Rajiv Bhatia
Biographic Data
| ID | 5138890 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rajiv Bhatia |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rajiv |
| FAMILY NAME | Bhatia |
| SIGNATURE | BHATIA R |
| AFFILIATIONS | San Francisco Department of Public Health |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3371-4101 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 76 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Benefits of Placing Regular Cluster Medical Officer in the Government-Aided Boys and Girls School
Education empowers individuals and societies to reach a desirable level of all round development. Education systems are also facing challenges in terms of philosophy, infrastructure and practices. So far, education system is based on the paradigm of homogeneity. It practices exclusion if not found confirming to the norm. Be it age, capability, gender or any other norm. This approach of conforming to existing norms is seen as barrier to form inclu…
Opportunities and Challenges of Weaker Sections Girl Children of Delhi Govt. Aided Schools
India is at a unique moment when social movements and civil society initiatives have culminated in several progressive legislations. With a strong Right to Education (RTE) mandate on quality education and teacher norms, the schools today are hit with trio of potent reforms in student evaluation, teacher evaluations and the most required and discussed teacher education reforms. Each of these reforms challenges the status quo, demanding that school…
Inclusive Growth and Mother Tongue as Medium of Instruction as Advocated by National Education Policy (Nep 2020)
Gandhiji was not technically an educationist like Tagore or Aurobindo but his view on basic education testifies to the fact that he was a social educator. He advocated social revolution (reform) to go hand in hand with any political revolution and education is an important means to bring about any social revolution and reform. His educational ideas are summarized as Education of children upto 14 years of age should be free, compulsory and univers…
India--Myanmar Relations
This book provides a comprehensive evaluation of India's multi-faceted relations with Myanmar. It unravels the mysteries of the complex polity of Myanmar as it undergoes transition through democracy after long military rule. Based on meticulous research and understanding, the volume traces the trajectory of India–Myanmar associations from ancient times to the present day, and offers a fascinating story in the backdrop of the region’s geopolitics.…
Health impact assessment in the United States
Wage Theft as a Neglected Public Health Problem
Wage theft, or nonpayment of wages to which workers are legally entitled, is a major contributor to low income, which in turn has adverse health effects. We describe a participatory research study of wage theft among immigrant Chinatown restaurant workers. We conducted surveys of 433 workers, and developed and used a health department observational tool in 106 restaurants. Close to 60% of workers reported 1 or more forms of wage theft (e.g., rece…
Quantitative estimation in Health Impact Assessment
Competitive Foods, Discrimination, and Participation in the National School Lunch Program
Meals served through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) must meet rigorous nutritional standards; however, barriers to student participation may limit the program's health and social equity benefits. Unsubsidized meals and food offerings competing with the NSLP offerings in school lunch environments may be lowering qualified student participation either directly or via identification of subsidized low-income students or stigmatization of th…
Supporting Equitable Food Systems Through Food Assistance at Farmers' Markets
The failure to consider access to food resources in an integrated way may lead to inequalities in nutritional opportunities among populations. Working with community groups and other public agencies, the San Francisco Department of Public Health has led interagency food system planning in San Francisco, California, since 2002. We report on one of the interventions within that initiative—a partnership between a public health agency, a local nonpro…
Integrating human health into environmental impact assessment
The National Environmental Policy Act and related state laws require many public agencies to analyze and disclose potentially significant environmental effects of agency actions, including effects on human health. In this paper we review the purpose and procedures of environmental impact assessment (EIA), existing regulatory requirements for health effects analysis, and potential barriers to and opportunities for improving integration of human he…
Health, Traffic, and Environmental Justice
Health impacts on neighborhood residents from transportation systems can be an environmental justice issue. To assess the effects of transportation planning decisions, including the construction of an intraurban freeway, on residents of the Excelsior neighborhood in southeast San Francisco, PODER (People Organizing to Demand Environmental and Economic Rights), a local grassroots environmental justice organization; the San Francisco Department of …
Protecting Health Using an Environmental Impact Assessment
Laws and regulations for an environmental impact assessment enable a health impact assessment whenever physical changes in the environment may significantly affect health. In this case study, I describe 2 instances in which a local public health agency used the procedural requirements for an environmental impact assessment to account for societal-level health determinants that are not traditionally evaluated in land-use decisions. These examples …
Public Health Care Utilization in a Cohort of Homeless Adult Applicants to a Supportive Housing Program
Growing the Field of Health Impact Assessment in the United States
