This well established text addresses both the requirements of the new nursing education programmes and southern Africa's community needs. New edition updates:

- Updated infection control practices

- Revised update of the southern African disease profile

- Refreshed genetics chapters

Table of contents:

Chapter 1: Overview of health

Chapter 2: The United Nations and the World Health Organization

Chapter 3: Health policy and systems in South Africa and the southern African regions

Chapter 4: Primary healthcare and promoting health through health education

Chapter 5: Epidemiology and health information

Chapter 6: Non-communicable diseases

Chapter 7: Microbiology and the transmission of infection

Chapter 8: Infection prevention and control

Chapter 9: Communicable diseases

Chapter 10: Genetic factors in health and disease

Chapter 11: Health needs through the lifespan

Chapter 12: Home accidents

Chapter 13: Social and mental health

Chapter 14: Sustainable development

Chapter 15: Environmental sustainability

Chapter 16: Safe water and sanitation

Chapter 17: Nutrition and food safety