Where Women Have No Doctor 2014 00 Front Matter - About This Book, How to Use This Book, Table of Contents 01 Women's health is a community issue 02 Solving health problems 03 The medical system 04 Understanding our bodies 05 Health concerns of girls 06 Pregnancy and childbirth 07 Breastfeeding 08 Growing older 09 Women with disabilities 10 Staying healthy 11 Eating for good health 12 Sexual health 13 Family planning 14 Infertility 15 Abortion 16 STIs and other infections of the genitals 17 HIV and AIDS 18 Violence against women 19 Rape and sexual assault 20 Sex workers 21 Pain in the lower abdomen 22 Abnormal bleeding from the vagina 23 Problems of the urine system 24 Cancer and growths 25 Tuberculosis 26 Work 27 Mental health 28 Alcohol and other drugs 29 Refugees and displaced women 30 Female genital cutting 31 Use of medicines in women's health 32 The green pages - table of medicines 33 Health care skills 34 List of difficult words 35 Where to get more information 36 Index (yellow pages) OtherBooks Available Where Women Have No Doctor Notes |
A Book for Midwives 2013 00 Front Matter - Credits and Thanks, Table of Contents 00 Introduction 01 Words to midwives 02 Treating health problems 03 A woman's body in pregnancy 04 Helping women stay healthy 05 Preventing infection 06 Common changes in pregnancy 07 Learning a pregnant woman's health history 08 Prenatal checkups 09 Getting ready for labor and birth 10 Giving good care during labor and birth 11 Opening - stage 1 of labor 12 Pushing - stage 2 of labor 13 the birth of the placenta - stage 3 of labor 14 The first few hours after the birth 15 The first weeks after birth 16 Breastfeeding 17 Family planning 18 Sexually transmitted infections 19 Advanced skills for pregnancy and birth 20 The pelvic exam 21 How to insert an IUD 22 Helping a woman after a pregnancy ends early 23 Manual vacuum aspiration 24 Getting medical help 25 Homemade tools and teaching materials 26 Medicines (green pages) 27 To learn more (resources) 28 Technical and medical words (glossary) 29 Index (yellow pages) 30 Due date calculator and Other books from Hesperian A Book for Midwives Notes |
A Health Handbook for Women with Disabilities 2007 00 Front Matter How to use this book, Credits and Thanks, Contents 00 Introduction 01 Disability and the community 02 Organizing for disability-friendly health care 03 Mental health 04 Understanding your body 05 Taking care of your body 06 Health exams 07 Sexuality 08 Sexual health 09 Family planning 10 Pregnancy 11 Labor and birth 12 Caring for your baby 13 Growing older with a disability 14 Abuse, violence, and self-defense 15 Support for caregivers 16 Medicines (Green pages) 17 Appendix A Take care of your equipment 18 Appendix B Sign language for health 19 List of difficult words (glossary) 20 To learn more (resources) 21 Index (yellow pages).pdf A Health Handbook for Women with Disabilities Notes Women's Health Exchange Issue 01 For better health, better education Issue 02 Why women live with violence at home Issue 03 Women and work Issue 04 Helping women reduce their risk of HIV Issue 05 Making TB treatment work for women Issue 06 Pregnant women need access to emergency care Issue 07 Environmental health and women's rights Issue 08 - Reflection and Sharing Activity Sheet for Issue 8 Issue 08 Improving women's sexual lives Issue 09 Alcohol companies target the poor Issue 10 Family planning let women choose! Issue 11 Access to health care for women with disabilities Issue 12 Saving lives when pregnancy ends early Women's Health Exchange Notes |
