Chapter Notes and Summary
• Health means our ability to remain free from illness. In broader sense, health is a state of mental and physical well-being.
Ø In India, a paradoxical situation exists as health care resources are uneven.
Ø Health care facilities can be divided into two categories—Public health services and Private health facilities.
Ø Public health care services are run by government. It is found in both rural and urban areas.
Ø Private health care services are expensive as patients have to pay a lot of money for every service that they use.
Ø Kerala provides good health care to people of state.
Ø Costa Rica in North America is considered to be one of healthiest countries in continent.