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The IIfPHC-E Resource Center has used the following categories for main subjects in primary health care and related general reference materials. Use the subject links below to access the online databases cataloged by the Resource Center.

A

Adolescent health Adolescent health Adolescent health Adolescent health Adolescent health Adolescent health Adolescent health Adolescent health Adolescent health Adolescent health Adolescent health Adolescent health Adolescent health

B

C

Community development Energy; WASH; gender equity; gender-based violence; women empowerment; food production & agriculture; food security Community health care Community health care/health workers; community nursing; Communicable diseases TB; STD; HIV; Hepatitis; water-borne; diarrhea; respiratory; parasitic; malaria; polio; infectious diseases; disease outbreaks; emerging communicable diseases …

D

Disability and rehabilitation Social services and provisions for disabilities; visual impairment; limb loss or impairment; prosthetic limbs; intellectual disabilities/brain impairment; hearing impairment; epilepsy Disaster management & emergency service Emergency health service; disaster & emergency preparedness; natural disasters Diseases/Disease control Diagnosis and management; immunization/vaccine safety; infection control

E

Environmental health Toxicology; industrial & land pollution; environment pollution (hazardous chemicals, air, water and soil pollution); natural disasters; climate change

F

G

Gender & development Gender equity; gender based violence; women empowerment

H

Health communication/information Telemedicine/tele-education; social behavior change communication (SBCC); social science & medicine; psychology; family counseling Health planning & management Health strategies & policies; implementation guidelines & standards; leadership, management & governance; health care financing; health economics; supply chain & logistics management; systematic reviews & evidence-based practices; health systems & policy Health promotion & education Advocacy; community setting; school setting; work-site setting Health services Quality health services; health equity; M&E; healthcare in humanitarian emergencies; regulation of health care Health workforce & training pre-service training; in-service training & CPD; mental health and job satisfaction…

I

Injuries Road accidents; physical rehabilitation

J

K

M

Medical services Medical equipment; health facilities; health infrastructure; pharmaceutical & medical supplies; emergency medical services Men’s health Mental health & psycho-social services Mental health; depression and anxiety; substance abuse; tobacco use & control; trauma recovery Maternal & child health (MCH) Mother, newborn & child health (MNCH)

N

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) Eye health (trachoma; onchocerciasis/river blindness; Lymphatic filariasis; soil transmitted helminthes/schistosomiasis; pondoconiosis Non-communicable diseases Cancer; cardiovascular diseases; congenital conditions; diabetes; rheumatism/arthritis; musculoskeletal disorders; renal & UTI; oral health; vision and hearing; podiatric health; neurology; genetics … Nutrition Child nutrition/malnutrition; adolescent nutrition/malnutrition; adult nutrition/malnutrition; obesity; eating disorders; over/under weight

O

Occupational health Occupational health & safety; industrial hygiene

T

Traditional health care & alternative therapies Traditional medicine; incorporating traditional healers into formal health system

U

Urban health Clean cities; urban planning

W

Women’s health Maternal health; maternal morbidity/mortality; breast feeding; maternal nutrition reproductive & sexual health

GLOSSARY

A Adolescent health B I am item content. Click edit button to change this text. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. C Child health Community development Energy; WASH; gender equity; gender-based violence; women empowerment; food production & agriculture; food security Community health care Community health care/health workers; community nursing; Communicable diseases TB; STD; HIV; Hepatitis; water-borne; diarrheal; respiratory; parasitic; malaria; polio; infectious diseases; disease outbreaks; emerging communicable diseases … D Disability and rehabilitation Social services and provisions for disabilities; visual impairment; limb loss or impairment; prosthetic limbs; intellectual disabilities/brain impairment; hearing impairment; epilepsy Disaster management & emergency service Emergency health service; disaster & emergency preparedness; natural disasters Diseases/Disease control Diagnosis and management; immunization/vaccine safety; infection control E Elder health Environmental health  Toxicology; industrial & land pollution; environment pollution (hazardous chemicals, air, water and soil pollution); natural disasters; climate change E Adolescent health F I am item content. Click edit button to change this text. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. G Child health Community development Energy; WASH; gender equity; gender-based violence; women empowerment; food production & agriculture; food security Community health care Community health care/health workers; community nursing; Communicable diseases TB; STD; HIV; Hepatitis; water-borne; diarrheal; respiratory; parasitic; malaria; polio; infectious diseases; disease outbreaks; emerging communicable diseases … H Disability and rehabilitation Social services and provisions for disabilities; visual impairment; limb loss or impairment; prosthetic limbs; intellectual disabilities/brain impairment; hearing impairment; epilepsy Disaster management & emergency service Emergency health service; disaster & emergency preparedness; natural disasters Diseases/Disease control Diagnosis and management; immunization/vaccine safety; infection control I Elder health Environmental health  Toxicology; industrial & land pollution; environment pollution (hazardous chemicals, air, water and soil pollution); natural disasters; climate change

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