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New Where There Is No Doctor

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New Where There Is No Doctor

Contents

1 Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Credits and Thanks
How to Use the HealthWiki

Wellness and Illness

Chapter 1: Wellness in Our Bodies, Our Families, Our Communities and Our World
Chapter 2: Illness: When Promotion and Prevention Fail
Chapter 3: First Aid

When There Is Illness or Injury

Chapter 4: Examining a Sick Person
Chapter 5: Common Things People Feel When They Are Sick
Chapter 6: Care for Sick People
Chapter 7: Medicines, Tests and Treatments

Illnesses That Happen in Parts of the Body

Chapter 8: Head and Brain Problems
Chapter 9: Eye Problems
Chapter 10: Ear Problems
Chapter 11: Mouth and Throat Problems
Chapter 12: Problems with the Teeth and Gums
Chapter 13: Problems with Breathing and Coughing
Chapter 14: Heart Problems
Chapter 15: Belly Pain, Diarrhea, and Worms
- Pain in the Belly or Gut
- Dehydration
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Worms
- Other Problems with the Bowels
- Itching or Painful Anus
- Most Belly Problems Can Be Avoided
Chapter 16: Difficulties with Urinating
Chapter 17: Genital Problems and Infections
Chapter 18: Skin, Nail, and Hair Problems
Chapter 19: Aches, Pains, and Paralysis: Muscle and Bone Problems

Other Serious Illnesses

Chapter 20: Some Serious Infectious Illnesses
Chapter 21: Chronic Illnesses
Chapter 22: HIV and AIDS
Chapter 23: Cancer

Reproductive Health

Chapter 24: Women’s Menstrual Cycles
Chapter 25: Family Planning
Chapter 26: Pregnancy and Birth
- How to Stay Healthy During Pregnancy
- Discomforts of Pregnancy
- Caring for Pregnant Women
- Check Health Signs
- Labor and Birth
- The Birth
- After the Birth
- In the Weeks After Birth
Chapter 27: Newborn Babies and Breastfeeding
- Care Just After Birth
- In the Next Few Hours
- Check the Baby Often During the First 2 Months
- Health Problems of New Babies
- Breastfeeding

Life Stages

Chapter 28: Caring for Children
- Health Problems of Children
- Physical Problems
- Injuries and Accidents
- For Health Workers
- Appendix A: Child Development Charts
Chapter 29: Vaccines
Chapter 30: Caring for the Elderly
Chapter 31: Good Food Makes Good Health
- Eating Enough
- Eating a Variety
- Eating Well When You Have Little
- New Foods, New Problems
- Eating When You Are Sick
- Malnutrition
- Preventing Hunger

Keeping Our Communities Healthy

Chapter 32: Water and Sanitation: Keys to Staying Healthy
- Washing Hands
- Preparing and Storing Food
- Toilets for Health (Sanitation)
- Water and Health
Chapter 33: Garbage, Medical Waste and Pollution
Chapter 34: Work and Environmentally Related Illness
Chapter 35: Mental Health
Chapter 36: Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco
Chapter 37: Violence
Chapter 38: Disasters and Displacement

Medicines

Chapter 39: Essential Medicines
Chapter 40: Index of Medicines
Chapter 41: Medical Kit

Other Materials

Chapter 42: Forms and Records
Chapter 43: Vocabulary: Words about Health
Chapter 44: Where to Get More information
Chapter 45: Index
Chapter 46: Vital Signs

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