Vlok’s Community Health for Southern Africa

Product Details:
Author(s):
Clarke, M
Year Published:
2022
Edition
7th Edition
Type:
Print | Soft Cover
Language:
English
About this publication
This revised edition of Vlok’s Community Health for Southern Africa is a core text for the community health professional. Comprehensive in nature, it meets the requirements of the updated nursing qualifications and is written by a team of specialists from a broad range of disciplines, with an emphasis on the practical application of theoretical concepts.
Topics covered include public health, environmental health, community-oriented primary care and the role of the community nurse, as well as the care of the individual throughout their lifespan. The practical aspects of the text extend to chapters on managing community clinics and caring for the disabled at home, and are rich in informative examples and suggestions. The text travels easily from the classroom to the practitioner’s office, making it the community manual of choice.
New to this edition:
• Content has been aligned to new legislative requirements
• Appropriate responses to COVID-19 are integrated throughout chapters
• References to ward-based outreach teams (WBOTs) are included
• Obstetric care in the community has been expanded
• The WHO’s mhGAP Intervention Guide in clinical mental health decision-making has been included
• Application of the interprofessional care framework (ICF) has been incorporated
• Alignment of non-communicable disease (NCD) chapter to the latest governmental policies
About the Editor
Professor Marina Clarke studied at Carinus Nursing College, Bloemfontein, the University of South Africa, Rand Afrikaans University and Karolinska (Sweden). She has 30 years of community nursing experience and previously headed the divisions of Nursing at Cape Peninsula University of Technology and at Stellenbosch University.
Content
Introduction 
Worldviews and health-seeking behaviour 
How to take a clinical history
Table of acronyms/abbreviations
Chapter 1: Public health
Chapter 2: Community-oriented primary care
Chapter 3: Roles and responsibilities of the community/public health nurse
Chapter 4: Management of a healthcare clinic
Chapter 5: Measuring the health status in a community
Chapter 6: Nutrition
Chapter 7: Health promotion: Co-creating enabling environments for improved health and wellbeing
Chapter 8: Communicable diseases
Chapter 9: Non-communicable diseases
Chapter 10: Occupational health and safety
Chapter 11: Medical genetics
Chapter 12: Obstetric care in the community for the non-specialist
Chapter 13: Child health
Chapter 14: School nursing and adolescent health
Chapter 15: Reproductive health
Chapter 16: Men’s health
Chapter 17: Gerontology in community nursing
Chapter 18: Disability and management of disability within the primary healthcare setting
Chapter 19: Community mental healthcare
Chapter 20: Family influences on psychopathology
Chapter 21: Intimate partner violence: The hidden pandemic
Chapter 22: Introduction to environmental health
Chapter 23: Environmental hygiene: Food and water
Chapter 24: Environmental health: Housing, air quality and waste management
Index
Interest / Benefit to
Suitable for use in any of the following courses: Enrolled Nurse, Staff Nurse, Professional Nurse. Vlok’s Community Health is recommended for any health professional working in the community.