Dr Narendra Kakade | Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Dr Narendra Kakade

Assistant Professor
Mumbai Campus,

Chairperson Centre for Public Health, School of Health Systems Studies

Qualification

M.A. (Mumbai),
M.Phil. (JNU),
Ph.D. (JNU)

Contact

narendra.kakade [at]tiss[dot]edu

Working in the field of Public Health with special interest on Social Epidemiology, Social Determinants, Medical Sociology, Medical Profession, Health Systems, Health Services (Provisions, Access, Utilisations with reference to vulnerable categories) etc. Recent work is on Health and nutritional issues of adolecent girls in Ashram schools, Malnutrition, Maternal and Child Health of tribals, Morbidity prevalence, Road Trafic Injuries etc.

1. Pallavi Behera, Jayashree Parida, Narendra Kakade et al 2023. Addressing barriers to mental healthcare access for adolescents living in slums: A qualitative multi-stakeholder study in Odisha, India, ELSEVIER - Children and Youth Services Review. Vol 145, February 2023, 106810.

2. Sivakami M, van Eijk AM, Thakur H, Narendra Kakade et al. 2019. Effect of Menstruation on Girls and their Schooling, and Facilitators of Menstrual Hygiene Management in Schools: Surveys in Government Schools in Three States in India, 2015. Jounral of Global Health. Published first online on Dec 7, 2018.

3. Linda M, Sivakami M, Thakur H, Narendra Kakade et al. 2017. ‘We Do Not Know’: A Qualitative Study Exploring Boys Perceptions of Menstruation in India. BMC: Reproductive Health. Vol. 14 (174).

Preparedness of Health Services on Maternal and Child Health Problems in a Tribal Setting of Maharashtra, funded by Public Health Department, GoM, March 2021.
Response of Urban Health Service Systems to Road Traffic Injuries, funded by ICMR, 2021.
Morbidity Prevalence and Treatment Seeking Behaviour: Gap Analysis of Curative Care Utilisation in Maharashtra, ICMR funded project, 2020. MPTSB Full Report.
Health Issues of Adolescent Girls in Ashram Schools of Maharashtra, Funded by TRTI (TDD, GoM), Health of Ashram School Girls full report.
Review of Menstrual Hygiene Management in Schools in India, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), Liverpool, UK, Feb 2015 to June 2016.
Sustainable and Inclusive Healthcare Financing in India, September 2015, funded by USAID – PHFI, Sept 2015.
Diagnostic and Treatment Practices with respect to Multiple Drug Resistant TB among Chest Physicians in Mumbai, funded by TISS, 2012.
Review of MNCHN Programme in selected areas of M East Ward Mumbai and Preparation of Strategic Proposal, funded by Save the Children, 2011-2012.

Courses Taught:

Introduction to Public Health
Social Epidemiology
Introduction to Epidemiology
Public Health Perspectives in Health
Community Health
Public Health Ethics and Legislations