Manoj Sharma

Measurement and Evaluation for Health Educators prepares health educators for the responsibilities of conducting evaluations within their field. It includes psychometric, statistical, political, managerial and public health perspectives to measurement and evaluation. Written for the undergraduate or beginning graduate student, as well as practicing professions, this text will help readers choose and develop instruments for evaluation, and discusses the basics for carrying out evaluations to gauge the effectiveness of health education and health promotion programs. Measurement and Evaluation for Health Educators also delves into the basics of measurement, steps in instrument development; reliability assessment, validity assessment, measurement errors, process evaluation, designs for quantitative evaluation, and much more. Key Features: - Student-friendly, accessible writing style - Each chapter closes with review questions and web references - Chapter objectives and key learning objectives are clearly defined - Includes skill building activities in every chapter - Boxed articles throughout the text highlight important issues in the field

Ageing is the effect of time on any person, which results in loss of adaptive capacity in the face of internal and external challenges. The reversed sage Manu also spoke about old age in his four stages of life, he said "Vanaprastha" as the final stage of life in which any person follow spiritual growth by leaving home for the forest, also called as the age of renunciation and asceticism. Elderly people required a special policy so that they can live to the fullest without any physical and mental challenges in day to day life, so keeping it in mind Government of India also came with a "National Policy of Older People,1999" in order to promote health and welfare of the Elderly/Senior Citizens. Just like shell this policy is to protect, promote health and welfare of the elderly in this phase of life. This Book is really very beneficial for the Consultant, Policy Makers, Managers, Public Health Professionals and students of Medical colleges as well as Management.

Theoretical Foundations of Health Education and Health Promotion, Second Edition, introduces students to common theories from behavioral and social sciences that are currently being used in health education and promotion. Each discussion of theory is accompanied by a practical skill-building activity in the context of planning and evaluation and a set of application questions that will assist the student in mastering the application of the theory. With its accessible language, this text helps students grasp new theories easily and shows them how to use these theories effectively when designing programs in community, school, worksite, or patient care settings.