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Here is comprehensive, systematic information about the services long-term care facilities are providing--outside of medical and nursing care--to enhance both the quality of care and the quality of life of the institutionalized elderly. Based on the results of a two-year survey of innovative programs in long-term care facilities for the elderly across the country, this impressive volume includes descriptions of physical activity programs, rehabilitation programs, and community linkage programs....

The Laboratory Manual is a valuable tool designed to enhance your classroom experience. The lab manual features application-based assignments, chapter objectives, and step-by-step instructions to reinforce learning and encourage skill building. This lab manual will be helpful for learners who wish to complete a future professional-practice experience in the health information department of a hospital.

This book is an in-depth practical guide for mental health practitioners working across diverse theoretical orientations to provide mental health services tailored to the needs of refugees.  These needs are felt more keenly than ever as displaced populations continue to grow. Refugees often experience high rates of psychological distress, and appropriate mental health care services remain severely underdeveloped. Chapters in this edited volume outline research-supported psychological intervent...

The Complete Diagnosis Coding Solution introduces students to the coding process and uses case studies, examples, and a lighter writing style to sit side-by-side with the student and help them through learning to code. This book speaks directly to students with respect and helps them to overcome the intimidation of learning such an important new skill. Case studies, examples, and exercises are included generously throughout the book to connect the reader with real life scenarios and to help them...

HIV disease has permanently altered the landscape of the American gay and lesbian community. HIV Disease: Lesbians, Gays, and the Social Services enhances readers’understanding of the pivotal roles being played by gays and lesbians in responding to the increasing incidence and prevalence of HIV infection and AIDS. The book offers a timely summary of what has happened within the gay and lesbian community in response to HIV/AIDS. It identifies challenges for the future and offers direction for tho...

Covers the gamut of services delivered to the elderly in the community.

Millions of people suffer from depression in silence, afraid to admit to their family, close friends or GP that they feel beaten and cannot find a way out.Alexandra Massey has been through the hell of depression and come through the side. Her bestselling book offers a practical, jargon-free and realistic lifeline to help sufferers overcome the worst aspects of the condition without the use of medication.Beat Depression offers hope and empowerment with:* 5 suggestions of what you can do when you...

This volume identifies the unique health needs of aging women and investigates how the current health care system might better meet those needs.

"From a gifted writer who spent two years in a support group for people caring for elderly and ill spouses, parents, and friends, The Caregivers chronicles the daily experiences--heart-breaking, poignant, and redemptive--of ordinary Americans as they face their final life passages"--

In 1997 the Albany Midwifery Practice in Peckham, south London, negotiated a pioneering NHS contract with King’s College Hospital Trust. The Albany model of midwifery care was loved and respected not only by those who experienced it first-hand, but also by the wider midwifery profession. Founded to serve one of the most disadvantaged populations in London, its innovative approach led to improved outcomes for mothers and their babies. Why, then, was the practice suddenly shut down in 2009? Altho...

In The First Cell, Azra Raza offers a searing account of how both medicine and our society (mis)treats cancer, how we can do better, and why we must. A lyrical journey from hope to despair and back again, The First Cell explores cancer from every angle: medical, scientific, cultural, and personal. Indeed, Raza describes how she bore the terrible burden of being her own husband's oncologist as he succumbed to leukemia. Like When Breath Becomes Air, The First Cell is no ordinary book of medicine,...

Pat Pilkington was co-founder of the Bristol Cancer Help Centre, the first charity to offer a truly holistic approach to cancer care. In this memoir, completed when she knew she was approaching death, Pat tells her story; starting with her childhood, through the early days of the Centre to its growth into Penny Brohn Cancer Care, the globally influential institution it is today. Above all, she shares her own spiritual journey, her deep exploration of faith, love, and what lies at the core of eac...

Hospice and palliative care professionals are experts at caring for individuals and families experiencing serious or life-limiting illnesses. Not everyone feels safe seeking out their expertise, however: LGBTQIA+ people may be deterred from seeking support because of barriers—both overt and subtle—that hospice and palliative care programs and professionals erect through their policies and practices. This book is an accessible, expert guide to incorporating LGBTQIA-inclusive practices into end-of...

Effective healthcare delivery requires teams and teamwork in all types of settings. Interprofessional Collaboration and Teams in Public and Community Health examines the use of teams and implications for public and community health to ensure effective services and support coordination, collaboration, and communication during planning, implementation, and evaluation of these services. The guide discusses the development and characteristics of teams, describes team leader and team member roles an...