• Mrs.Veena M G

The health infrastructure plays an important and integral role in development of anysociety. In terms of public health, these infrastructures are the formal and enduring structures that support public health. Unfortunately, during early day’s health infrastructure and health scenario in India was very poor. These days Urbanization and industrialization has resulted in migration of people from villages to cities. This increased population has put health sector under pressure. Health infrastructure is an important indicator to understand the healthcare delivery provisions and mechanisms in a country. It also signifies the investments and priority accorded to creating the infrastructure. Therefore focus on health infrastructure is very much relevant to urban planning and development. Currently there is renewed interest in the health impacts of urban development and need for proper health infrastructure. This is due to the improved understanding of relationships urban environment and chronic diseases. This paper explores health consequences due to urban development and need for adequate and appropriate healthy infrastructures and also the role of local, state and national govt. Health impacts should be considered as primary outcome of health infrastructures and urban development.

health, infrastructure, urban development, Urbanization, health index

"IMPORTANCE OF HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 2, page no.892-901, February-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1802155.pdf

"IMPORTANCE OF HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 2, page no. pp892-901, February-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1802155.pdf