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Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation
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Book : Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation
Language : English Library : Health-Safety-Environment Publish Place : Geneva ISBN : 92 4 120 668 9 Publish Date : 00 1981 Publisher : World Health Organization WHO Book Type : Report Book Number : 3071 |
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INDEX
CONTENTS
1. Introduction
2. Definitions of various terms and concepts related to the disability process and rehabilitation
2.1 The disability process
2.2 Disability prevention
2.3 Rehabilitation
2.4 Community-based rehabilitation
2.5 Social integration
3. Review of prevalence of disability, quality of life among the disabled, and future trends in prevalence
3.1 Prevalence of disability
3.2 Quality of life
3.3 Projections for the future
4. WHO strategies and approaches related to the disability problem
4.1 General approach
4.2 Specific strategies and approaches
5. Prevention of disability
5.1 Disability prevention in developing countries
5.2 Disability prevention in developed countries
6. Review of and recommendations for rehabilitation services in developed countries
6.1 The scope of disability and rehabilitation
6.2 Reasons for providing rehabilitation
6.3 The impact of social and economic changes on the situation of the disabled
6.4 Development of rehabilitation services
6.5 Administrative problems
6.6 Organization of rehabilitation services
6.7 Manpower problems
6.8 Problems related to rehabilitation technology
6.9 Community services
7. Review of rehabilitation services in developing countries
7.1 Identification of the disability problem
7.2 Policies and planning
7.3 Development of rehabilitation services
7.4 Administrative problems
7.5 Manpower problems
8. Recommendations and guidelines for implementation of community-based rehabilitation in developing countries
8.1 Promotional efforts
8.2 Government commitment
8.3 Policy-making and planning
8.4 Manpower development and involvement of existing professionals am institutions 8.5 Rehabilitation technology
8.6 Contribution of other sectors
8.7 Evaluation, research, and studies
9. Coordination of WHO activities with other organizations
10. Conclusions and recommendations
10.1 Recommendations for governments
10.2 Recommendations for WHO References
Annex 1. Examples of measures for disability prevention
