“A Study on Health Issues” People of Sherkhan Gardan at Kodambakkam in Chennai City

Abstract

Health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being in humans, it is the general condition of a person’s mind, body and spirit, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain and in a broader sense, would refer to a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity as stated by WHO in 1946. Sustainable sanitation is the need of the hour and safe drinking water is getting scarce and also lack of preventive health screening and luck of suitable m prenatal care is yet another cause for malnourishment and poor health of both mother and children. are spreading disease among the people. Increasing urbanization has resulted in a faster growth of slum population. Various agencies, especially those in developing countries are finding it difficult to respond to this situation effectively and disparities among slums exist owing to various factors. This has led to varying degrees of health burden on the slum people. People health conditions in slums with inadequate services are worse in comparison to relatively better served slums. In view of the differential vulnerabilities across slums, an urban health program should build context appropriate and community-need-responsive approaches to improve health in the slums.