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Community Health and Wellness

Principles of primary health care

  • 6th Edition - August 30, 2018
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Jill Clendon, Ailsa Munns
  • Language: English

The sixth edition of Community Health and Wellness has been fully revised and streamlined to incorporate contemporary thinking and research in community health and wellness… Read more

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The sixth edition of Community Health and Wellness has been fully revised and streamlined to incorporate contemporary thinking and research in community health and wellness from Australia, New Zealand and the global community.

Written by Jill Clendon and Ailsa Munns, the new edition provides an easy-to-use text with a strong focus on the foundational principles of primary health care that underpin community health and wellness. The text builds on the unique socio-ecological approach to primary health care of previous editions, guiding readers to consider the health of individuals and populations in their personal, family and community environments.

Key features

  • Ancillary resources and eBook
  • available on Evolve
  • Focus on primary health care across the lifespan, with an emphasis on health literacy and health promotion
  • Chapter features include reflective practice and care planning for individuals, families and communities, case studies, interventions and evaluation

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Instructor resources:

  • Critical Thinking Questions and Answers
  • Image Collection
  • PowerPoints
  • Tutorial Activities

  • Student and Instructor resources:

    • Weblinks
    • Online Care Plans
    • Online Material
    • Table of contents

      Section 1: Principles of primary health care
      Chapter 1:
      Fundamentals of creating and maintaining a health community
      Chapter 2: Healthy policies for healthy communities
      Chapter 3: Communities of place
      Section 2: Primary health care in practice
      Chapter 4: Primary health care in practice
      Chapter 5: Assessing the community
      Chapter 6: Planning for intervention
      Section 3: Health and Wellness Throughout the Lifespan
      Chapter 7: The early years
      Chapter 8: Transitions to adulthood and beyond
      Section 4: Evidence to support primary health care
      Chapter 9: Inclusive communities
      Chapter 10: Inclusive research

      Product details

      • Edition: 6
      • Latest edition
      • Published: August 30, 2018
      • Language: English

      About the authors

      JC

      Jill Clendon

      Affiliations and expertise
      Adjunct Professor of Nursing, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

      AM

      Ailsa Munns

      Affiliations and expertise
      Lecturer | Course Coordinator Child and Adolescent Health Programs, Coordinator Community Mothers Program (WA), School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine, Curtin University, WA, Australia