, even as childhood undernutrition remains a public health problem. These have important consequences for the design of … public health systems, especially in rural India. At the same time, the intra-household dual burden of malnutrition is also … increasing. Among other factors, households with wealthier and less educated mothers, and children born with a healthy weight …

The theme of this book is health outcomes in India, in particular to outcomes relating to its caste and religious … groups and, within these groups, to their women and children. The book’s tenor is analytical and based upon a rigorous …1.Health Outcomes and Policy in India -- 2. Sanitation and Hygiene -- 3.The Social Orientation of India’s Integrated …