PMID- 24943668 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160706 LR - 20211021 IS - 1745-655X (Electronic) IS - 0197-5897 (Linking) VI - 35 IP - 3 DP - 2014 Aug TI - Implementation of the Meikirch Model in Odisha, India. PG - 387-91 LID - 10.1057/jphp.2014.22 [doi] AB - The National Youth Service Action and Social Development Research Institute (NYSASDRI) has been implementing the Meikirch Model in 100 villages in the state of Odisha where rates of poverty, infant and maternal mortality are the highest in India. Although no formal evaluation yet exists, NYSASDRI staff have monitored 20 villages closely and associate great improvements in sanitation, malaria prevention, immunization, and nutrition with implementation of the Meikirch Model. NYSASDRI engaged in implementation with villagers and elders and with growing support of health practitioners, government officials, people's representative, media, social activists, and functionaries of other non-governmental organizations. FAU - Samal, Sarangadhar AU - Samal S AD - National Youth Service Action and Social Development Research Institute (NYSASDRI), Plot: 138, Flat: 301, VIP Area, IRC Village, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. E-mail: nysasdri@yahoo.com. LA - eng PT - Comment PT - Journal Article DEP - 20140619 PL - England TA - J Public Health Policy JT - Journal of public health policy JID - 8006508 SB - IM CON - J Public Health Policy. 2014 Aug;35(3):363-86. PMID: 24943659 MH - *Delivery of Health Care MH - *Global Health MH - Humans MH - *Public Health MH - *Social Determinants of Health EDAT- 2014/06/20 06:00 MHDA- 2016/07/07 06:00 CRDT- 2014/06/20 06:00 PHST- 2014/06/20 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/06/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/07/07 06:00 [medline] AID - jphp201422 [pii] AID - 10.1057/jphp.2014.22 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Public Health Policy. 2014 Aug;35(3):387-91. doi: 10.1057/jphp.2014.22. Epub 2014 Jun 19.