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Health and Hygiene Activities: A Case Study of Bellary Istrict in Karnataka


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1 Department of Anthropology, Karnatak Arts College of Karnatak University, Dharwad, India
 

Health is a function, not only of medical care but of the overall integrated development of society-cultural, economic, educational, social and political. Each of these aspects has a deep influence in health, which is turn influence all these aspects. Hence, it is not possible to raise the health status and quality of life of people unless such efforts are integrated with the wider effort to bring about the overall transformation of a society. Good health and good society go together.

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Settlement, Relationship, Factor, Health, Hygiene And Lamani
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V. Jagadeesh
Department of Anthropology, Karnatak Arts College of Karnatak University, Dharwad, India

Abstract


Health is a function, not only of medical care but of the overall integrated development of society-cultural, economic, educational, social and political. Each of these aspects has a deep influence in health, which is turn influence all these aspects. Hence, it is not possible to raise the health status and quality of life of people unless such efforts are integrated with the wider effort to bring about the overall transformation of a society. Good health and good society go together.

Keywords


Settlement, Relationship, Factor, Health, Hygiene And Lamani

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