De Haan's Health of Southern Africa 12e - Paperback

by Sharon Vasuthevan (Joint Author), Sindi Mthembu (Joint Author)

This well established text addresses both the requirements of the new nursing education programmes and southern Africa's community needs. New edition updates:

- Updated infection control practices

- Revised update of the southern African disease profile

- Refreshed genetics chapters

Table of contents:

Chapter 1: Overview of health

Chapter 2: The United Nations and the World Health Organization

Chapter 3: Health policy and systems in South Africa and the southern African regions

Chapter 4: Primary healthcare and promoting health through health education

Chapter 5: Epidemiology and health information

Chapter 6: Non-communicable diseases

Chapter 7: Microbiology and the transmission of infection

Chapter 8: Infection prevention and control

Chapter 9: Communicable diseases

Chapter 10: Genetic factors in health and disease

Chapter 11: Health needs through the lifespan

Chapter 12: Home accidents

Chapter 13: Social and mental health

Chapter 14: Sustainable development

Chapter 15: Environmental sustainability

Chapter 16: Safe water and sanitation

Chapter 17: Nutrition and food safety