1Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Amrita School of Dentistry, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, AIMS, Kochi
2Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Amrita School of Dentistry, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, AIMS, Kochi
3Postgraduate Student, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Amrita School of Dentistry, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, AIMS, Kochi
4Professor and Head of Department Department of Public Health Dentistry, Amrita School of Dentistry, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, AIMS, Kochi
5Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Royal Dental College, Chalissery PO, Palakkad
6Postgraduate Student, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Amrita School of Dentistry, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, AIMS, Kochi, Kerala, India
7Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Amrita School of Dentistry, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, AIMS, Kochi, Kerala, India
This is an account of a Community Health Diagnosis program conducted in a tribal hamlet in Kerala, India. The goal of the program was to identify factors affecting health of this population and determine the availability of resources within the community to address these factors. The program identified the felt needs of this marginalized population and developed a causal loop diagram to identify the social and cultural factors affecting their health. Actionable recommendations were proposed to the local political leader. It was concluded that addressing social determinants is key to delivering health care in low resource settings.
Community health diagnosis, Social determinants, Tribal
