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In dit boek maakt de lezer kennis met een aantal nieuwe gezondheidsconcepten. Functioneren is het centrale thema en in het bijzonder wordt aandacht besteed aan de toepassingsmogelijkheden van de International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) van de WHO. De focus van gezondheidszorg is aan het verschuiven: van genezen van ziekten naar bevorderen van gezondheid en welzijn. Het dagelijks functioneren van mensen wordt centraal gesteld. Het is een beweging waarin het perspectief op gezondheid verbreedt van een beperkt (biomedisch) perspectief naar een meer holistisch (biopsychosociaal) perspectief. In dat perspectief, waarin het mee kunnen doen in de samenleving centraal staat, betekent gezondheid dat je het vermogen en de mogelijkheden hebt om je leven vorm te geven zoals je dat zelf waardevol vindt in het licht van de persoonlijke fysieke, emotionele en sociale uitdagingen. Vanuit dit nieuwe perspectief komt erbinnen zorg en welzijn meer aandacht voor het verbeteren en het monitoren van het dagelijks functioneren van mensen en daarmee ook voor de omgevingsfactoren en persoonlijk factoren die op het functioneren van invloed zijn. Functioneren als focus van zorg en welzijn is geschreven voor iedereen werkzaam in zorg en welzijn – zoals de zorgprofessional, arboprofessional, beleidsmaker, ICT-specialist, sociaal en maatschappelijk werkende en onderzoeker - die het nieuwe gezondheidsperspectief wil implementeren in zijn/haar werk. Met de aanschaf van dit boek wordt tevens toegang verkregen tot de e-versie inclusief extra digitaal materiaal, zoals de uitwerking van opdrachten behorende bij de casuïstiek.

Hygiene, together with epidemiology, represent the integral, biomedical fundaments of public health. The threat of epidemics depopulating both rural population and expanding urban centres, compelled medicine to develop these two new disciplines in the 19th century. Hygiene is the science of health preservation. Originally, it dealt with all factors affecting the physical and mental health and well-being of the population; it was rooted in the medical knowledge of disease incidence and disease prevention. The firm link between hygienic theories and practice with that of health status promote the prevention and control over infectious diseases. Initially, epidemiological focus was on communicable diseases, later it expanded to non-communicable ones. This text will support the preparation for a state exam at a pre-graduate level, providing thus a starting point for acquiring the desirable knowledge. Second revised edition

Handwashing, as part of basic hygiene, is a no-brainer. Whenever there's an outbreak of a contagious disease, we are advised that the first line of defense is proper handwashing. Nonetheless, many people, including healthcare workers, ignore this advice and routinely fail to wash their hands. Those who neglect to follow proper handwashing protocols put us at risk for serious disease—and even death.In this well-researched book, Wahrman discusses the microbes that live among us, both benign and malevolent. She looks at how ancient cultures dealt with disease and hygiene and how scientific developments led to the germ theory, which laid the foundation for modern hygiene. She investigates hand hygiene in clinical settings, where lapses by medical professionals can lead to serious, even deadly, complications. She explains how microbes found on environmental surfaces can transmit disease and offers strategies to decrease transmission from person to person. The book's final chapter explores initiatives for grappling with ever more complex microbial issues, such as drug resistance and the dangers of residing in an interconnected world, and presents practical advice for hand hygiene and reducing infection. With chapters that conclude with handy reference lists, The Hand Book serves as a road map to safer hands and better hygiene and health. It is essential reading for the general public, healthcare professionals, educators, parents, community leaders, and politicians.

L'hygiène est classiquement la science qui enseigne les mesures propres à conserver la santé, voire à l'améliorer. Elle a été présente dans toute les civilisations depuis les plus primitives mais avec une évolution des approches liées aux progrès des connaissances et aux transformations des...

En conformité avec le programme de DFASM (diplôme de formation approfondie en sciences médicales) et avec les Epreuves Classantes Nationales (ECNi), cet ouvrage rassemble l'ensemble des connaissances fondamentales en santé publique. Il comprend 2 parties : - une partie Connaissances qui aborde tous les items de l'UE 1 et d'autres UE relevant de la santé publique. L'ouvrage est organisé en 7 sections regroupant les items par thématique : épidémiologie clinique, qualité des soins et sécurité du patient, économie de la santé et systèmes de santé, addictions, risques infectieux, risques cardiovasculaires et cancers. Chaque chapitre commence systématiquement par un rappel des objectifs pédagogiques, puis développe la thématique, étayée de points clés, de notions à retenir, de tableaux et de figures, avec un accès aux textes des recommandations et sites internet par flashcodes ; - une partie «Entraînement » qui propose des dossiers progressifs révisés et des questions isolées renouvelées, offrant un véritable outil d'entraînement et d'auto-évaluation. L'ouvrage s'inscrit dans la collection Les référentiels des Collèges, dont le format et la maquette en deux couleurs offrent une clarté de lecture et facilitent la compréhension et la mémorisation. Cette 3e édition propose une mise à jour complète des données médicales et un renouvellement des entraînements.Cet ouvrage est le résultat du travail collectif de professeurs de santé publique de la France entière, sous l'égide du Collège universitaire des enseignants de santé publique.

