Health education and community pharmacy /
N. Kumar
- New Delhi, India : A.I.T.B.S. Publishers, India (Medical Publishers), c2009
- 216 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Includes index.
1. Introduction to Health Education and Community Pharmacy -- 2. Concept of Health -- 3. Health and Nutrition -- 4. Demography and Family Planning -- 5. First Aid -- 6. Environment and Health -- 7. Fundamentals of Microbiology -- 8. Communicable Diseases -- 9. Non-Communicable Diseases -- 10. Epidemiology -- Index.
Health education is a high-profile topic for national government, local authorities, health authorities and educational agencies. Health education plays a crucial role in the development of a healthy, inclusive and equitable social, psychological and physical environment. It reflects current best practice, using an empowering, multi-dimensional, multi-professional approach which relates to all settings, organizations, and parts and levels of society, including schools, colleges, universities, the health services, the community and the workplace.