Edited by Ted Lankester and Nathan J. Grills
- This title fully covers the theory and practice of community based health care in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) era
- Written in easy-to-read English with step-by-step instructions, it is accessible to health care workers worldwide
- Copiously illustrated, this title is a source of both information and inspiration
- Traditionally, aid and development has been done for communities, causing dependence and side-lining of local leadership. This book takes a completely different approach which places the community in the centre
- The focus in this book is on collaboration between all relevant parties in both identifying and solving health priorities within a community
- This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC 4.0 International licence
New to this Edition:
- The previous edition was written in the the Millennium Development Goals era. This edition is revised based on the current Sustainable Development Goals.
- This edition is a more diverse and comprehensive source as the editors have added information on mental health, non communicable diseases, disability, addictions, home care and the use of ICT.
- Increased focus on evidence based research.
