a fan on Facebook. Welcome to the communityhealth.in community! - The communityhealth.in team

Health workforce in India Portal: Medical education in India Medical education timeline Nursing education Community health worker education SC/ST experience of Indian medical education Featured articles Treating survivors of rape and sexual assault Treating survivors of torture Rakku's Story Digital archives project The Digital Archives Project aims at preserving some of the key publications of the Health For All movement that are currently out of print. Publications related to the 1978 Declaration of Alma Ata Health By The People edited by Kenneth Newell, WHO Alternative Approaches To Meeting Basic Health Needs In Developing Countries (1975) by V. Djukanovic and E.P. Mach, WHO Manual For Community Health Workers (1977) by MOHFW Health for All Series (1978-1984) by WHO Health For All: An Alternative Strategy (1981) by ICMR and ICSSR Publications of the Medico Friend Circle In Search of a Diagnosis (1977) Health Care: Which Way To Go? (1983) Under The Lens: Health and Medicine (1986) Medical Education Re-Examined (1991) Publications of the Jan Swasthya Abhiyan Health For All Now! A People's Health Resource Book, a compilation of 5 booklets prepared for the First National Health Assembly in December 2000. Second National Health Assembly booklets compiled for the Second National Health Assembly in March 2007. Reports of Central Government Committees and Councils If you would like to suggest a book or help out with scanning books that are currently on our list then please contact Suresh Dhandapani.

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