Full Description
The MassGeneral Hospital for Children Handbook of Pediatric Global Health is a concise resource for the ever-increasing number of health professionals involved in global health, many of whom spend a few weeks to months or even years providing medical care in resource-poor countries. This Handbook provides practical, evidence-based, hands-on guidance for managing and preventing childhood illnesses when resources are limited in low- and middle-income countries. It also offers a setting-specific understanding and management approaches to the major causes of childhood mortality, including pneumonia, diarrhea, birth asphyxia, complications of preterm birth, and neonatal sepsis. The Handbook provides an overview of childhood mortality, health systems, and the various stakeholders that play a role in the global health arena, and also contains chapters focusing on adolescents who are increasingly recognized as a unique population in whom interventions can go a long way in bothconsolidating the gains made in childhood and preventing adult disease. Finally, key topics in non-communicable diseases are covered, including trauma and injuries, pediatric mental health, child and adolescent rights, and oral health. Not meant solely for pediatricians, the Handbook is designed for generalists, specialists, doctors, nurses, other health care workers, and those in training. An indispensable reference for health professionals overseas, the Handbook will also be a useful addition and resource for academic centers and universities in industrialized nations that are creating courses for trainees who will do clinical electives abroad during their training.
Contents
Table of Contents Part One Overview of Pediatric Global Health Section Editor, Jennifer Kasper Chapter 1 Child Mortality in Developing Countries Norman Miles Farr and Brett D. Nelson Chapter 2 Stakeholders and Approaches to Address Pediatric Global Health Jennifer Kasper and Nancy Ringel Chapter 3 Global Health Systems Matthew Tobey and Patrick T. Lee Chapter 4 Vulnerability of Children in Developing Countries and Disrupted Settings Sylvia Veronica Romm, Iyah K. Romm, Brett D. Nelson Chapter 5 Fundamentals of Pediatric Care in Resource-Limited Settings Julia Elisabeth von Oettingen, Roseda E. Marshall, Jennifer Kasper Part Two Newborn Health Section Editor, Brett D. Nelson Chapter 6 Maternal Health Ariel Wagner, Veronica Maria Pimentel, Melody J. Eckardt Chapter 7 Preventive Newborn Care Rebecca Cook and Gopal K. Gupta Chapter 8 Newborn Resuscitation Jonathan Reisman, Jonathan M. Spector, Linda L. Wright Chapter 9 Neonatal Infections Hasan S. Merali, Anita K. M. Zaidi, Brett D. Nelson Part Three Adolescent Health Section Editor, Nupur Gupta Chapter 10 Adolescent Global Health Karen Sadler and Nupur Gupta Chapter 11 Adolescent Preventative and Clinical Care: A Checklist Nupur Gupta and Karen Sadler Chapter 12 Sexually Transmitted Infections in Adolescents Mark A. Goldstein and Nupur Gupta Chapter 13 Contraceptive Options for Adolescents Nupur Gupta Part Four Communicable Disease Section Editors, Brett D. Nelson, Nupur Gupta, Patricia L. Hibberd Chapter 14 Acute Respiratory Infections David A. Lyczkowski, Peter P. Moschovis, Shamim Qazi Chapter 15 Diarrheal Illnesses A. Kaytee Welsh and Archana Patel Chapter 16 Malaria Paul J. Krezanoski and Davidson H. Hamer Chapter 17 Measles Elizabeth R. Wolf and Elisa Margolis Chapter 18 HIV/AIDS Kathleen M. Powis and Aura M. Obando Chapter 19 Tuberculosis Rinn Song and Kristian R. Olson Chapter 20 Parasitic Diseases Amanda P. Burke and LeAnne M. Fox Chapter 21 Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Michele S. Duke and Vandana L. Madhavan Part Five Non-Communicable Diseases Edited by Jennifer Kasper Chapter 22 Malnutrition Pornthep Tanpowpong, Sarah Messmer, Ronald E. Kleinman Chapter 23 Micronutrient Deficiencies Jyoti Ramakrishna and Jay Thiagarajah Chapter 24 Emergency Pediatric Care in Resource-Limited Settings Sylvia Veronica Romm, Daniel P. Ryan, Linda T. Wang Chapter 25 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Giuseppe Raviola and Sarabeth Broder-Fingert Chapter 26 Child and Adolescent Human Rights Ashkon Shaahinfar and Theresa S. Betancourt Chapter 27 Pediatric Preventive and Clinical Oral Health Care Brittany Seymour, Michele Nations Martin, Grace J. Kim Chapter 28 Neurological Issues and Epilepsy in Children and Adolescents in the Developing World Amy C. Lee Chapter 29 Care of the Child Immigrant Jennifer Kasper, Nupur Gupta, Andrea J. Hunter, Brett D. Nelson Appendix 1. WHO Integrated Management of Childhood Illness for High HIV Settings 2. WHO Growth Charts Head Circumference Boys 3. WHO Growth Charts Head Circumference for Girls 4. WHO Growth Charts Weight for Age Boys 0-5 5. WHO Growth Charts Weight for Age Girls 0-5 6. WHO Growth Charts Weight for Height Boys 2-5 7. WHO Growth Charts Weight for Height Girls 0-5 8. WHO Growth Charts Weight for Length Boys 0-2 9. WHO Growth Charts Weight for Length Girls 0-2 10. Essential Medications for RLS 11. GAPS Monograph 12. GAPS Periodic Questionnaire 13. WHO Immunization Routine LifeSpan Vaccinations 14. WHO Routine Immunization Children 15. WHO Delayed Routine Immunization
