Contents: Introduction. I. Policy perspectives: 1. World heath organization and health education/Ronald Swatzyna. 2. Health education programme in China/Gao Ersheng and Lin Xia. 3. Health achievement--millennium challenges/K.A. Pisharoti and S.H. Hasan. 4. Nutrition intervention and education for promotion of health/S. Premakumari. 5. Health education at primary health centre and beyond: search for new alternatives/K. Mahadevan, Iqbal Shah, Lorry Laing and V.M. Sandeep. 6. Strategies followed for education, health and population regulation in Gandhigram, India/R. Kausalya Devi, K. Mahadevan, K.A. Pisharoti, K.V. Ranganathan and R. Subramanian. II. Reproductive health: 7. American experience in the prevention of HIV/AIDS: risk behaviours among bisexuals, Hispanic males and Black males/Guang-zhen Wang and Vijayan K. Pillai. 8. Chinese experience in reproductive health and prevention of AIDS/Gao Ersheng and Dou Lixia. 9. Global problems of HIV/AIDS and role of health education/T.S. Sunil. 10. Women's health and health education/Pagadala Rajaram and P. Mangesh. 11. HIV infection in women--prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT)/G. Sunitha Subramanyam. III. Sexual behaviour: 12. Human sexuality and reproductive health: a model and policy implications/K. Mahadevan, Lory Laing, Iqbal Shah, S. Siva Raju, V.M. Sandeep, N. Murugesan, V.K.R. Kumar, C. Deepak and P. Ganesh. 13. Analysis of frequency of sexual intercourse among married women of reproductive age in China/Gao Ersheng, Wu Junqing, Chen Tikuwan and Zhang Zibao. 14. Attitude towards antenuptial sexual behaviour among Chinese women of reproductive age/Chen Tikuwan, Wu Junqing, Tao Jianguo and Gao Ersheng. 15. Community based sex education and reproductive health service intervention among unmarried youth's in China/Gao Ersheng, Lou Chaohua, Wang Bo, Shen Yan and Tu Xiaowen. IV. Communication strategies: 16. Effective communication strategies for promotion of health and family planning: an interdisciplinary perspective/K. Mahadevan, K.A. Pisharoti, S.L.N. Rao, K.V. Ranganathan, Lory Laing, N. Murugesan, M. Ubaidulla and S.P. Ramalingam. 17. Communication strategies for health education in the USA: HIV/AIDS and educational resistance in the United States/Carol Key. 18. Impacts of clinic-based informed choice programme on quality of individualized counselling service in China/WuJunqing, Chen Tikuwan and Gao Ersheng. 19. Intensive health education for Leprosy case detection through networking-- a model replicated all over the country/N. Murugesan. 20. Social action for health/Saroj S. Jha. V. Population dynamics: 21. Ecology, population and health: perspectives on quality of life/K. Mahadevan, Lory Laing, Iqbal Shah, K.A. Pisharoti, K.V. Ranganathan, M.S.R. Murthy, P. Mangesh, V.M. Sandeep. V.K.R. Kumar. C. Deepak and P. Ganesh. 22. Impact of family planning management education and service providing on emergency contraception knowledge, attitude, and practice among married female migrants at reproductive age/Wi Junqing, Li Wenying, Tao Jinanguo, Zheng Ling, Chen Tikuwan, Chen Aimin, Zhang Zibao, Huang Weidong, Gao Ersheng, Pan Jiazeng and Zhang Meixing. 23. Use of emergency contraception could have the induced abortion rate in Shanghai, China/Lou Chaohua, Gao Ersheng, and Zhao Shuangling. VI. Ayurveda and health promotion: 24. Retinal care and prevention of blindness: successful Ayurvedic therapies/P.K. Ravindranath. 25. Pioneer and great health educator in India/Iqbal Shah, K.A. Pisharoti, K.V. Ranganathan, Gao Ersheng, R. Kausalya Devi, V.M. Sandeep and P. Krishnamoorthy.
"This book focuses on contemporary and international perspectives on high priority themes of development particularly on the neglected health education to prevent health hazards, population control to prevent poverty and poor quality of life and to promote reproductive health. In order to promote these high priority themes of development, appropriate policies and strategies have been evolved through several chapters. The classical holistic systems approach provided in certain chapters can help planners, policy makers and promoters of these programmes to revitalize them with vision and efficiency. There are several valuable and successful experiences presented here, which have been pooled from many countries for the benefit of all the developing regions.
Dr. K. Mahadevan, has consolidated all the valuable chapters with the active collaboration of co-editors and chapter writers for the fast development of these programmes.
This book is a valuable text for students of health education, population, sociology, social work, management, home science, ecology and policy makers and professionals interested in holistic development. It will be valuable for both developed and developing countries alike. This classical and applied book deserves to get several awards from international agencies very soon." (jacket)
