Explores the structure, function and role of the community health service, placing particular emphasis on the social aspects of health and on disease prevention. Includes chapters on: the structure of health services in the United Kingdom; health audit; the measurement of health; maternity services; preventive child health services; immunisation; prevention of communicable diseases; AIDS; the Governments Health of the nation initiative; the role of the nurse in prevention of ill health; the work of the World Health Organisation; nutrition and environmental health; the structure of social services; care of children in need; child abuse; services for disabled people, older people and people with mental health problems; and alcohol and drug abuse.
Explores the structure, function and role of the community health service, placing particular emphasis on the social aspects of health and on disease prevention. Includes chapters on: the structure of health services in the United Kingdom; health audit; the measurement of health; maternity services; preventive child health services; immunisation; prevention of communicable diseases; AIDS; the Governments Health of the nation initiative; the role of the nurse in prevention of ill health; the work of the World Health Organisation; nutrition and environmental health; the structure of social services; care of children in need; child abuse; services for disabled people, older people and people with mental health problems; and alcohol and drug abuse.
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HIV AIDS, infectious diseases, NHS, nurses, older people, physical disabilities, prevention, primary care, public health, social services, alcohol misuse, child abuse, children, drug misuse, health care, health education;
Contains statistics on population trends; children and disability; family cost and income; homelessness; education; child abuse; children in care; children and crime.
Contains statistics on population trends; children and disability; family cost and income; homelessness; education; child abuse; children in care; children and crime.
Subject terms:
HIV AIDS, homeless people, homelessness, income, looked after children, physical disabilities, population, poverty, statistical methods, young offenders, child abuse, children, crime, drug misuse, education, families;
Fact sheet on the mental health problems of children and young people. Includes sections on: statistics; relevant legal issues; specific problems (such as depression, schizophrenia, suicide and self harm, eating disorders, sex and sexuality, sleep problems, disability, school problems and drugs); and sources of help and information.
Fact sheet on the mental health problems of children and young people. Includes sections on: statistics; relevant legal issues; specific problems (such as depression, schizophrenia, suicide and self harm, eating disorders, sex and sexuality, sleep problems, disability, school problems and drugs); and sources of help and information.
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law, mental health problems, physical disabilities, racial discrimination, schizophrenia, school phobia, severe mental health problems, sexuality, social care provision, suicide, young people, child abuse, children, depression, drug misuse, eating disorders, discrimination, sleep problems;
mass media, older people, physical disabilities, residential care, sexuality, addiction, alcohol misuse, bereavement, black and minority ethnic people, cancer, child abuse, community care, counselling, death, dementia, divorce, drug misuse, families;
homosexuality, learning disabilities, mental health problems, physical disabilities, probation, poverty, psychotherapy, rape, research methods, residential care, schizophrenia, severe mental health problems, single parent families, suicide, unemployment, violence, women, young offenders, youth work, adoption, alcohol misuse, bereavement, black and minority ethnic people, child abuse, child sexual abuse, custodial institutions, counselling, divorce, drug misuse, foster care, groupwork;