Chapter 13

We have all heard of the earthquakes inLatur, Bhuj, Kashmir etc. or the cyclonesthat lashed the coastal regions. Thinkof as many different ways as possible inwhich people s health would be affectedby such a disaster if it took place in ourneighbourhood. How many of these ways we can think ofare events that would occur when thedisaster is actually happening? How many of these health-related eventswould happen long after the actualdisaster, but would still be because of thedisaster? Why would one effect on health fall intothe first group, and why would anotherfall into the second group?When we do this exercise, we realise thathealth and disease in human communitiesare very complex issues, with manyinterconnected causes. We also realise thatthe ideas of what health and disease meanare themselves very complicated.

Activity _____13.4 • Survey your neighbourhood to find out: (1) how many people suffered from acute diseases during the last three months, (2)how many people developed chronic diseases during this same period, (3)and finally, the total number of people suffering from chronic diseases in your neighbourhood. • Are the answers to questions (1) and

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