Distinguished Lecture – Dr. Mrinmoyi Kulkarni, Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai
Title: Social Determinants of Health
Date: 6th February 2025
Venue: FLAME University, Pune, India
Abstract: Dr. Mrinmoyi Kulkarni’s talk focused on India’s transition in terms of disease burden from communicable to non-communicable diseases. She highlighted how the increasing burden of heart disease and diabetes brings lifestyle factors and health behaviors into sharper focus, given their influence on the incidence and course of these chronic diseases. She emphasized that health behaviors are shaped by both social structural variables and individual psychological variables. The talk discussed health outcomes in terms of chronic conditions, perceived health, and ageing, with the goal of planning more effective interventions to prevent and manage health conditions.
