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Q1 In this chapter you have read that health is a wider concept than illness. Look at this quote from the Constitution and explain the terms ‘living standard’ and ‘public health’ in your own words. An important part of the Constitution says it is the “duty of the state to raise the level of nutrition and the standard of living and to improve public health. ”
Ans: Living Standard The living level at which people live. If the basic needs are hardly satisfied, it is said to be low level. If one lives a comfortable life, it is said to be of a higher level. Public Health Public health means the health of the normal people. The constitution provides equal ingress to health to everyone without any differentiation on the basis of caste, creed, sex, religion, etc.
Q2 What are the different ways through which the government can take steps to provide healthcare for all? Discuss.
Ans: The steps which are taken by government to provide healthcare for all are as follows: Rising the number of hospitals, healthcare centres, and family safety centres. Free camps for the check-up of the general public should be organised.
Organising campaigns for Pulse Polio. Health awareness is spread among common people in different ways like by organising workshops, seminars, and training camps etc.Q3 What differences do you find between private and public health services in your area?
Ans: (a) Public health services are managed by the government bodies while private health services are managed by individual or group.
(b) Public health services provide health care facilities for free or at low cost whereas private health services are run mainly for their own gain.
(c) Public health services are provided everywhere while private health services are only available in urban areas.
(d) Private hospitals are well maintained whereas people have to face huge rush in public hospitals.
Q4 ‘Improvement in water and sanitation can control many diseases’. Explain with the help of examples.
Ans: Water and sanitation are the basic amenities for the maintenance of our health. Bad quality of water leads a lot of health problems. Similarly, poor sanitation leads to epidemics giving rise to dangerous insects and worms. Recently the spread of Dengue is caused by Aedes (a mosquito). Anopheles mosquito causes Malaria. Upgradation of water and sanitation can control all these things.