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Working in Community Health: Foundations for a Successful Career prepares and trains current and future community health workers for employment in this rapidly expanding field.
This first-of-its-kind text provides the knowledge required for developing practical employment skills, understanding basic anatomy and physiology of common chronic diseases, accessing and understanding health knowledge, developing a resume, and interviewing proficiency.
Table of Contents
Section 1 Community Health Workers in the Community
Ch 1 What is a Community Health Worker?
Ch 2 Adult Learning and Health Literacy
Ch 3 Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health
Ch 4 Social Justice, Advocacy, and Community Resources
Section 2 Health and Disease
Ch 5 Environmental Impact of Health
Ch 6 Body Systems
Ch 7 Infectious Diseases
Section 3 Aspects of Aging
Ch 8 Safety for the Aging Population, Elderly, and Community Health Workers
Ch 9 Aspects of Aging
Ch 10 Quality of Life, Advance Directives, and End of Life Planning
Section 4 Health Care, Ethics, and Professionalism
Ch 11 Health Insurance
Ch 12 Health Care Facilities
Ch 13 Ethics, Rights, and Responsibilities
Ch 14 The Community Health Worker Profession
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