Evolution of poverty alleviation programme in India

Since independence, India has made huge economic progress which no doubt has raised the standard of living of our people but still the journey to eradicate poverty is quite long. One third of Indian population is living below the minimum income which is required for subsistence. Poverty is a major social determinant of health as poor people lack access to basic social amenities like safe water, sanitation, food security, health infrastructure etc., which makes them highly vulnerable to deadly diseases. On the other hand, catastrophic expenditure on health and loss of economic productivity due to disease makes millions of people poor every year. Seeing the grave situation, Government of India has launched various poverty alleviation programmes from time to time. In this review we discuss evolution of employment generation programme since its inception in India. We also focus on upcoming challenges in further reducing the poverty rate and future opportunities.

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Collaborative Governance in Poverty Reduction in Bandung City

Jurnal Ilmiah Ilmu Administrasi Publik ◽

10.26858/jiap.v11i1.19742 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Riana Permani

Keyword(s):

Poverty Alleviation ◽

Local Governments ◽

Poverty Reduction ◽

Institutional Design ◽

Descriptive Analysis ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Collaborative Governance ◽

Poverty Rate ◽

Poor People ◽

Collaboration Process

The main strategy of poverty alleviation in Bandung is directed to reduce the poverty rate. But the countermeasures that have been done by the relevant parties have not reached the target set. BPS data in 2019 showed the number of poor people reached 84,670 or 3.38% of the total population. In the last five years, the poverty rate has never reached 1% in accordance with the RPJMD target. On the other hand, all parties agree on the importance of building a system of partnership, coordination, and collaboration between local governments, communities, and non-governmental organizations in collaborative governance. The establishment of the Coordination Team for The Acceleration of Poverty Alleviation (TKPK) Kota Bandung became an important forum in achieving the target of reducing poverty rates. This research aims to find out how the implementation of collaborative governance principles at TKPK Kota Bandung. This study uses a qualitative approach with a descriptive analysis method to find out the existing condition of ongoing collaboration. The data source is obtained from in-depth interviews, field observations as well as secondary data. The results showed that the principles of collaborative governance by TKPK Kota Bandung have not been optimal. The existence of a special meeting forum is more often very important to build a common understanding of the roles and responsibilities of each stakeholder. Optimization of facilitative leadership and institutional design is also indispensable to provide encouragement to the collaboration process that tends to be slow to show temporary results.

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Mechanisms linking teenage mothers’ educational attainment with self-reported health at age 50

BMC Women s Health ◽

10.1186/s12905-020-01150-y ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Julie Maslowsky ◽

C. Emily Hendrick ◽

Haley Stritzel

Keyword(s):

Educational Attainment ◽

Well Being ◽

The United States ◽

Social Determinant ◽

Early Childbearing ◽

Partner Characteristics ◽

Higher Educational Attainment ◽

The Life Course ◽

Social Determinant Of Health

Abstract Background Early childbearing is associated with adverse health and well-being throughout the life course for women in the United States. As education continues to be a modifiable social determinant of health after a young woman gives birth, the association of increased educational attainment with long-term health for women who begin childbearing as teenagers is worthy of investigation. Methods Data are from 301 mothers in the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 who gave birth prior to age 19. We estimated path models to assess women’s incomes, partner characteristics, and health behaviors at age 40 as mediators of the relationship between their educational attainment and self-rated general health at age 50. Results After accounting for observed background factors that select women into early childbearing and lower educational attainment, higher levels of education (high school diploma and GED attainment vs. no degree) were indirectly associated with higher self-rated health at age 50 via higher participant income at age 40. Conclusions As education is a social determinant of health that is amenable to intervention after a teen gives birth, our results are supportive of higher educational attainment as a potential pathway to improving long-term health outcomes of women who begin childbearing early.

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Telehealth and the digital divide as a social determinant of health during the COVID-19 pandemic

Network Modeling Analysis in Health Informatics and Bioinformatics ◽

10.1007/s13721-021-00300-y ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Camille A. Clare

Keyword(s):

Digital Divide ◽

Social Determinant ◽

Social Determinant Of Health

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Conceptual causal models of socioeconomic status, family structure, family functioning and their role in public health

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/s12889-021-10214-z ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Frederik Booysen ◽

Ferdi Botha ◽

Edwin Wouters

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Socioeconomic Status ◽

Family Functioning ◽

Family Structure ◽

Empirical Studies ◽

Social Determinant ◽

Causal Models ◽

Family Socioeconomic Status ◽

The Family ◽

Social Determinant Of Health

AbstractSocial determinants of health frameworks are standard tools in public health. These frameworks for the most part omit a crucial factor: the family. Socioeconomic status moreover is a prominent social determinant of health. Insofar as family functioning is poorer in poor families and family structure and functioning are linked to health, it is critical to consider the pathways between these four constructs. In this correspondence, we reflect on how empirical studies of this conceptual nexus mirror two causal models. We conclude by reflecting on future directions for research in this field.

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Tourism and poverty alleviation: perceptions and experiences of poor people in Sapa, Vietnam

Journal of Sustainable Tourism ◽

10.1080/09669582.2013.871019 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 22 (7) ◽

pp. 1071-1089 ◽

Cited By ~ 61

Author(s):

V. Dao Truong ◽

C. Michael Hall ◽

Tony Garry

Keyword(s):

Poverty Alleviation ◽

Poor People

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Reactions to Diversity: Using Theater to Teach Medical Students about Cultural Diversity

Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development ◽

10.4137/jmecd.s37986 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 3 ◽

pp. JMECD.S37986 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Kimberley D Ivory ◽

Paul Dwyer ◽

Georgina Luscombe

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Health Outcomes ◽

Diversity Training ◽

Social Determinant ◽

Cultural Humility ◽

Future Health ◽

Perceptions And Attitudes ◽

Interactive Exercises ◽

Social Determinant Of Health

Training medical students to understand the effects of culture and marginalization on health outcomes is important to the future health of increasingly diverse populations. We devised and evaluated a short training module on working with diversity to challenge students’ thinking about the role of both patient and practitioner culture in health outcomes. The workshop combined didactic teaching about culture as a social determinant of health using the cultural humility model, interactive exercises, and applied theater techniques. We evaluated changes in the students’ perceptions and attitudes over time using the Reaction to Diversity Inventory. There was initial significant improvement. Women and students with no past diversity training responded best. However, scores largely reverted to baseline over 12 months.

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