Social Agencies and Services in Community Medicine Introduction Community medicine is a branch of medicine that focuses on the health of populations and communities. Social agencies are organizations that provide services to individuals and families in need. These agencies can play a vital role in improving the health of communities

1. Social Agencies &
Services
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2. OBJECTIVES
● Introduction
● Principal Agencies for Womens
● Community Services
● Laws
● Co-operatives
● Educational Services
● Recreation & Cultural Activities
● Conclusion

3. Introduction
● Social welfare services are an integral part of socio- cultural
tradition of India
● They are coordinated & assisted by Ministry of Social
Welfare & Women's Affairs
● After Independence, on the basis of a survey made by the
Planning Commission, it was estimated that there were
10,000 voluntary organizations in the field of social
welfare. Today the number is much greater.

4. Principal Agencies for Womens
● Autonomous Central Social Welfare Board which
implements women oriented programs
● Women centered activities are: training, welfare
● Provision of health care,
● Women's hostel,
● Legal aid & support to women against exploitation by
employers or by their own families.

5. Principal Agencies for Womens
● All India Women's conference
● National Council for Women
● National Association for Rural Women
● Indian Social Institute
● Centre of Science for Villages
● Eastern India Women's Association

6. Community Services
● Administrative Pattern of India
1. Central Government
2. State Government
3. Local Government

7. ● 28 States & 9 Union territories
● Union Executive consists of
President,
vice President,
Prime Minister,
Council of Ministers→ Union Executives
Central Government :

8. Central Government
● Parliament: President & two Houses -
the Rajya Sabha & Lok Sabha
● Functions
1) To make law for the country
2) To make finance available to the
government
Rajya Sabha Chamber
Lok Sabha chamber

9. State :
● Closely resembles central
State Executive
● Governor, Council of Ministers with a Chief
Minister as Head
● Governor appointed by president for 5 years
● Vidhan Sabha: Legislative Assembly;
members chosen by direct election
● Vidhan Parishad: Legislative Council, Upper
House
Tamilnadu Legislative Assembl
Kerala Legislative Assembly

10. Local Government :
● Urban Areas :
● Corporation(Big Cities), Municipal
Committee, Council (Medium & Small
Towns)
● Corporations headed by elected
Mayors, Municipalities headed by
Presidents
● Executive power of the corporation lies
on the hands of the Commissioners
Mayor Priya Rajan
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11. Local Government :
Corporation deals with
● Public health & sanitation,
● Maintenance of roads,
● Bridges,
● Markets,
● Playgrounds,
● Parks & Education
Sanitation
Maintenance of Roads & Bridges

12. Rural Areas :
● Democratic Decentralization: :
● Distribution of power as much as
possible to the people
Gram Sabha
Village Level Gram Panchayat
Block Level Panchayat Samiti
District Level Zilla Parishad
● Gram Panchayats→ elected by Gram Sabhas( entire
adult pop. Of village)
● Gram Sabha provides an opportunity for the
persons registered as voters in the village to
directly participate on the decision making process

13. Responsibilities of Panchayat :
● Agricultural Production
● Medical Relief,
● Rural industries,
● MOTHER & CHILD HEALTH MCH,
● Maintenance of Village roads, tanks &
sanitation
● Panchayats exercise control over
schools, PHCS
● Village Courts/ Judicial Panchayats→
speedy disposal of problems
Agriculture
Construction and maintenance of tanks

14. Laws :
● Laws are rules of the state
● They regulate the individual and
community behaviour.
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The Maternity Benefits Act, 1961
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Important laws in the field of community health:
● The Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954
● MTP Act, 1971
● The ESI Act, 1948
● The Indian factories Act, 1948
● The Central maternity Benefit Act, 1961
● The Children Act, 1960

15. Co-operatives :
● A form of conducting business in the
society
● After the recovery of costs, profits are
distributed among members
Functions
● Helping the farmers to obtain the loans
for Dairy, Poultry & Irrigation Purpose Tamilnadu Co-operatives Logo
Loans to farmers

16. Educational Services:
● Obtaining basic education: fundamental rights
● Education socialize children to implant social values &
norms & prepare for future role as citizen
● Education is a state responsibility
● Constitution guarantees free & compulsory education up
to 14 years
● Central government determines & controls educational
standard, technical & scientific education, research
● NMC prescribes standards of medical education
● Ministry of Education: State & Central level
● Thus education is a important community service

17. Recreation & Cultural Activities :
● Three National Academies to promote
Indian Art, Music, Drama
● State Academies also promote art
● AIR & Doordarshan are influential mass
media even in remote areas
● Indian movies are largest in volume
● Documentary movies expresses life, art,
culture of Indian people belonging to
various regions
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Documentry Films

18. Conclusion
● Social agencies play an important role in improving the
health of communities.
● By providing a variety of services, these agencies can
help to prevent disease, promote health, and improve
the quality of life for all.