Main description:

This engaging book presents an insightful look into the contributing factors which have shaped the modern public health system in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. Reflecting on the historical, socio-economic, and contemporary scenario of environment and public health, this book presents essays that discusses the role of spatial patterns of diseases, health risk patterns, contributions of medical missionaries in health services in Kashmir, changing disease ecology of Leh and traditional medical therapy in Ladakh, among others.

The book also examines the cholera ecology in Kashmir during the nineteenth century, the significance of Kangri - a portable traditional heat source - in cultural studies, economics, and cancer research. It investigates the role of traditional knowledge in the medical therapy of rural areas of Ladakh and the impact of urbanization on quality of human health in Srinagar City. Besides the book examines iodine deficiency disorders and the extension of vector-borne diseases. The essays also probe into the rising mental health concerns in post-pandemic Kashmir.

This book will be useful for students, researchers and teachers of physical geography, human geography, environmental studies, public health, and health sciences. It will also be of interest to political geographers, sociologists, policymakers, and those interested in the issues related to health and environment in the region.

Contents:

1. Environment and Health in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh: Historical and Contemporary Scenario - Rais Akhtar 2. Environment and Cholera in Kashmir during Nineteenth Century- Rais Akhtar 3. Dr Henry Cayley's Pioneering Medical Work in Ladakh - John Bray 4. Arthur Neve (1859 - 1919) and a Mission Hospital in Srinagar, Kashmir- Rais Akhtar 5. Environment, Culture, Economics and Convenience in the Valley of Kashmir- Rais Akhtar 6. Environment and Health in Kashmir During Nineteenth Century- Rais Akhtar 7. Changing Diseases Ecology of Leh District: Contemporary Scenario and Historical Perspective - Rais Akhtar 8. Traditional Medical Therapy in Rural Ladakh- A Regional Analysis- G. M. Rather 9. Environmental Compulsions of Pesticide Application in Kashmir and its Impacts on Orchardists- Ishtiaq A. Mayer, Bashir A. Lone, Manzoor A.Wani, Sheraz A. Lone 10. Urbanization and Quality of Human Health in Srinagar City, Jammu and Kashmir- Arshad A. Lone, G. M. Rather, and M. Sultan Bhat 11. IDD (Iodine Deficiency Disorders) Scenario in Jammu Province of J & K, India - Dr. Rajiv Kumar Gupta, Dr. Sunil K Raina 12. Extension of Vector Borne Diseases into J&K state of India- Dr. Sunil Kumar Raina, Prof. Rajiv Kumar Gupta 13. Extreme Weather Events: Floods and Disease Risks in Kashmir (Jammu & Kashmir), A Case Study of Srinagar Floods - Bupinder Zutshi 14. Perception of Urban Health Hazards in Srinagar, India- Rais Akhtar 15. Health care behaviour in Western Himalayas: A Case study of Udhampur Forest Villagers in Jammu and Kashmir- Anuradha Sharma, Sandeep Singh, and Davinder Singh 16. Health seeking Behaviour Among the Hanjis of Dal Lake, Kashmir, India - Mushtaq A. Kumar, Shazia Mehraj and Dr. G.M. Rather 17. Spatial Disease Pattern and its Correspondence with Geographical Factors of Jammu Region, J&K India - Subhash Chander Sharma 18. Food Insecurity in Rural Areas of Bandipore District, Jummu & Kashmir, India- Rais Akhtar 19. Coronavirus Outbreaks in Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh- Rais Akhtar 20. Levels of Malnutrition by altitude based on Body Mass Index (BMI) among School children (14 - 18 years) in Gujjar Community of Greater Kashmir Himalayas- G. M. Rather 21. Comparative Profile of Covid-19 Mortality in Jammu Versus Kashmir Provinces in Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir- Rajiv K Gupta, Shashi Sudhan Sharma, Richa Mahajan, Talat Jabeen 22. Mental Health Assessment of Recovered Covid-19 Patients: A Case Study of Srinagar City- Aisha Dev, M. Imran Ganaie, Aabida, Afshan Nabi, Ishtiaq A. Mayer 23. Conclusion and Suggestions- Rais Akhtar