Portal: Reading about community health
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Top 10 lists
10 must read books on community health in India
- Health For All Now! A People's Health Resource Book, a compilation of 5 booklets prepared for the First National Health Assembly of the Jan Swasthya Abhiyan in December 2000.
- Report of the Independent Commission on Health in India (1997) by VHAI.
- Jamkhed (1994) by Rajnikant Arole and Mabel Arole.
- Reaching India's Poor: Non-governmental Approaches to Community Health (1994) by Saroj Pachauri.
- People's Health in People's Hands (1993) by N.H. Antia and Kavita Bhatia.
- Taking Sides: The Choices Before The Health Worker (1986) by C. Sathyamala, Nirmala Sundharam and Nalini Bhanot.
- Rakku's Story: Structures of Ill-Health and the Source of Change (1984) by Sheila Zurbrigg.
- Poverty, Class And Health Culture (1982) by Debabar Banerji.
- Health For All: An Alternative Strategy (1981) - A report by ICSSR and ICMR.
- Alternative Approaches To Health Care (1976) by ICMR.
10 must read books on the global context of community health
- Pathologies of Power (2003) by Paul Farmer.
- Just and Lasting Change (2002) by Daniel Taylor-Ide and Carl Taylor.
- Global Health Watch publications by PHM, MedAct and GEGA.
- Questioning the Solution (1997) by David Werner and David Sanders.
- Where There Is No Doctor and Helping Health Workers Learn by David Werner.
- Practising Health For All (1983) by David Morley, Jon Rhode and Glen Williams.
- Rural Development: Putting The Last First (1983) by Robert Chambers.
- Medical Nemesis: The Expropriation of Health (1976) by Ivan Illich.
- Health By The People (1975) by Kenneth Newell.
- Alternative Approaches To Meeting Basic Health Needs In Developing Countries (1975) by V. Djukanovic and E.P. Mach, WHO.
More books on community health and Health For All in India
- Health For All Now! Revive Alma Ata (2003) edited by Ravi Narayan and P.V. Unnikrishnan.
- Second National Health Assembly booklets compiled for the Second National Health Assembly in March 2007.
- State of India's Health (1992) by VHAI.
- Medical Education Re-Examined (1991) by Medico Friend Circle.
- An Analysis of Health Policies and Programmes in India in the Eighties (1990) by Debabar Banerji.
- Community Participation in Health and Family Welfare: Innovative Experiences In India (1990) by Ashok Sahni and Sudha Xirasagar.
- The Politics of Health in India (1988) by Roger Jeffery.
- Under The Lens: Health and Medicine (1986) by Medico Friend Circle.
- Social Sciences and Health Service Development in India (1986) by Debabar Banerji.
- Health and Family Planning Services in India (1985) by Debabar Banerji.
- Health Care: Which Way To Go? (1983) by Medico Friend Circle.
- Learning From The Rural Poor (1982) by Henry Volken, Ajoy Kumar and Sara Kaithathara.
- Appropriate Technology For Primary Health Care (1981) by ICMR.
- Evaluation Of Primary Health Care Programmes (1980) by ICMR.
- Moving Closer To The Rural Poor (1979) by Mobile Orientation and Training Team.
- In Search of a Diagnosis (1977) by Medico Friend Circle.
Websites
- communityhealth.in
- phmovement.org - Global People's Health Movement website. Also includes webpages on the International People's Health University, the First People's Health Assembly and the Second People's Health Assembly.
- phm-india.org - Jan Swasthya Abhiyan website.
- who.int - World Health Organisation website.
- infochangeindia.org/Health - InfoChange Health portal.
- indiatogether.org/health - IndiaTogether Health portal.
- politicsofhealth.org - Politics of Health Knowledge Network website.
- twnside.org.sg - Third World Network website.
- gapminder.org - Unveiling the beauty of statistics for a fact based world view.
- rehydrate.org - Website on oral rehydration therapy.
Magazines and newsletters
Journals
- Indian Journal of Medical Ethics
- Indian Journal of Community Medicine
- Indian Journal of Public Health
- Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
- Medico Friend Circle bulletin
- Christian Medical Journal of India
- Economic and Political Weekly
Charters and Declarations
- Cuenca Declaration (2005)
- Mumbai Declaration (2004)
- People’s Charter for Health (2000)
- Indian People's Health Charter (2000)
- Declaration of Alma Ata (1978)
Important reports on health in India
- Report of the Bhore Committee (1946)
- Primary Health Care: Report of the International Conference on Primary Health Care, Alma Ata, USSR, 6-12 September, 1978
For a complete list of important government reports on health in India visit Portal: Health Committee and Commission Reports.
Manuals and textbooks
- Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine by K. Park.
- Where There Is No Doctor and Helping Health Workers Learn by David Werner.
- Global Health: An Introductory Textbook by Hans Rosling et.al.
- People's Initiatives in Primary Health Care by Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samithi.
- Joyful Learning Series (1996) by Uma.
- Fiona: A Manual For The Managers Of Community Based Primary Health Care Projects by CMAI.
- Manual For Community Health Workers (1977) by MOHFW.
- The Primary Health Worker (1980) by WHO.
