Author

Hoffman-Goetz, Laurie

Donelle, Lorie

Ahmed, Ruksana

Edition

1st ed.

Place of Publication

[Toronto, ON]

Publisher

Canadian Scholars' Press Inc.

Publication Date

2014

Physical Description

Paperback, 248 p.,ill.

Subject

Patient Education

Patient-Health Care Practitioner Relations. Doctor-Patient Relations.

Leadership/Coaching

Abstract

Why do we need health literacy? Through a health promotion and social justice lens, Laurie Hoffman-Goetz, Lorie Donelle, and Rukhsana Ahmed describe health literacy as an increasingly important determinant of health and highlight the necessity of health literacy skills for ensuring equitable access to health care information and services. This core text offers a critical examination of how culture, ethnicity, social media applications, and the literacy and digital divides affect individuals? ability to secure health information, services, and support. Health Literacy in Canada will inform the way we respond to public health issues in Canada and around the world. This pedagogically rich and highly accessible text is ideal for use in upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in public health, health promotion, health communication, risk communication and perception, and gerontology.

ISBN

9781551305592

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

REF IA 850 HOF 2014

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Author

Achor, Shawn

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Currency

Publication Date

2010

Physical Description

Paperback, 236 pages

Subject

Leadership/Coaching

Work Performance

Psychology

Abstract

Happiness is not the belief that we don?t need to change; it is the realization that we can.

Our most commonly held formula for success is broken. Conventional wisdom holds that once we succeed, we?ll be happy; that once we get that great job, win that next promotion, lose those five pounds, happiness will follow. But the science reveals this formula to be backward: Happiness fuels success, not the other way around.

Research shows that happy employees are more productive, more creative, and better problem solvers than their unhappy peers. And positive people are significantly healthier and less stressed and enjoy deeper social interaction than the less positive people around them.

Drawing on original research?including one of the largest studies of happiness ever conducted?and work in boardrooms and classrooms across forty-two countries, Shawn Achor shows us how to rewire our brains for positivity and optimism to reap the happiness advantage in our lives, our careers, and even our health.

ISBN

9780-307-591548

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

REF AA 75 ACH 2010

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