Injuries are now a major cause of death and disability among adolescents in the world. Road traffic accident (RTA) is defined as, “An event that occurs on a way or street open to public traffic; resulting in one or more persons being injured or killed, where at least one moving vehicle is involved.” RTAs are considered as one of the important public health problems around the world. It is the eighth leading cause of death globally. Current trends suggest that by 2030 road traffic deaths will become the fifth leading cause of death unless urgent action is taken.1 According to the global status report on road safety 2013, about 1.24 million people die each year as a result of road traffic crashes.2 Without action, road traffic crashes are predicted to result in the deaths of around 1.9 million people annually by 2020.3 91% of the world’s fatalities on the roads occur in low-income and middle-income countries, even though these countries have approximately half of the world’s vehicles

aucity of data regarding population served and the barriers to avail utilization. Aims and Objectives: 1. To ascertain the sociodemographic profile of women getting mammography done; 2. To assess the barriers faced by women in utilization of mammography screening. Methodology: Cross-sectional study. Study Time: 24 months. Results: During the 24 months of study period, a total of 38 camps were organized and 272 women underwent mammography scan. The mean age of the participants under study was 41 years. Most of the women had middle level of income status (INR 10,001-50,000 per month) and education levels up to secondary level. The major barriers of participants not undergoing for mammography scans were: difficulty taking time away from work or family 91 (61.4%), 86 (58.1 %) had fear of being diagnosed with breast cancer and they avoided being checked, feeling of embarrassment during mammography test 63 (42.5%), 16 (10.8%) were apprehensive about harmful effect of radioactivity exposure, etc

Dengue is one of the most important emerging diseases of the tropical and sub-tropical regions, affecting urban areas. In view of this, we study the pattern of suspected dengue rather than the dengue itself in Mysore district government hospital as Mysore being one of the dengue endemic districts of India. A total of 736 patients declared as suspected dengue by the hospital authorities were considered for the study. Data were separated into three sets based on the year of occurrences and analyzed using Phase technique, Shewhart technique, C chart, Poisson tests for counts. In Phase I, suspected dengue in 2011 was in control with the upper control limit at 5. In phase II, there was an upward shift in the process i.e for 2012 with process mean 2.346 cases per inspection unit. It was very clear from phase III that the most of the points were above the revised control limits and hence the 2013 process was a highly significant upward shift in process mean of 2013. A preventive care technique should be given the importance in the region to monitor the situation in future.

Women, as the main agents of primary health care, play an essential role in maintaining family and community health. Literate women contribute not only for the healthy family but also for healthy community. Anganwadi Centers (AWCs) in the community act as a bridge between women in the community and the government to cater to the health needs of the society. In implementation of health projects, Anganwadi workers (AWWs) playa crucial role. Therefore,the present study would like to seek answer for “What is the role played by female health work force specifically by the AWCs in catering to the health needs of the community?” The study used document analysis, survey with a questionnaire and the interview as research tools. The study is done in fifteen AWCs of Ramanagara, Karnataka. Total sample size of the study is 85. The study found that female literacy is crucial in creating a healthy society. One-third of health workforce is women and there are significant disparities in literacy among male and female. It is also found that AWW is an effective change agent in the community. This platform can be used more effectively by giving communication training. Audio-visuals can complement and lessen the burden of AWCs