Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in the Family : : Communicating Knowledge, Competence, and Health Behaviour / / ed. by Karl E. Bergmann, Renate L. Bergmann.

Our health system resembles a repair service which treats illness and suffering. But in many cases it would seem much simpler to avoid health problems. Why do we wait until the illnesses have developed? Young and expectant families are particularly interested in maintaining the health of their child...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
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Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2011]
©2003
Year of Publication:2011
Edition:Reprint 2011
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (180 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • I-VIII
  • List of Contributors
  • 1 Health promotion and disease prevention in young families – Avoidable health problems, and expectations of young parents
  • 2 Quality of relationship, sensitivity for developmental changes, and transition competence – Three components for establishing good partnerships among all family members –
  • 3 Frequent problems in infancy and toddler years: Excessive crying, sleeping and feeding difficulties
  • 4 Educating parents in the nutrition of their infants. Objectives and communication
  • 5 Vaccinations
  • 6 Healthy from the beginning: Promoting the mental and physical development, and preventing injuries of young children. A programme of the AOK Health Insurance Association to promote health in young and expectant families – Concept for one of several slide presentations for young parents
  • 7 “Growing up safely”: a campaign promoting child safety at home
  • 8 Prevention of childhood injuries in Germany
  • 9 Educating young parents in first aid
  • 10 Prevention of allergy
  • 11 Caring for the primary dentition – securing parental contributions
  • 12 Social backgrounds and communication strategies in family centred health promotion
  • Index