Health impact assessment (HIA) methods are used to evaluate the impact on health of policies and projects in community design, transportation planning, and other areas outside traditional public health concerns. At an October 2004 workshop, domestic and international experts explored issues associated with advancing the use of HIA methods by local health departments, planning commissions, and other decisionmakers in the United States. Workshop pa…
Estimation of Health Benefits From a Local Living Wage Ordinance
Objectives. This study estimated the magnitude of health improvements resulting from a proposed living wage ordinance in San Francisco. Methods. Published observational models of the relationship of income to health were applied to predict improvements in health outcomes associated with proposed wage increases in San Francisco. Results. With adoption of a living wage of $11.00 per hour, we predict decreases in premature death from all causes for …
Growing the Field of Health Impact Assessment in the United States
Health impact assessment (HIA) methods are used to evaluate the impact on health of policies and projects in community design, transportation planning, and other areas outside traditional public health concerns. At an October 2004 workshop, domestic and international experts explored issues associated with advancing the use of HIA methods by local health departments, planning commissions, and other decisionmakers in the United States. Workshop pa…
Public Health Care Utilization in a Cohort of Homeless Adult Applicants to a Supportive Housing Program
Competitive Foods, Discrimination, and Participation in the National School Lunch Program
Meals served through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) must meet rigorous nutritional standards; however, barriers to student participation may limit the program's health and social equity benefits. Unsubsidized meals and food offerings competing with the NSLP offerings in school lunch environments may be lowering qualified student participation either directly or via identification of subsidized low-income students or stigmatization of th…
Estimation of Health Benefits From a Local Living Wage Ordinance
Objectives. This study estimated the magnitude of health improvements resulting from a proposed living wage ordinance in San Francisco. Methods. Published observational models of the relationship of income to health were applied to predict improvements in health outcomes associated with proposed wage increases in San Francisco. Results. With adoption of a living wage of $11.00 per hour, we predict decreases in premature death from all causes for …
Wage Theft as a Neglected Public Health Problem
Wage theft, or nonpayment of wages to which workers are legally entitled, is a major contributor to low income, which in turn has adverse health effects. We describe a participatory research study of wage theft among immigrant Chinatown restaurant workers. We conducted surveys of 433 workers, and developed and used a health department observational tool in 106 restaurants. Close to 60% of workers reported 1 or more forms of wage theft (e.g., rece…
Protecting Health Using an Environmental Impact Assessment
Laws and regulations for an environmental impact assessment enable a health impact assessment whenever physical changes in the environment may significantly affect health. In this case study, I describe 2 instances in which a local public health agency used the procedural requirements for an environmental impact assessment to account for societal-level health determinants that are not traditionally evaluated in land-use decisions. These examples …
Quantitative estimation in Health Impact Assessment
Supporting Equitable Food Systems Through Food Assistance at Farmers' Markets
The failure to consider access to food resources in an integrated way may lead to inequalities in nutritional opportunities among populations. Working with community groups and other public agencies, the San Francisco Department of Public Health has led interagency food system planning in San Francisco, California, since 2002. We report on one of the interventions within that initiative—a partnership between a public health agency, a local nonpro…
India--Myanmar Relations
This book provides a comprehensive evaluation of India's multi-faceted relations with Myanmar. It unravels the mysteries of the complex polity of Myanmar as it undergoes transition through democracy after long military rule. Based on meticulous research and understanding, the volume traces the trajectory of India–Myanmar associations from ancient times to the present day, and offers a fascinating story in the backdrop of the region’s geopolitics.…
Health, Traffic, and Environmental Justice
Health impacts on neighborhood residents from transportation systems can be an environmental justice issue. To assess the effects of transportation planning decisions, including the construction of an intraurban freeway, on residents of the Excelsior neighborhood in southeast San Francisco, PODER (People Organizing to Demand Environmental and Economic Rights), a local grassroots environmental justice organization; the San Francisco Department of …
Health impact assessment in the United States
Estimation of Health Benefits From a Local Living Wage Ordinance
Objectives. This study estimated the magnitude of health improvements resulting from a proposed living wage ordinance in San Francisco. Methods. Published observational models of the relationship of income to health were applied to predict improvements in health outcomes associated with proposed wage increases in San Francisco. Results. With adoption of a living wage of $11.00 per hour, we predict decreases in premature death from all causes for …
Public Health Care Utilization in a Cohort of Homeless Adult Applicants to a Supportive Housing Program
Growing the Field of Health Impact Assessment in the United States
