Watershed Development and Health: Study of Child Nutrition in Rural Semi-Arid Region - Hardcover

Watershed Development and Health: Study of Child Nutrition in Rural Semi Arid Region

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: New. 1st Edition. Contents: Foreword. 1. Introduction. 2. Water development and child nutrition. 3. Investigational intricacies. 4. Anthropometry child health, feeding and dietary practices. 5. Household socio-economic profile. 6. Profile of mothers of children aged 0-5 years. 7. Village infrastructure. 8. Development profile and child nutrition: a comparative perspective. 9. Watershed development and health. Appendices. References. Index. Watershed development is important in the rejuvenation of degraded ecosystems in the rural semi-arid regions. The economic and social changes and facilitated by watershed development are well known. However the impacts it can have on community health are not much documented. development can be meaningful only when it contributes to community health. Watershed development with health inputs has the potential to bring about a change in the health culture of a community. The present work has tried to understand as to whether this change is reflected in the nutritional status particularly of children. It also discusses child nutrition in the context of development of villages. The book will be of immense use to development practitioners policy makers researchers and academicians working in the area of watershed development and community health. (jacket). Artikel-Nr. 110285

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