Product Description
De Haan’s Health of Southern Africa (12th edition)
Authors: S Vasuthevan, S Mthembu
Format: Physical Hardcopy
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
Contents:
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Overview of health
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The United Nations and the World Health Organization
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Health policy and systems in South Africa and the southern African regions
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Primary healthcare and promoting health through health education
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Epidemiology and health information
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Non-communicable diseases
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Microbiology and the transmission of infection
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Infection prevention and control
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Communicable diseases
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Genetic factors in health and disease
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Health needs through the lifespan
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Home accidents
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Social and mental health
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Sustainable development
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Environmental sustainability
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Safe water and sanitation
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Nutrition and food safety
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