Comprehensive Community Health Nursing

1. Rural and Urban Sociocultural Community ..................................................................................... 1
Plight/socioeconomic condition......................................................................................................... 2
2. Family: The Center of Community .................................................................................................... 13
3. Integral Development of the Rural Community .............................................................................. 22
4. Community Building .......................................................................................................................... 28
5. Community Welfare ............................................................................................................................ 38
6. People Awakening .............................................................................................................................. 54
7. Comprehensive Health Care ............................................................................................................. 61
8. Community Based Health Worker .................................................................................................... 67
9. Indigenous Alternative System of Medicines ................................................................................. 77
10. Women’s Health and Development ................................................................................................. 96
Empowering women for capacity building ................................................................................... 103
Impact of women’s lack of education and misconceptions .........................................................105
11. Our Environment—Global Warming and Climate Change ........................................................ 112
12. Disaster Management: The New Challenge ..................................................................................126
Initial first aid for natural calamities ..............................................................................................130
When the calamity sticks ................................................................................................................. 130
Responsibilities of health workers .................................................................................................. 131
Health .................................................................................................................................................132
Build people ...................................................................................................................................... 132
13. Comprehensive Community Based Nourishment ........................................................................138
Change pattern of food consumption .............................................................................................139
Child malnourishment .....................................................................................................................139
Mid-day school meal .....................................................................................................
Child habits ....................................................................................................................................... 151
Micronutrient .................................................................................................................................... 151
Food surrounding place ................................................................................................................... 152
Qualities of food ................................................................................................................................ 153
Overnutrition ..................................................................................................................................... 154
Economic condition of the poor ...................................................................................................... 154
Nutritional status ............................................................................................................................. 155
Public services ................................................................................................................................... 157
14. Youth: In the Community................................................................................................................. 164
15. Malaria: A Community Health Problem ........................................................................................ 181
Presumptive treatment for malaria ................................................................................................. 183
Conclusion ......................................................................................................................................... 184
16. Lymphatic Filariasis: Public Health Problem ................................................................................ 188
17. Deadly Disease: Tuberculosis ......................................................................................................... 191
18. Sexually Transmitted Diseases : STDs ........................................................................................... 197
19. AIDS: Growing Threat to Public Health ......................................................................................... 202
What is the difference between HIV and AIDS? ............................................................................ 203
How HIV spreads? ........................................................................................................................... 203
How HIV does not spread? .............................................................................................................. 203
How can one know if he is infected with HIV? ............................................................................. 203
What should you do if found HIV positive? .................................................................................. 203
Is there a test to detect HIV? ............................................................................................................. 203
Prevention .......................................................................................................................................... 204
Medical management of HIV/AIDS cases ..................................................................................... 204
Home based care ............................................................................................................................... 204
Protection of the care provider ........................................................................................................ 204
Care of the dead body ....................................................................................................................... 204
What is antiretroviral therapy (ART)? ............................................................................................ 205
The benefit of taking regularly medicines: How do anti-HIV medicines work? ....................... 205
How does the virus spread? ............................................................................................................ 206
Counseling can make a world of difference ................................................................................... 207
Factors having negative impact on adherence .............................................................................. 210
Interventions to educate and explain adherence (to stick, to cling, state of clinging) .............. 210
Aims of pretest counseling .............................................................................................................. 210
Aims of post-HIV test counseling ................................................................................................... 210
20. Leprosy: National Health Problem ................................................................................................. 213
21. Tetanus: The Rural Health Problem ............................................................................................... 220
22. Rabies: The Fatal Disease ................................................................................................................. 224
23. Snake Bite: Common Problem in Rural Villages (some amazing facts) ...................................... 227
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24. Accidents: Human Errors ................................................................................................................232
25. Gastrointestinal Disorders that Affect Rural Poor
(Food poisoning; diarrhea, dysentery, amebiasis; worm infestation; appendicitis) ................. 234
Appendicitis ...................................................................................................................................... 235
Amebiasis ..........................................................................................................................................238
26. Living Well with Diabetes ...............................................................................................................241
Nursing role in management of diabetes .......................................................................................244
27. Healthy Heart ....................................................................................................................................247
Cues to cardiovascular problems ....................................................................................................250
What level the pressure should be labeled as hypertension? ......................................................250
Why is high blood pressure dangerous? ........................................................................................250
28. Obesity: Increasing Rate of Public Health Problem ......................................................................259
29. Prevention and Early Diagnosis of Cancer ....................................................................................263
Causes of cancer ................................................................................................................................ 265
30. Terminal Illness and Palliative Care ..............................................................................................270
31. What Makes a Person Grow Old? ...................................................................................................274
32. Death: The Unknown Path .............................................................................................................. 285
Index ....................................................................................................................................................293