Rural Health in Haryana: Social Issues and Way Ahead | Original Article

ABSTRACT:

Health is the ability of the body to sustain against physical and mental challenges. How well does the body respond to challenges states the condition of health? The meaning of health has evolved over time. In keeping with the biomedical perspective, early definitions of health focused on the theme of the body's ability to function health was seen as a state of normal function that could be disrupted from time to time by disease. An example of such a definition of health is a state characterized by anatomic, physiologic, and psychological integrity ability to perform personally valued family, work, and community roles ability to deal with physical, biological, psychological and social stress”. Then in 1948, in a radical departure from previous definitions, the World Health Organization (WHO) proposed a definition that aimed higher linking health to well-being, in terms of physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity”. Generally, the context in which an individual lives is of great importance for both his health status and quality of their life It is increasingly recognized that health is maintained and improved not only through the advancement and application of health science, but also through the efforts and intelligent lifestyle choices of the individual and society. According to the World Health Organization, the main determinants of health include the social and economic environment, the physical environment and the person's individual characteristics and behaviors. In the context of health two variables come which are urban health and rural health. In this paper focus is on rural health in Haryana, how does health standards are performing in rural Haryana and the role played by state agencies to attain the standard for progressive rural health.