Health impact assessment (HIA) methods are used to evaluate the impact on health of policies and projects in community design, transportation planning, and other areas outside traditional public health concerns. At an October 2004 workshop, domestic and international experts explored issues associated with advancing the use of HIA methods by local health departments, planning commissions, and other decisionmakers in the United States. Workshop pa…
Protecting Health Using an Environmental Impact Assessment
Laws and regulations for an environmental impact assessment enable a health impact assessment whenever physical changes in the environment may significantly affect health. In this case study, I describe 2 instances in which a local public health agency used the procedural requirements for an environmental impact assessment to account for societal-level health determinants that are not traditionally evaluated in land-use decisions. These examples …
Integrating human health into environmental impact assessment
The National Environmental Policy Act and related state laws require many public agencies to analyze and disclose potentially significant environmental effects of agency actions, including effects on human health. In this paper we review the purpose and procedures of environmental impact assessment (EIA), existing regulatory requirements for health effects analysis, and potential barriers to and opportunities for improving integration of human he…
Health, Traffic, and Environmental Justice
Health impacts on neighborhood residents from transportation systems can be an environmental justice issue. To assess the effects of transportation planning decisions, including the construction of an intraurban freeway, on residents of the Excelsior neighborhood in southeast San Francisco, PODER (People Organizing to Demand Environmental and Economic Rights), a local grassroots environmental justice organization; the San Francisco Department of …
Quantitative estimation in Health Impact Assessment
Competitive Foods, Discrimination, and Participation in the National School Lunch Program
Meals served through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) must meet rigorous nutritional standards; however, barriers to student participation may limit the program's health and social equity benefits. Unsubsidized meals and food offerings competing with the NSLP offerings in school lunch environments may be lowering qualified student participation either directly or via identification of subsidized low-income students or stigmatization of th…
Supporting Equitable Food Systems Through Food Assistance at Farmers' Markets
The failure to consider access to food resources in an integrated way may lead to inequalities in nutritional opportunities among populations. Working with community groups and other public agencies, the San Francisco Department of Public Health has led interagency food system planning in San Francisco, California, since 2002. We report on one of the interventions within that initiative—a partnership between a public health agency, a local nonpro…
Health impact assessment in the United States
Wage Theft as a Neglected Public Health Problem
Wage theft, or nonpayment of wages to which workers are legally entitled, is a major contributor to low income, which in turn has adverse health effects. We describe a participatory research study of wage theft among immigrant Chinatown restaurant workers. We conducted surveys of 433 workers, and developed and used a health department observational tool in 106 restaurants. Close to 60% of workers reported 1 or more forms of wage theft (e.g., rece…
India--Myanmar Relations
This book provides a comprehensive evaluation of India's multi-faceted relations with Myanmar. It unravels the mysteries of the complex polity of Myanmar as it undergoes transition through democracy after long military rule. Based on meticulous research and understanding, the volume traces the trajectory of India–Myanmar associations from ancient times to the present day, and offers a fascinating story in the backdrop of the region’s geopolitics.…
Inclusive Growth and Mother Tongue as Medium of Instruction as Advocated by National Education Policy (Nep 2020)
Gandhiji was not technically an educationist like Tagore or Aurobindo but his view on basic education testifies to the fact that he was a social educator. He advocated social revolution (reform) to go hand in hand with any political revolution and education is an important means to bring about any social revolution and reform. His educational ideas are summarized as Education of children upto 14 years of age should be free, compulsory and univers…
Opportunities and Challenges of Weaker Sections Girl Children of Delhi Govt. Aided Schools
India is at a unique moment when social movements and civil society initiatives have culminated in several progressive legislations. With a strong Right to Education (RTE) mandate on quality education and teacher norms, the schools today are hit with trio of potent reforms in student evaluation, teacher evaluations and the most required and discussed teacher education reforms. Each of these reforms challenges the status quo, demanding that school…
Benefits of Placing Regular Cluster Medical Officer in the Government-Aided Boys and Girls School
Education empowers individuals and societies to reach a desirable level of all round development. Education systems are also facing challenges in terms of philosophy, infrastructure and practices. So far, education system is based on the paradigm of homogeneity. It practices exclusion if not found confirming to the norm. Be it age, capability, gender or any other norm. This approach of conforming to existing norms is seen as barrier to form inclu…
Medicine (12 works) · Political science (11 works) · Environmental health (10 works) · Nursing (9 works) · Public health (9 works) · Geography (8 works) · Business (6 works) · Environmental planning (6 works) · Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (5 works) · Health impact assessment (5 works)