Pregnancy is a period of expectant waiting and one that all women aspire to experience at least once in their lifetime. Health-seeking behavior is a state in which a client is actively seeking ways to alter personal health and habits and their environment to move toward optimal health. Nurses should explore psychosocial factors underlying health behaviors, the impact of lifestyle on health status, and strategies to develop personal responsibility for health. Understanding human behavior is prerequisite to change behavior and improve health practices. The study determined the prenatal...

This book was derived from the results of a study conducted by the authors in Bicol Region, Philippines where billboards have become a public issue when disaster occurred in Metro Manila during the Typhoon Milenyo in 2006. The government decided to regulate billboards by issuing AO 106 and AO 106-A as the legal bases for the Operation "Baklas Billboards" of the Department of Public Works and Highways. Bicol Region is a typhoon-prone area, thus, disaster risk management is strongly implemented by government agencies and local governments. The DPWH Region V has relentlessly implemented the...