Synopses & Reviews
This new volume outlines methods of monitoring growth and weight gain, an essential clinical service. The alternative methods described here will be of particular use to workers in Third World countries where the cost of scales as well as illiteracy and cultural differences make weight-plotting especially difficult. Readers will find outlines of such innovative methods as the use of arm growth tape, simplified techniques of weight plotting, and helpful algorithms for decision-making. Among the book's appendices is a point system for comparative evaluation of weighing scales. Many illustrations help clarify the material presented in the text, making this book valuable in the classroom as well as in the field.
Table of Contents
PART I: Background 1. Growth Monitoring for Health Promotion
2. Tools for Growth Monitoring
3. Varying Circumstances, Varying Systems
4. Methods of Growth Assessment
5. Alternative Growth Monitoring Systems
PART II: Training in Growth Monitoring
6. Selecting a System
7. Designing Training
8. Some Practical Considerations
PART III: Evaluation
9. Growth Monitoring System Training Program
Appendices