Handbook of Social and Preventive Medicine

Description

In its second edition, this book is offered as a brand-new book. The entire strategy is epidemiological, and the material is given in a connected and seamless way. The writing is clear and appealing, focusing on useful details that might be useful to PHC medical officers, health administrators, and even general practitioners. There are four sections to the entire book. The first section covers the breadth and fundamental ideas of community medicine and the general features of preventive and social medicine. The epidemiological triad is the foundation of the second section, which makes up two-thirds of the book. Demography, vital statistics, and biostatistics are covered in the third section. The fourth section, devoted to the health of various populations, goes to great length about primary healthcare, health policy, and the connection between development and health. The separation described above is intentional and objective. It familiarizes the reader with the core concepts of community medicine, teaches him how to approach health and illness from an epidemiological perspective, and prepares him to practice family medicine as a family doctor. The following matter has been written up in-depth and is added here to be given as an addition to the third edition to satisfy this identified need: (i) Epidemiological study design, (ii) Biomedical Waste Management, (iii) Anthrax and bio-terrorism, (iv) Nosocomial infections, (v) Oral diseases, (vi) Disaster management. Chapters on the social environment, host factors and health, non-communicable diseases, food and nutrition, demography and vital statistics, primary health care, health education, information and communication, maternity and child health, school health, geriatrics, mental health, and health service through general practitioners have received particular attention to present the relevant topic in a most up-to-date manner. Students, educators, public health officials, and PHC medical officers can all benefit from this book.