Donde no hay doctor es uno de los manuales de salud más importantes, reconocidos y utilizados en todo el mundo. Al igual que todos los libros de Hesperian, este manual contiene información práctica y fácil de entender sobre cómo diagnosticar, tratar y prevenir enfermedades comunes, con un enfoque especial en la nutrición, la prevención de infecciones y enfermedades, así como técnicas para diagnosticar que se utilizan como medidas primarias para tratar y prevenir los problemas de la salud. Esta edición contiene información actualizada sobre cómo el VIH influye en muchos problemas de salud, al igual que información actualizada sobre los niños y la aspirina, cómo prevenir la enfermedad por transmisión de la sangre, las úlceras, la hepatitis y los tratamientos contra la malaria. También disponible en inglés como Where There is No Doctor.

Donde no hay doctor (Spanish Edition)

Werner, David

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Hesperian Health Guides

This 2012 updated reprint features information on Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (ART), a way to fill cavities without the use of a dental drill, as well as updated information on other training material and resources. This book is an important companion to Hesperian's classic book Where There Is No Doctor. All Hesperian books are regularly updated and reprinted to reflect accurate medical information. Community health workers, educators and individuals from around the world use Where There Is No Dentist to help people care for their teeth and gums. This book's broad focus makes it an invaluable resource. The author uses straightforward language and careful instructions to explain how to
<ul>
<li>examine patients</li>
<li>diagnose common dental problems</li>
<li>make and use dental equipment</li>
<li>use local anesthetics</li>
<li>place fillings</li>
<li>and remove teeth</li>
</ul>There is also a special chapter on oral health and HIV/AIDS, which provides the dental worker with a detailed, well-illustrated discussion of the special problems faced by people living with HIV/AIDS, and appropriate treatment.

Where There Is No Dentist

Dickson, Murray

Reference

This 2009 updated reprint of Disabled Village Children features topics including
<ul>
<li>identifying primary and secondary disabilities</li>
<li>skills for daily living</li>
<li>polio, cerebral palsy, juvenile arthritis, and muscular dystrophy</li>
<li>fun and useful therapy techniques</li>
<li>and low-cost rehabilitation aids and adaptations for home and community</li>
</ul>All Hesperian books are regularly updated and reprinted to reflect accurate medical information. Disabled Village Children contains a wealth of clear and detailed information, as well as easy-to-implement strategies for all who are concerned about the well-being of children with disabilities. This manual, written especially for those who live in communities with limited resources, explains how to create small community rehabilitation centers and workshops run by either disabled people or the families of children with disabilities. More than 4000 drawings and 200 photos make Disabled Village Children understandable to all.

Disabled Village Children: A Guide for Community Health Workers, Rehabilitation Workers, and Families

Exercise & Fitness

Este manual contiene un tesoro de información detallada y clara sobre las discapacidades que se presentan con más frecuencia en la infancia, tales como los impedimentos físicos, la ceguera, la sordera, los ataques, los problemas de conducta y los retrasos en el desarrollo. Ofrece estrategias prácticas para la rehabilitación, como hacer aparatos de apoyo de bajo costo, pero en especial se enfoca en cómo ayudar a las niñas y a los niños con discapacidad a desempeñar un papel valioso en su comunidad y a ser aceptados por la misma. El niño campesino deshabilitado sirve para ayudar a todos aquellos que se preocupan por el bienestar de los niños con discapacidad, especialmente los que viven en comunidades con recursos limitados. La edición actualizada incluye información para identificar las discapacidades primarias y secundarias, como el polio, la artritis juvenil y la distrofia muscular, hacer terapias divertidas y útiles, crear ayudas para la rehabilitación y construir adaptaciones del hogar y la comunidad de bajo costo, además de ayudarle a estos ninos y niñas a desarrollar capacidades para la vida diaria.

El nino campesino deshabilitado

This 2012 updated reprint of Helping Health Workers Learn ensures that the book continues to be an accurate companion to Where There Is No Doctor, with updated references, new contact information for recommended organizations and materials, and changes to some of the appropriate technologies. All Hesperian books are regularly updated and reprinted to reflect accurate medical information. Helping Health Workers Learn is an indispensable resource for all health educators. This heavily illustrated book shows how to make health education engaging and effective, while emphasizing a people-centered approach to care. It also presents strategies for effective community involvement through participatory education. Topics include 
<ul>
<li>activities for mothers and children</li>
<li>tips for using theater, flannel-boards, and other techniques</li>
<li>strategies for producing low-cost teaching aids</li>
<li> and how to build on a community's traditions, experiences, and strengths</li>
</ul>

Helping Health Workers Learn: A Book of Methods, Aids, and Ideas for Instructors at the Village Level

