Key Features * The text is an integration of first aid and small ailment treatment, home nursing, nutrition, environment, maternal and child health, communicable diseases control, school health, health information services, mobile health services, domiciliary health services, rural occupational health, etc.
* It also deals with many useful topics on changing face of the youth, youth towards tomorrow, youth self discovery, old age, facing death courageously, palliative care, common infectious diseases, complimentary medicines, nutrition, supplementary food, all-round development and education, women's health, skills and people's day-to-day living and much more; as you turn every chapter, there is something for all.
Table of Contents 1. Rural and Urban Sociocultural Community Plight/socioeconomic condition 2. Family: The Center of Community 3. Integral Development of the Rural Community 4. Community Building 5. Community Welfare 6. People Awakening 7. Comprehensive Health Care 8. Community Based Health Worker 9. Indigenous Alternative System of Medicines 10. Women?s Health and Development Empowering women for capacity building Impact of women?s lack of education and misconceptions 11. Our Environment?Global Warming and Climate Change 12. Disaster Management: The New Challenge Initial first aid for natural calamities When the calamity sticks Responsibilities of health workers Health Build people 13. Comprehensive Community Based Nourishment Change pattern of food consumption Child malnourishment Mid-day school meal Nutritional problem Vicious circle Iodine deficiency Child habits Micronutrient Food surrounding place Qualities of food Overnutrition Economic condition of the poor Nutritional status Public services 14. Youth: In the Community 15. Malaria: A Community Health Problem Presumptive treatment for malaria Conclusion 16. Lymphatic Filariasis: Public Health Problem 17. Deadly Disease: Tuberculosis 18. Sexually Transmitted Diseases : STDs 19. AIDS: Growing Threat to Public Health What is the difference between HIV and AIDS? How HIV spreads? How HIV does not spread? How can one know if he is infected with HIV? What should you do if found HIV positive? Is there a test to detect HIV? Prevention Medical management of HIV/AIDS cases Home based care Protection of the care provider Care of the dead body What is antiretroviral therapy (ART)? The benefit of taking regularly medicines: How do anti-HIV medicines work? How does the virus spread? Counseling can make a world of difference Factors having negative impact on adherence Interventions to educate and explain adherence (to stick, to cling, state of clinging) Aims of pretest counseling Aims of post-HIV test counseling 20. Leprosy: National Health Problem 21. Tetanus: The Rural Health Problem 22. Rabies: The Fatal Disease 23. Snake Bite: Common Problem in Rural Villages (some amazing facts) 24. Accidents: Human Errors 25. Gastrointestinal Disorders that Affect Rural (Food poisoning; diarrhea, dysentery, amebiasis; worm infestation; appendicitis) Appendicitis Amebiasis 26. Living Well with Diabetes Nursing role in management of diabetes 27. Healthy Heart Cues to cardiovascular problems What level the pressure should be labeled as hypertension? Why is high blood pressure dangerous? 28. Obesity: Increasing Rate of Public Health Problem 29. Prevention and Early Diagnosis of Cancer Causes of cancer 30. Terminal Illness and Palliative Care 31. What Makes a Person Grow Old? 32. Death: The Unknown Path Index
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