Author

Waldram, James B

Herring, Ann

Young, T. Kue

Edition

2nd ed.

Place of Publication

[Toronto, ON]

Publisher

University of Toronto Press

Publication Date

2006

Physical Description

Paperback, 367 p.

Subject

Aboriginal Health

Leadership/Coaching

Abstract

Numerous studies, inquiries, and statistics accumulated over the years have demonstrated the poor health status of Aboriginal peoples relative to the Canadian population in general. Aboriginal Health in Canada is about the complex web of physiological, psychological, spiritual, historical, sociological, cultural, economic, and environmental factors that contribute to health and disease patterns among the Aboriginal peoples of Canada.

The authors explore the evidence for changes in patterns of health and disease prior to and since European contact, up to the present. They discuss medical systems and the place of medicine within various Aboriginal cultures and trace the relationship between politics and the organization of health services for Aboriginal people. They also examine popular explanations for Aboriginal health patterns today, and emphasize the need to understand both the historical-cultural context of health issues, as well as the circumstances that give rise to variation in health problems and healing strategies in Aboriginal communities across the country. An overview of Aboriginal peoples in Canada provides a very general background for the non-specialist. Finally, contemporary Aboriginal healing traditions, the issue of self-determination and health care, and current trends in Aboriginal health issues are examined.

ISBN

97808082085795

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

REF GN 400 WAL 2006

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Author

Breyfogle, Forrest

Salvekar, Arvind

Place of Publication

Austin, TX

Publisher

Quality Books, Inc.

Publication Date

2004

Physical Description

Softcover: 144 p.

Subject

Lean Leader Development

Abstract

The book Lean Six Sigma in Sickness and in Health seeks to explain, using a healthcare illustration, Beyond Lean Six Sigma techniques in a thorough but entertaining and easy-to-understand way. The easy-to-digest format is perfect for executive managers scanning for the right management initiative, whether they are looking for application of Lean Six Sigma in Healthcare or elsewhere. This format is also useful in allaying the nervousness (and the accompanying loss of productivity) that middle and lower-level managers often experience when a new management initiative is introduced.

ISBN

9780971322219

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

REF AA 120 BRE 2004

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Author

Brassard, Michael

Ritter, Diane

Place of Publication

Salem, NH

Publisher

GOAL/QPC

Publication Date

2007

Physical Description

Spiral bound pocket Guide: 165 p.

Subject

Lean Leader Development

Abstract

"The Public Health Memory Jogger II" provides quality control and management & planning tools for public health agencies to continously improve the quality of their organization.

ISBN

9781576811016

Language

English

Material Type

Other

Call Number

REF AA 120 BRA 2007

Copies