Creating Livable Communities is an outgrowth of the National Council on Disability's (NCD) interest and recent work in the topic of livable communities for people with disabilities.
A Blueprint for Community Action From Award-Winning Journalist Larry Hayes Written with authority and compassion, this is the book that rescues mental illness from the shadows and takes the disability into the community.
Last published in 2004, this new second edition contains up-to-date information for practitioners committed to providing a continuum of services to individuals with ID/D across the lifespan.
Last published in 2004, this new second edition contains up-to-date information for practitioners committed to providing a continuum of services to individuals with ID/D across the lifespan.
O número de idosos, segundo estudos realizados pelo IBGE, vai triplicar até 2050, significando que qualquer pessoa com idade igual ou superior a 60 (sessenta) anos, está em processo de envelhecimento que é natural e individual, temos dois tipos: a senescência que é o envelhecimento normal e a senilidade, definida como envelhecimento patológico, em que, na maioria das vezes, entra a figura do Cuidador de Idosos, profissional responsável por auxiliar na saúde, segurança e bem-estar da pessoa idosa.
Questo libro riporta l'affascinante intervista dell'autore a Jeffery Khoury un giovanissimo imprenditore che ci presenta la sua applicazione innovativa che permette l'applicazione medicina telematica nella vita di tutti i giorni, pensata per chiunque.
Family Caregiving explores one of the most precious and fulfilling gifts of love that can be given to a family member or a friendand also one of the most difficult tasks to undertake.
While learning about ways to bring some fun into the lives of those who are long-term confined to home or hospital, the reader discovers that the book is really about hope, dignity, and love.
Offering a comprehensive guide to contraception and sexual health, the new edition of this practical handbook has been fully updated with the latest clinical guidance, research and methods, including new technologies.
In Stop Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Before It Starts, Debra Savage speaks not only to caregivers and receivers, but also to the families, spouses, and children of nursing home patients.
This reflective and evidence-based book will equip students as well as professionals who work with people with learning disabilities in primary, secondary and specialist healthcare settings, with the knowledge and skills they need to work effectively with people with learning disabilities.
This reflective and evidence-based book will equip students as well as professionals who work with people with learning disabilities in primary, secondary and specialist healthcare settings, with the knowledge and skills they need to work effectively with people with learning disabilities.
Assertive Outreach in Mental Healthcare: Current Perspectives explores experiences, successes, interventions, and service user stories as well as lessons learned from the implementation experience surrounding assertive intervention.
Assertive Outreach in Mental Healthcare: Current Perspectives explores experiences, successes, interventions, and service user stories as well as lessons learned from the implementation experience surrounding assertive intervention.
The role of the community midwife differs dramatically from that of a hospital based practitioner but many midwifes entering this area of practice may not feel well equipped for this diverse experience.
Public Health Nursing is an essential resource for all health visiting students, school nursing students, and occupational health nursing students, that reflects the current key changes in community public health nursing.
Caring for the Child with Complex Needs in Community Settings provides a valuable overview of the key factors relating to caring for children with complex and continuing care needs.
When a person faces serious illness, having the support of one's partner can help protect against the full ravages of disease, and even hasten recovery.
When a person faces serious illness, having the support of one's partner can help protect against the full ravages of disease, and even hasten recovery.
Essential reference guide to acute and chronic wounds for use by home health care nurses, patients and their caregivers, designed for quick access and review with just the facts you need whether you are a trained nurse or a family member caring for a loved one.
This 3-panel (6-page) guide jam-packed with information provides a further look into the nursing profession and the different responsibilities it entails.
Public Health and Society links public health explicitly to sociological theory, in order to demonstrate the relationship between health care and the social structures that underpin the provision of health services.
This textbook - now thoroughly revised and updated - provides a practical guide for those in training, or practising within, occupational health nursing.
This textbook - now thoroughly revised and updated - provides a practical guide for those in training, or practising within, occupational health nursing.
This rich resource provides a thorough overview of current knowledge and new directions in the study of the biological, psychological, social, and cultural factors that affect health, health behavior, and illness.
This rich resource provides a thorough overview of current knowledge and new directions in the study of the biological, psychological, social, and cultural factors that affect health, health behavior, and illness.
A key text for all those involved in the care of neonates, including nurses, midwives and nursing students, providing a single source of valuable, accessible and fully up-to-date information about neonatal care.
