Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Clinical Practice

Name: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Clinical Practice
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ISBN: 9780781775991

ISBN-10: 078177599X

ISBN-13: 9780781775991

Edition: 2nd 2008 (Revised)

Authors: Steven Jonas, Evonne Kaplan-Liss, Steven H. Woolf

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Based on the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's newly revised Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, this thoroughly updated handbook offers physicians practical suggestions for risk assessment, disease prevention, and health promotion. Chapters examine health behaviors and risk factors such as exercise, nutrition, tobacco use, substance use, sexually transmitted infections, and depression and provide advice on gathering information from the patient, ordering screening tests, prescribing appropriate treatments, and designing a personalized health maintenance plan. This edition includes new chapters on electronic medical records and reimbursement for clinical preventive services and…

Book details

List price: $79.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Publication date: 10/31/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 704
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.738
Language: English



Gathering Information


Principles of Risk Assessment



The History: What to Ask About



The Physical Examination: Where to Look for Preclinical Disease



Laboratory Screening Tests



What to Do With the Information: Designing a Health Maintenance Plan Targeted to Personal Health Behaviors and Risk Factors


Introduction to the Principles of Health Behavior Change



Regular Exercise



Nutrition



Weight Management



Tobacco Use



Substance Use Screening, Assessment, and Treatment



Family Planning through Reversible Contraception



Sexually Transmitted Infections



Depression, Mood Disorders, and Cognitive Impairment



Self-Examination of the Breasts, Testes, and Skin



Chemoprophylaxis



Immunizations



Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Children and Adolescents



What to Do with Abnormal Screening Test Results



What Not to Do and Why: The Arguments Against Some Forms of Screening and Chemoprevention



Putting Prevention Recommendations into Practice


Developing a Health Maintenance Schedule



How to Organize the Practice for Improved Delivery of Clinical Preventive Services



Improving Preventive Care Using Automated Tools



Reimbursement for Clinical Preventive Services



The Future of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Clinical Practice



Appendix