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Community-Based Participatory Research for Health: From Process to Outcomes
Minkler and Wallerstein have pulled together a fantastic set of contributions from the leading researchers in the field. In addition to a fine collection of case studies, this book puts the key issues for researchers and practitioners in a historical, philosophical, and applied, practical context
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Community Health and Wellness Needs Assessment: A Step by Step Guide
The health and wellness of a community is dependent on many factors. Just as in a “head-to-toe” assessment of an individual client, a community health assessment will require a systematic approach to diagnose the health of a community. Whether for class or clinical application, this book is a perfect resource for any nurse evaluating the health of a community, guiding a user step-by-step through an assessment.
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Community Health – Softcover
The book is based on community health practice in eastern Africa, this is a new edition and has used examples of problems, practices and solutions from all over Africa to meet the needs of a wide readership. It places emphasis on the community-based approach throughout.The sequence of topics has been rearranged into six the principles and practice of community health, community health interventions, tackling communicable diseases, non communicable diseases, organisation of community health services with need for management, information services and capacit.y building, and community health in the 21st century
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Community Health Nursing
Extensive bank of questions and answers allows students to quiz themselves, ensuring mastery of community and home health nursing concepts.- Provides complete coverage of most special populations – homeless, mentally ill, family, etc. – as well as lifespan issues.- Chronic Illness addressed as major issue due to the aging population and increased incidence of chronic disease.- Terrorism and bio-terrorism are addressed in response to the events of 9/11.