The Environment and Health: An Emerging Area of Research in India

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• Personal Author:
  Balakrishnan K ; Hu H
• Description:
  It is no secret, either to the citizens of India or to the rest of the world, that many aspects of life in India are undergoing rapid and profound changes. The health consequences of earlier such changes have been predominantly for the better with, for example, a dramatic increase in life expectancy at birth for the average Indian from 31 yr in 1951 to 60 yr in 1991 as access to food, potable water, immunizations, and basic health care improved. However, some of the more recent changes have been less sanguine, such as the marked increase in obesity, type II diabetes, and associated cardiovascular morbidity that has begun to result from dietary shifts and the spread of sedentary lifestyles. Several other aspects of recent changes in India - in particular, rapid urbanization and population shifts to cities, industrialization, and a steep increase in the combustion of fossil fuels for energy and transportation needs - are also of deep concern and threaten to impede or even reverse improvements in life expectancy for broad segments of the population and impair function in both obvious and subtle ways. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Blood Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System Diet Fuel Oils Hematologic Diseases Morbidity Occupational Health Safety Transportation
• Keywords:
  Blood Sugar Disorders Cardiovascular Disease Dietary Effects Environmental Health Food Fuels Health Care Health Effects Immunizations Morbidity Rates Obesity Sedentary Lifestyle Water Purification

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• ISSN:
  0971-5916
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  121
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20056915
• Citation:
  Indian J Med Res 2005 Jun; 121:711-715
• Contact Point Address:
  Kalpana Balakrishnan, Department of Environmental Health & Engineering, Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute No. 1, Ramachandra Nagar, Porur Chennai 600 116, India
• Email:
  kalpanasrmc@vsnl.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• Performing Organization:
  Harvard School of Public Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20030701
• Source Full Name:
  The Indian Journal of Medical Research
• End Date:
  20050630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:00dcc90a76cea13b3697f63994a4bbf0d1a9020abb259a2d63e43977f1e976ac89a0dc2c4dc011e23521ec968e639d1185320a1a960619735ae422c96b340f32
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214408/cdc_214408_DS1.pdf
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