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Growth and Development Across the Lifespan : a Health Promotion Focus. [electronic resource]

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Elsevier Health Sciences, 2013.Edition: 2nd edDescription: 1 online resource (339 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780323293563
  • 0323293565
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Growth and Development Across the Lifespan : A Health Promotion Focus.DDC classification:
  • 613
LOC classification:
  • RA427.8 .L455 2013
NLM classification:
  • 2012 J-490
  • WS 103
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Contents:
Front Cover; GROWTH and DEVELOPMENT Across the Lifespan: A Health Promotion Focus; Copyright; Dedication; Ancillary Writers; Reviewers; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; Chapter 1: Healthy People 2020; Definition; What Healthy People 2020 Is; What Healthy People 2020 Does; Leading Health Indicators; Determinants of Health; Health Status; Progress and goals yet to be achieved; Issues and goals related to phases of the life cycle; Prenatal and Infant Health; Childhood Health; Adolescent and Young-Adult Health; Older Adult Health; Geriatric Adult Health.
Role of the health-care worker in achieving Healthy People 2020 goalsWorld health; Chapter 2: Government Influences on Health Care; The Importance of Understanding the Role of Government in Health Care ; Health-Care Legislation; Hospitals and Nursing Schools; The Multidisciplinary Health-Care Team; Nurse Practice Acts; Patient's Bill of Rights; The Government's Role in Health Care; United States Department of Health and Human Services; Direct Services; Financing; Information; Policy Setting; The Rising Costs of Health Care; Health Care Delivery Systems; Private Health Insurance.
Health-Care ReformResurgence of Self Care; Global Health; The Future of Health Care; Chapter 3: Cultural Considerations Across the Lifespan and in Health and Illness; Culture and Pregnancy; Culture and the Child; Culture and the Adolescent; Culture and the Adult; Culture and the Older Adult; Culture and Health Beliefs; Culture and Illness; Culture and Death; Culture and Teaching; Culture and Food; Complementary and Alternative Therapies and Culture; The Government's Role in Promoting Culturally Competent Care; Chapter 4:The Influence of Family on Developing a Lifestyle; Definition.
Family StructureEffect of Family on Growth and Development of the Child; Size of Family; Spacing of Siblings; Divorce; Stepchildren and Foster Children; Chronic Illness; Use of Child-Care Services; Understanding Families Through Theories; Family Systems Theory; The Family Apgar; Developmental Theories; Growth and Development of the Family; Developmental Tasks of the Family Life Cycle; Role of the Health-Care Worker; Childrearing Styles; Influence of Electronic Media and Technology; The Growth of Social Networking Sites; Effects of a Disaster on Family and Development.
Role of the Health-Care TeamEffect of Community on Family and Development; Healthy Lifestyle Habits ; Family-Centered Health Care; Chapter 5: Theories of Development; Definition; Importance of Understanding Developmental Theories; Selected Theories of Development; Psychoanalytic Theory (Freud); Psychodynamic Theory (Jung); Stages of the Life Cycle: A Psychosocial Theory (Erikson); Psychosocial Theory (Levinson); Cognitive Theory (Piaget); Cognitive Theory (Loevinger); Constructive Theory (Kegan); Theory of Language and Culture (Vygotsky); Social and Economic Influences (Bronfenbrenner).
Summary: This book provides introductory coverage of growth and development throughout the lifespan. The content emphasizes normal aspects as well as the unique problems and health promotion needs of each age and stage of development. It features a strong health promotion theme structured around Healthy People 2020 objectives. Lifespan coverage from prenatal development to death helps students integrate concepts related to normal changes in each stage of the life cycle. Coverage of current research and trends in health care provide readers with the most up-to-date, accurate information. Health promotion.
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Front Cover; GROWTH and DEVELOPMENT Across the Lifespan: A Health Promotion Focus; Copyright; Dedication; Ancillary Writers; Reviewers; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; Chapter 1: Healthy People 2020; Definition; What Healthy People 2020 Is; What Healthy People 2020 Does; Leading Health Indicators; Determinants of Health; Health Status; Progress and goals yet to be achieved; Issues and goals related to phases of the life cycle; Prenatal and Infant Health; Childhood Health; Adolescent and Young-Adult Health; Older Adult Health; Geriatric Adult Health.

Role of the health-care worker in achieving Healthy People 2020 goalsWorld health; Chapter 2: Government Influences on Health Care; The Importance of Understanding the Role of Government in Health Care ; Health-Care Legislation; Hospitals and Nursing Schools; The Multidisciplinary Health-Care Team; Nurse Practice Acts; Patient's Bill of Rights; The Government's Role in Health Care; United States Department of Health and Human Services; Direct Services; Financing; Information; Policy Setting; The Rising Costs of Health Care; Health Care Delivery Systems; Private Health Insurance.

Health-Care ReformResurgence of Self Care; Global Health; The Future of Health Care; Chapter 3: Cultural Considerations Across the Lifespan and in Health and Illness; Culture and Pregnancy; Culture and the Child; Culture and the Adolescent; Culture and the Adult; Culture and the Older Adult; Culture and Health Beliefs; Culture and Illness; Culture and Death; Culture and Teaching; Culture and Food; Complementary and Alternative Therapies and Culture; The Government's Role in Promoting Culturally Competent Care; Chapter 4:The Influence of Family on Developing a Lifestyle; Definition.

Family StructureEffect of Family on Growth and Development of the Child; Size of Family; Spacing of Siblings; Divorce; Stepchildren and Foster Children; Chronic Illness; Use of Child-Care Services; Understanding Families Through Theories; Family Systems Theory; The Family Apgar; Developmental Theories; Growth and Development of the Family; Developmental Tasks of the Family Life Cycle; Role of the Health-Care Worker; Childrearing Styles; Influence of Electronic Media and Technology; The Growth of Social Networking Sites; Effects of a Disaster on Family and Development.

Role of the Health-Care TeamEffect of Community on Family and Development; Healthy Lifestyle Habits ; Family-Centered Health Care; Chapter 5: Theories of Development; Definition; Importance of Understanding Developmental Theories; Selected Theories of Development; Psychoanalytic Theory (Freud); Psychodynamic Theory (Jung); Stages of the Life Cycle: A Psychosocial Theory (Erikson); Psychosocial Theory (Levinson); Cognitive Theory (Piaget); Cognitive Theory (Loevinger); Constructive Theory (Kegan); Theory of Language and Culture (Vygotsky); Social and Economic Influences (Bronfenbrenner).

Hierarchy of Needs (Maslow).

This book provides introductory coverage of growth and development throughout the lifespan. The content emphasizes normal aspects as well as the unique problems and health promotion needs of each age and stage of development. It features a strong health promotion theme structured around Healthy People 2020 objectives. Lifespan coverage from prenatal development to death helps students integrate concepts related to normal changes in each stage of the life cycle. Coverage of current research and trends in health care provide readers with the most up-to-date, accurate information. Health promotion.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-298) and index.

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