Disabled Village Children 00 Front Matter Credits, Table of Contents, About this Book 01 Introduction - Making Therapy Functional and Fun 02 Ideas for Sharing Information from This Book 03 Prevention of Disabilities 04 Examining and Evaluating the Disabled Child 05 Simple Ways to Measure and Record a Child's Progress 06 Guide for Identifying Disabilities 07 Polio 08 Contractures - Limbs That No Longer Straighten 09 Cerebral Palsy (difficulty with movements because of brain damage) 10 Muscular Dystrophy - Gradual - Progressive Muscle Loss 11 Club Feet, Flat Feet, Bow Legs, and Knock-knees 12 Common Birth Defects (cleft lip, extra or joined fingers, incomplete limbs, arthrogryposis 13 Children Staying Small-Having Weak Bones (inc. Rickets, Brittle Bone Disease, Dwarfism) 14 Erb's Palsy - Arm Paralysis from Birth Injury 15 Painful Joints (includes How to Use Aspirin) 16 Juvenile Arthritis 17 Rheumatic Fever 18 Hip Problems 19 Bone Infections 20 Spinal Curve and Other Back Deformities 21 Tuberculosis of the Backbone - Pott's Disease 22 Spina Bifida (babies born with a defect over their backbone) 23 Spinal Cord Injury 24 Pressure Sores 25 Urine and Bowel Management - Spinal Cord Injury,Spina Bifida (inc. Urinary Infections) 26 Leprosy 27 Amputations 28 Burns and Burn Deformities 29 Seizures - Epilepsy 30 Blindness and Difficulty Seeing 31 Deafness and Communication 32 Mental Slowness - Down Syndrome, Hypothyroidism, and Other Causes 33 The Child With Several Severe Disabilities 34 Child Development and Developmental Delay 35 Early Stimulation and Development Activities |
Disabled Village Children [Continued] 36 Feeding 37 Dressing 38 Toilet Training 39 Bathing (includes Care of the Teeth and Gums) 40 Ways to Improve Learning and Behavior 41 `Learning Disabilities' in Children with Normal Intelligence 42 Range-of-motion and Other Exercises 43 Crutch Use, Cane Use, and Wheelchair Transfers 44 Disabled Children in the Community 45 Starting Village-based Rehabilitation Activities 46 Playgrounds for All Children 47 CHILD-to-child - Helping Teachers and Children Understand Disabled Children 48 Popular Theater 49 A Children's Workshop for Making Toys 50 Organization, Management, and Financing of a Village Rehabilitation Program 51 Adapting the Home and Community to the Needs of the Disabled 52 Love, Sex, and Social Adjustment 53 Education - At Home, at School, at Work 54 Work - Possibilities and Training 55 Examples of Community-Directed Programs 56 Making Sure Aids and Procedures Do More Good than Harm 57 A `Shop for Making Aids' Run by Disabled Villagers 58 Braces (Calipers) 59 Correcting Joint Contractures (with casts or braces) 60 Correcting Club Feet (with tape or plaster casts) 61 Homemade Casting Materials 62 Developmental Aids (for lying, sitting, standing, balance, and communication) 63 Walking Aids (bars, crutches, walkers, canes) 64 Decisions about Special Seats and Wheelchairs 65 Adaptations for Wheelchairs and Other Sitting Aids 66 Designs for 6 Basic Wheelchairs 67 Artificial Legs 68 Where To Get More Information 69 Glossary 70 Index Disabled Village Children Notes |
Helping Children Who Are Blind 2000 00 Front Matter Credits, Table of Contents 01 How Can I Help My Child 02 Getting Started 03 General Guidelines for Learning Activities 04 Finding Out What Your Child Can See 05 Activities for the Young Baby (Birth to 6 Months) 06 Communication 07 Thinking Skills 08 Teaching Everyday Activities 09 Safety 10 Movement 11 Helping Your Children Know Where She Is (Orientation) 12 Preventing Sexual Abuse 13 Becoming Part of the Community 14 Getting Ready for Child-care and School 15 Support for Parents and Caregivers 16 Why Children Lose Their Vision and What We Can Do 17 As Your Child Gets Older 18 Appendix A Child Development Charts 19 Appendix B Toys You Can Make 20 Where to Get More Information Helping Children Who Are Blind Notes Helping Children Who Are Deaf 2015 00 Front Matter Introduction, Table Of Contents, How to use the book 01 Hearing difficulties and communication 02 Children who cannot hear well need help early 03 Guidelines for teaching language 04 Basic communication skills 05 What can your child hear 06 Listening skills 07 Choosing and learning a language 08 Learning to use a sign language 09 Learning to use a spoken language 10 Social skills 11 Working together to help children who are deaf 12 Education 13 Preventing child sexual abuse 14 Support for parents and caregivers 15 Why children lose their hearing and what we can do 16 Appendix A Hearing aids 17 Appendix B Cochlear implants and hearing 18 Child development charts 19 Where to get more information Helping Children Who Are Deaf Notes |
