De Haan’s Health of Southern Africa 12 edition (Print)
Product Details:
| Author(s): | Vasuthevan, S,Mthembu, S |
| Page count: | 348 |
| ISBN: | 9781485130703 |
| Languages(s): | English, |
| Year Published: | 2021 |
| Categories: | Nursing, Academic, Academic, Academic, |
| Type: |
About this publication
This well established text addresses both the requirements of the new nursing education programmes and southern Africa’s community needs.
Support Material
- Answers to Self-assessment questions at end of each chapter (for students self-study)
- Additional MCQs for lecturers
Main updates
- Updated infection control practices
- Revised update of the southern African disease profile
- Refreshed genetics chapters
Content
- Overview of health
- The United Nations and the World Health Organization
- Health policy and systems in South Africa and the southern African regions
- Primary healthcare and promoting health through health education
- Epidemiology and health information
- Non-communicable diseases
- Microbiology and the transmission of infection
- Infection prevention and control
- Communicable diseases
- Genetic factors in health and disease
- Health needs through the lifespan
- Home accidents
- Social and mental health
- Sustainable development
- Environmental sustainability
- Safe water and sanitation
- Nutrition and food safety
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