Master health promotion for all ages and population groups! Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span, 10th Edition provides comprehensive coverage of leading health promotion concepts from assessment to interventions to application. Its lifespan approach addresses patients’ unique needs with case studies and care plans presented within an assessment framework based on Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns. Addressing each age and stage of development, this market-leading text covers the latest research and trends in health promotion and disease prevention for diverse population groups. Coverage of growth and development addresses health promotion concepts for each age and each stage of development through the lifespan. Case studies present realistic situations with questions that challenge you to apply key concepts to further develop clinical judgment. Think About It clinical scenarios at the beginning of each chapter include questions to encourage clinical judgment. Research for Evidence-Based Practice boxes summarize current health-promotion studies showing the links between research, theory, and practice. Hot Topics boxes introduce significant issues, trends, and controversies in health promotion. Separate chapters on population groups — the individual, family, and community — highlight the unique aspects of assessment and health promotion for each group. Quality and Safety Scenario boxes focus on QSEN-related competencies with examples of health promotion. Innovative Practice boxes outline unique and creative health promotion programs and projects currently being implemented. Health and Social Determinants/Health Equity boxes address cultural perspectives relating to planning care. NEW! Greater emphasis on health equity highlights the need to make health promotion accessible to all. NEW! Increased focus on diversity and inclusion better reflects the communities being served. NEW! Veteran’s health content is incorporated throughout, as appropriate. NEW! Discussions of Healthy People 2030 initiatives and objectives address national health issues and priorities. NEW! Updated diagnosis terminology includes ICNP diagnoses or patient problems. NEW! Affordable Care Act references are more general to reflect changing politics.
This ninth edition addresses health promotion for all ages and all population groups, individuals, families and communities.
Learn the ins and outs of health promotion and disease prevention in Canada with Edelman and Kudzma’s Canadian Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span.
This book provides introductory coverage of growth and development throughout the lifespan.
Addressing each age and stage of development, this market-leading text covers the latest research and trends in health promotion and disease prevention for diverse population groups.
Elaine Polan and Daphne Taylor guide you through the life cycle—from conception to old age—with an emphasis on health promotion, maintenance, and restoration in clinical practice.
PERIOD AGE CHARACTERISTICS Infant Birth to 12 months Fully dependent on others for basic needs Ends as infant begins to ... provides health assessment and promotion strategies appropriate for selected age groups across the life span.
Black Mothers' Breastfeeding Association blackmothersbreastfeeding.org/ Advocates breastfeeding success for black families through creation of foundational networks of direct service and education, leading to reduction of racial ...
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In September 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop to examine trends and patterns in aging and factors related to healthy aging in the United States, with a focus on nutrition, and how ...
The book brings together research which compares female’s and male’s subjective experiences of well-being at various life stages from a variety of countries and regions, particularly focusing on women’s subjective well-being.