The Social Determinants of Health in India

1. Palimpsests of ‘Social Determinants of Health’—From Historical Conceptions to Contemporary Practice in Global and Indian Public Health
Devaki Nambiar

Part I. Conceptualization

2. Putting the ‘Social’ Back in: Social Determinants of Health as a Methodological Lens
Arima Mishra

3. Conceptual Issues of Conflict as a Social Determinant of Health: Explorations from Manipur
Veda Yumnam, Rajib Dasgupta

4. Deconstructing the Urban Transition: Conceptualization, Measurement and Mechanisms
Nandita Bhan

5. Missing the Forest—The Significance of the Distal in Social Determinants of Health
Indira Chakravarthi

Part II. Operationalization

6. Shram Jeevani: Special Task Force Report on Women’s Labor in the Informal Economy in Bihar
Sushmita Goswami

7. Who’s in Charge of Social Determinants of Health? Understanding the Office of the Municipal Health Officer in Urban Areas
Prathibha Ganesan, Devaki Nambiar, T. Sundararaman

8. Scaling-Up a Community-Based Approach to SDH: Reflections on the SEWA Experience
Sapna Desai

Part III. Oversight

9. Promoting Intersectoral Action on Menstrual Health and Hygiene Management: Arriving at a Framework and Indicators to Inform Policy and Programs
Arundati Muralidharan

10. Chhattisgarh Swasth Panchayat Yojana: Convergent Community Action for Health and Its Determinants in Rural India
Samir Garg

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When People Wake up the Anganwadi—Community Monitoring and Action in Maharashtra Is Making Child Nutrition Services Accountable and Effective
Shweta Marathe, Abhay Shukla

12. Social Determinants of Maternal Health: Dead Women Talking
Renu Khanna, B. Subha Sri

13. Weaving It Together: Concepts, Methods and Indicators
Devaki Nambiar, Arundati Muralidharan

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Medical Sociology, Health Economics