Chronic Illness in the United States: Volume I Chronic Illness in the United States, Volume I: Prevention of Chronic Illness

• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Year: 1957
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 360
• Series: Commonwealth Fund Publications; 138
• Edition: Reprint 2014
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

COMMISSION ON CHRONIC ILLNESS
Preface
Introduction
Contents
PART I. Prevention: Its Role and Objectives
Chapter 1. Prevention
Chapter 2. Promotion of Health
Chapter 3. Primary Prevention
Chapter 4. Secondary Prevention through Periodic Health Examinations
Chapter 5. Secondary Prevention through Screening Examinations
Chapter 6. Personnel and Education
Chapter 7. Community Planning for Prevention
Chapter 8. Conclusions and Recommendations
PART II. Summaries of Information on Prevention of Selected Chronic Diseases and Contributory Factors
Chapter 9. Arthritis and Rheumatism
Chapter 10. Blindness
Chapter 11. Cancer
Chapter 12. Cardiovascular Diseases
Chapter 13. Cerebral Palsy
Chapter 14. Diabetes Mellitus
Chapter 15. Epilepsy
Chapter 16. Impaired Hearing
Chapter 17. Mental Illness
Chapter 18. Multiple Sclerosis
Chapter 19. Poliomyelitis
Chapter 20. Late Manifestations of Syphilis
Chapter 21. Tuberculosis Chapter
Chapter 22. Chronic Disease in Industry
Chapter 23. Dental Health and Chronic Disease
Chapter 24. Emotional Factors in Chronic Disease
Chapter 25. Heredity as a Factor in Chronic Disease
Chapter 26. Malnutrition and Obesity as Factors in Chronic Disease
APPENDICES
Appendix A. Brief History of the Commission on Chronic Illness
Appendix B. Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws
Appendix C. List of Publications
Appendix D. Definitions
Appendix E. Largely Controllable, Partially Controllable, Largely Uncontrolled Chronic Illnesses
Index