In a globalized and post-antibiotic world, it will be difficult to prevent the spread of infections and pathogens that have historically been largely controllable and treatable. In this scenario, efforts to improve public health will intensify the general trend to move away from sickness treatment to illness prevention and health promotion, as well as increased attention to personal and collective hygiene. This development exposes a potential problem in scholarly literature: much of what we know about influencing what people know about hygiene and why they engage in hygiene behavior is based on very specific contexts (e.g., hospitals and healthcare facilities) and populations (e.g., children and healthcare workers). Enter the field of hygiene psychology, which is based on linking the best practices in personal hygiene with relevant personality and contextual factors supported by rigorous and innovative psychological research. We know what people must do to maintain good hygiene, but we must draw from psychology to translate this knowledge into promoting key hygiene behaviors. This book will make these connections by applying psychological principles and research methods to understanding, and affecting, hygiene behavior change for a number of specific contexts.

Das Infektionsschutz-Gesetz 2011 verschärft die Verpflichtung für Krankenhäuser, Hygienemaßnahmen vorzuhalten. Aber auch für Pflegeeinrichtungen sind Hygienemängel ein sensibler Bereich, der zu negativen Schlagzeilen und juristischen Streitigkeiten führen kann. Ein Rechts- und ein Hygieneexperte erläutern an Fallbeispielen und Gerichtsurteilen, auf welche Fallstricke Sie achten sollten und wie sie diesen vorbeugen können. Dabei liegt der Fokus auf den alltäglichen Handlungen in der Betreuung von Patienten und Bewohnern, die die Hygiene in einem Haus wirksam verbessern können. Zahlreiche Praxistipps erleichtern das Einhalten von Hygienemaßnahmen und der Infektionsprophylaxe im Pflege- und Krankenhausalltag. Ergänzend werden die notwendigen Hygienerichtlinien und Gesetze kommentiert. Die A bis Z-Struktur macht es zu einem praktischen Nachschlagewerk nicht nur für Hygienebeauftragte und Qualitätsmanager in Krankenhäusern und Pflegeeinrichtungen, sondern auch für Ärzte und andere Professionen in Gesundheitseinrichtungen, die sicher in der Betreuung handeln möchten.

Elements of Hygiene and Public Health: For the Use of Medical Students and Practitioners, Second Edition explores India's hygiene and public health status. This book is composed of 24 chapters. The first four chapters deal with the elements of hygiene, including water, air, ventilation, heating, and cooling. The subsequent chapters discuss industrial hygiene, occupational diseases, offensive trades, hospitals, school hygiene, and some infectious diseases. These topics are followed by surveys of other elements of hygiene and public health, such as food, refuse disposal, and personal hygiene. The remaining chapters tackle the issue of village sanitation, sanitary arrangements for fairs, the chief cause of the spread of cholera in Northern India, and the measures recommended for famine and segregation. This book will prove useful to medical practitioners, sanitary inspectors, health personnel, and medical students.

The role of Bioactive Dietary Factors and Plant Extracts in Preventive Dermatology provides current and concise scientific appraisal of the efficacy of foods, nutrients, herbs, and dietary supplements in preventing dermal damage and cancer as well as improving skin health. This important new volume reviews and presents new hypotheses and conclusions on the effects of different bioactive foods and their components derived particularly from vegetables, fruits, and herbs. Primary emphasis is on treatment and prevention of dermal damage focusing on skin cancers with significant health care costs and mortality. Bioactive Dietary Factors and Plant Extracts in Preventive Dermatology brings together expert clinicians and researchers working on the different aspects of supplementation, foods, and plant extracts and nutrition and skin health. Their expertise provides the most current knowledge in the field and will serve as the foundation for advancing future research.

This sixth volume in the Collected Works of Florence Nightingale reports Nightingale's considerable accomplishments in the development of a public health care system based on health promotion and disease prevention. It follows directly from her understanding of social science and broader social reform activities, which were related in Society and Politics (Volume 5). Public Health Care includes a critical edition of Notes on Nursing for the Labouring Classes, papers on mortality in aboriginal schools and hospitals, and on rural health. It reports much unknown material on Nightingale's signal contribution of bringing professional nursing into the dreaded workhouse infirmaries. This collection presents letters and notes on a wide range of issues from specific diseases to germ theory, and relates some of her own extensive work as a nurse practitioner, which included organizing referrals to doctors and providing related care. Currently, Volumes 1 to 11 are available in e-book version by subscription or from university and college libraries through the following vendors: Canadian Electronic Library, Ebrary, MyiLibrary, and Netlibrary.

Sweeping in scope, Health Issues in the Latino Community identifies and offers an in-depth examination of the most critical health issues that affect Latino's health and health care within the United States. This resource offers a comprehensive approach that informs and promotes the advancement of the practice, program planning, research, and public policy to improve health care of all Latino citizens.