Working in Community Health: Foundations for a Successful Career (PDF)

Community health workers who aspire to build a career will find Working in Community Health: Foundations for a Successful Career valuable. The book equips them with the essential knowledge and skills necessary for accessing and understanding healthcare information, developing resumes, and acing interviews. Additionally, the book enhances learners’ knowledge of anatomy and the pathophysiology of prevalent chronic diseases. Written with a simplistic style and easily understood at a community college literacy level, the book serves as a foundation for several public health and clinical disciplines. These include nursing, health education, physician assistant, and counseling. The book is divided into four sections, namely Community Health Workers in the Community, Health and Disease, Aspects of Aging, and Health Care, Ethics, and Professionalism. The chapters provide a summarized list of the most common state and national competencies for community health worker training, accompanied by two case studies to facilitate practical application and concept reinforcement. Additionally, the Navigate eBook Access comes with interactive worksheets, practice activities, and flashcards, to enrich the digital text experience. The paperback version of the book has 350 pages, with English as the primary language. It has a Publisher date of February 28, 2023, and ISBNs of 128423486X and 978-1284234862.