Health for All Medical Glossary 2010 English Glossary 'Health for All' Español Glosario 'Salud Para Todos' Français Glossaire 'La Santé pour tous' Health for All Medical Glossary.htm Kreyòl Leksik 'Sante pou tout moun' Helping Health Workers Learn 2012 00 Front Matter Credits, How to Use This Book, Table of Contents, Introduction 01 Looking at Learning and Teaching 02 Selecting Health Workers, Instructors, and Advisers 03 Planning a Training Program 04 Getting off to a Good Start 05 Planning a Class 06 Learning and Working with the Community 07 Helping People Look at Their Customs and Beliefs 08 Practice in Attending the Sick 09 Examinations and Evaluation as a Learning Process 10 Follow-up, Support, and Continued Learning 11 Making and Using Teaching Aids 12 Learning to Make, Take, and Use Pictures 13 Story Telling 14 Role Playing 15 Appropriate and Inappropriate Technology 16 Homemade, Low-Cost Equipment and Written Materials 17 Solving Problems Step by Step (Scientific Method) 18 Learning to Use Medicines Sensibly 19 Aids for Learning to Use Medicines and Equipment 20 Using the Contents, Index, Page References, and Vocabulary 21 Practice Using Guides, Charts, and Record Sheets 22 Pregnant Women, Mothers, and Young Children 23 The Politics of Family Planning 24 Children as Health Workers 25 Food First 26 Looking at How Human Relations Affect Health 27 Ways to Get People Thinking and Acting Village Theater and Puppet Shows 28 Back Matter A Call for Courage and Caution, List of Addresses for Teaching Materials, Index Helping Health Workers Learn Notes |
A Community Guide to Environmental Health 2012 00 Front Matter Credits, Table of Contents 01 Promoting Community Environmental Health 02 Understanding and Mobilizing for Community Health 03 Protecting Natural Resources 04 Environmental Rights and Justice 05 Health Problems from Unsafe Water 06 Protecting Community Water 07 Building Toilets 08 Health Problems from Mosquitoes 09 Protecting Watersheds 10 Forests 11 Restoring Land and Planting Trees 12 Community Food Security 13 The False Promise of Genetically Engineered Foods 14 Pesticides are Poison 15 Sustainable Farming 16 Harm from Toxic Chemicals 17 A Healthy Home 18 Solid Waste Turning a Health Risk into a Resource 19 Health Care Waste 20 Preventing and Reducing Harm from Toxics 21 Mining and Health 22 Oil, Illness, and Human Rights 23 Clean Energy 24 Appendix A Safety and Emergencies 25 Appendix B Using Laws to Fight for Environmental Rights 26 Glossary 27 Index 28 Resources A Community Guide to Environmental Health Notes Environmental Health Booklets 2014 Pesticides are Poison Sanitation and Cleanliness Water for Life Environmental Health Booklets Notes |
Hesperian Flyers and Posters Cholera_Emergency-Cholera Prevention Fact Sheet (flyer) Danger Signs of Childbirth (poster) Fighting Factory Fires 100 years after the Triangle Fire (flyer) Hesperian Flyers and Posters.htm Safe Handling of Health Care Waste (booklet) Women with Disabilities Speak Up for their Rights (poster) Hesperian Foundation A Book for Midwives 2013 A Community Guide to Environmental Health 2012 A Health Handbook for Women with Disabilities 2007 bookorder.bmp bookorder2.jpg Disabled Village Children Environmental Health Booklets 2014 Health for All Medical Glossary 2010 Helping Children Who Are Blind 2000 Helping Children Who Are Deaf 2015 Helping Health Workers Learn 2012 Hesperian Flyers and Posters Hesperian Foundation.txt hesperian-log-in.txt Where There Is No Dentist 2015 Where There Is No Doctor 2015 Where Women Have No Doctor 2014 Women's Health Exchange Notes?????? |
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