Working in community health : foundations for a successful career / Karen Marie Perrin.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section 1. Community health workers in the community -- What is community health worker? -- Adult learning and health literacy -- Health equity and social determinants of health -- Social justice, advocacy, and community resources -- Section 2. Health and disease -- Environmental impact of health -- Body systems -- Infectious diseases -- Section 3. Aspects of aging -- Safety for the aging population, elderly, and community health workers -- Aspects of aging -- Quality of life, advance directives, and end-of-life planning -- Section 4. Health care, ethics, and professionalism -- Health insurance -- Health care facilities -- Ethics, rights, and responsibilities -- The community health worker profession.

"Working in Community Health: Foundations for a Successful Career prepares community health workers for employment with the potential of a career ladder. This book provides knowledge required for effective employment skills, understanding basic anatomy and physiology of common chronic diseases, teaching how to access and understand health knowledge, resume development, and interview proficiency"-- Provided by publisher.

"Working in Community Health: Foundations for a Successful Career prepares community health workers for employment with the potential of a career ladder. This book provides knowledge required for effective employment skills, understanding basic anatomy and physiology of common chronic diseases, teaching how to access and understand health knowledge, resume development, and interview proficiency.- Written at a community college literacy level and provides an overarching foundation for several public health and clinical careers, such as nursing, health education, physician assistant, and counseling.- Divided into four sections, the book teaches medical terminology; body systems and most common chronic diseases and their prevention; links between social and environmental issues and health promotion and prevention; and resume writing and interviewing skills.-The chapters cover a summarized list of the most common state and national competencies for community health worker training.- Each chapter concludes with two case studies to help students understand the application of concepts learned;- Navigate eBook Access (included with the printed text) provides online or offline access to the digital text enhanced with interactive worksheets, practice activities, flashcards, and more"-- Provided by publisher.