Politics & Social Sciences

Bower, Bill

Sociology

Aprendiendo a promover la salud es un recurso indispensable para los educadores, promotores y trabajadores de salud. Repleto de ilustraciones claras, este libro muestra cómo hacer interesante y efectiva la educación de salud. Con cientos de métodos, materiales e ideas, este libro para instructores y promotores de salud popular explica cómo planificar un programa de capacitación, hacer materiales de enseñanza, usar cuentos y sociodramas y más. Algunos de los temas que encontrará en este libro: 
<ul>
<li>
 actividades para madres y sus hijos e hijas</li>
 <li>sugerencias para usar el teatro popular y otras técnicas</li>
 <li>estrategias para producir materiales didácticos de bajo costo</li>
 <li>y cómo basarse en las tradiciones, experiencias y fortalezas de una comunidad</li>
</ul>
 Esta actualización de Aprendiendo a promover la salud asegura que el libro siga siendo un acompañante fiel de Donde no hay doctor, con referencias actualizadas, nueva información de contacto para las organizaciones y materiales recomendados y algunos cambios en referencia a las tecnologías apropiadas. Todos los libros de Hesperian son actualizados regularmente para reflejar la información médica más nueva.

Aprendiendo a promover la salud

Hesperian's classic manual, Where There Is No Doctor, is arguably the most widely-used health care manual in the world. This 2015 updated reprint features updated medication information, a newly revised family planning chapter, new treatments for a variety of infections, and more. All Hesperian books are regularly updated and reprinted to reflect accurate medical information. Useful for health workers, clinicians, and others involved in primary health care delivery and health promotion programs, with millions of copies in print in more than 75 languages, the manual provides practical, easily understood information on how to diagnose, treat, and prevent common diseases. Special attention is focused on nutrition, infection and disease prevention, and diagnostic techniques as primary ways to prevent and treat health problems.

Where There Is No Doctor: A Village Health Care Handbook (2024 Revision)

Jane Maxwell

Carol Thuman

David, Werner

Diseases & Physical Ailments

Hesperian's classic manual, Where There Is No Doctor, is perhaps the most widely used health care manual in the world. With millions of copies in print in more than 70 languages, the book is an irreplaceable health resource in communities worldwide.The CD contains the complete text of both Where There is no Doctor and Donde no hay doctor, in pdf format. And each is provided in two forms a low resolution form which will load easily on your computer, and a high resolution form which will print attractively.As with all Hesperian books, Where There is no Doctor provides practical, easily understood information on how to diagnose, treat, and prevent common diseases. Special attention is focused on nutrition, infection and disease prevention, as well as the use of diagnostic techniques as primary ways to prevent and treat health problems.

Where There Is No Doctor/Donde No Hay Doctor CD

Este manual utiliza un lenguaje sencillo con instrucciones fáciles de entender para enseñar a cuidarse los dientes y las encías, examinar a un paciente, diagnosticar y tratar las enfermedades dentales comunes, hacer y utilizar equipo dental, entre otros temas de salud bucal. Incluye información sobre cómo tratar los problemas de salud bucal de las personas con VIH. El enfoque amplio de Donde no hay dentista lo hace un recurso invaluable para promotores y promotoras de salud comunitaria al igual que educadores e individuos, También disponible en inglés: Where There is No Dentist. Community health workers, educators and individuals from around the world use Donde No Hay Dentista (the Spanish version of Where There Is No Dentist) to help people care for their teeth and gums. This book's broad focus makes it an invaluable resource.The author uses straightforward language and careful instructions to explain how to examine patients, diagnose common dental problems, make and use dental equipment, use local anesthetics, place fillings and remove teeth. There is also a special chapter on oral health and HIV/AIDS, which provides the dental worker with a detailed, well-illustrated discussion of the special problems faced by people living with HIV/AIDS and appropriate treatment.

Donde No Hay Dentista (Spanish Edition)

Murray Dickson

This 2013 update of A Book for Midwives includes completely updated malaria treatment information for pregnant women, recommendations for preventing HIV in babies, and much more. This book covers the essentials of care before, during, and after birth, through providing a variety of designs for low-cost equipment and training materials. All Hesperian books are regularly updated and reprinted to reflect accurate medical information. This latest edition includes 
<ul>
<li>new information on helping women stay healthy during pregnancy</li>
<li>helping mothers have safer labors and births</li>
<li>preventing, managing, and treating obstetric emergencies</li>
<li>breastfeeding</li>
<li>the health needs of new babies</li>
<li>and involving the community in improving the health of mothers and pregnant women</li>
<li>new information about treatment and medications for HIV and other STIs</li>
<li>vaccinations, medicines, and drug interactions</li>
<li>infection prevention</li>
<li>improved methods for dealing with complicated deliveries</li>
<li>and information on family planning. Originally published in 1995, A Book for Midwives has proven to be a vital resource for practicing midwives and midwifery training programs around the world. Heavily illustrated, clearly written, and developed with the participation of community-based midwives, midwifery trainers, and medical specialists around the world, it is equally useful in a rural village or urban clinic, as a training manual for students or as a reference for an experienced midwife.</li>
</ul>

A Book For Midwives: Care For Pregnancy, Birth, And Women's health

Klein, Susan

Miller, Suellen

Thomson, Fiona

Women's Health

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