Guide to Health Maintenance and Disease Prevention

Download or read book Guide to Health Maintenance and Disease Prevention written by Ijindah Marcus Uriri and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-06-17 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finally, this is the book you've been waiting for. Health maintenance and disease prevention provides a concise up to date information on the management of certain chronic medical conditions, health promotion and disease prevention. It empowers individuals in several ways to be more proactive about their health. The ultimate goal is maintaining a good quality of life. Areas of emphasis featured in this book include: -preventive health services from infancy to adulthood -management and prevention of certain chronic medical conditions -Lifestyles and behavior modifications -preconception care and pregnancy related health conditions -prevention of sexually transmitted diseases -management of specific common health conditions in the older adult -precautions about medication use. It is my belief that this guide will be a good resource to achieving and maintaining a good quality of life.