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Best practice guidelines for mental health disorders in the perinatal period

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BC Reproductive Mental Health Program, Perinatal Services BC. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Reproductive Mental Health , 2014.
Website
http://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/Documents/Guidelines-Standards/Maternal/MentalHealthDisordersGuideline.pdf
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF GH 200 BCR 2014
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
These guidelines are designed to support healthcare clinicians with early detection and treatment of mental health disorders in pregnant and postpartum women.; The guidelines include:; • an overview of mental health disorders in the perinatal period;; • four common disorders: depression, …
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Website
http://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/Documents/Guidelines-Standards/Maternal/MentalHealthDisordersGuideline.pdf
Corporate Author
BC Reproductive Mental Health Program
Perinatal Services BC
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Reproductive Mental Health
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
Softcover: 90 p.
Subject
Pregnancy/Childbirth. Obstetrics
Mental Health/Illness
Prenatal Care
Mental Health
Anxiety
Abstract
These guidelines are designed to support healthcare clinicians with early detection and treatment of mental health disorders in pregnant and postpartum women.
The guidelines include:
• an overview of mental health disorders in the perinatal period;
• four common disorders: depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, and psychotic disorders, including postpartum psychosis; and
• education and prevention, screening and diagnosis, treatment, and recommendations for each disorder.
Notes
Please note that the version for sale is in BLACK & WHITE only.
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF GH 200 BCR 2014

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Biomedical informatics: Computer applications in health care and biomedicine

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Shortliffe, Edward (ed.), Cimino, James (ed.). London, UK: Springer , 2014. 4th ed.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF AA 150 SHO 2014
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
This text provides comprehensive introduction to key topics in the field and the underlying scientific issues that sit at the intersection of biomedical science, patient care, public health, and information technology (IT). Emphasizing the conceptual basis of the field rather than technical details…
Author
Shortliffe, Edward (ed.)
Cimino, James (ed.)
Edition
4th ed.
Place of Publication
London, UK
Publisher
Springer
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
xxvi, 965 p. : ill., port.
Subject
Health Informatics
Abstract
This text provides comprehensive introduction to key topics in the field and the underlying scientific issues that sit at the intersection of biomedical science, patient care, public health, and information technology (IT). Emphasizing the conceptual basis of the field rather than technical details, it provides an introduction and extensive bibliography so that readers can comprehend, assess, and utilize biomedical informatics and health IT. The volume focuses on easy-to-understand examples, a guide to additional literature, chapter summaries, and a comprehensive glossary with concise definitions of recurring terms for self-study or classroom use.
ISBN
9781447144731
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF AA 150 SHO 2014

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The Chief Learning Officer

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Elkeles, Tamar, Phillips, Jack. London: Routledge , 2010.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
AA 85 ELK 2011
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
New business realities and customer demands, coupled with new technologies in a changing competitive landscape are causing corporate learning departments to rethink their value, role, and impact in the organization. In a constantly changing business landscape with limited resources and tight budget…
Author
Elkeles, Tamar
Phillips, Jack
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Routledge
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
Paperback 334pp
Subject
Learning
Development
Abstract
New business realities and customer demands, coupled with new technologies in a changing competitive landscape are causing corporate learning departments to rethink their value, role, and impact in the organization. In a constantly changing business landscape with limited resources and tight budgets, learning must be viewed as essential to a successful achievement of business goals. The individual driving this function, the Chief Learning Officer (CLO), is in a unique position to add significant value to the organization. The role of the CLO is to drive value, focusing on issues such as business alignment, managing resources, innovation, customer service and ROI. The challenge is to show value to the organization in terms that business leaders and financial analysts can understand and appreciate. Written from the perspective of the CLO, this book discusses nine important value-adding strategies, making up this critical role of the CLO of the future. At least twenty high profile CLOs provide their strategies on each of these issues.
This book is essential reading for both the training and HR communities who need to show the value and connect learning to the business. This book shows the value that can be achieved in the organization if it is managed and organized properly and the appropriate leadership is provided.
ISBN
9780-7506-79251
Material Type
Book
Call Number
AA 85 ELK 2011

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CPS 2012: Compendium of pharmaceuticals and specialties: The trusted Canadian drug reference for health professionals

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Canadian Pharmacists Association. [Ottawa, ON]: Canadian Pharmacists Association , 2012.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF AB 22 CPS 2012
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
The Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialties: The Canadian Drug Reference for Health Professionals, more commonly known by its abbreviation CPS, is a reference book that contains drug monographs and numerous features which help healthcare professionals prescribe and use drugs safely and approp…
Corporate Author
Canadian Pharmacists Association
Place of Publication
[Ottawa, ON]
Publisher
Canadian Pharmacists Association
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
Softcover: 3140 p.
Subject
Medical Directories. Resource Guides
Abstract
The Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialties: The Canadian Drug Reference for Health Professionals, more commonly known by its abbreviation CPS, is a reference book that contains drug monographs and numerous features which help healthcare professionals prescribe and use drugs safely and appropriately.
ISBN
9781894402651
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF AB 22 CPS 2012

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CPS 2013: Compendium of pharmaceuticals and specialties: The trusted Canadian drug reference for health professionals

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Canadian Pharmacists Association. [Ottawa, ON]: Canadian Pharmacists Association , 2013.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF AB 22 CPS 2013
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
The Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialties: The Canadian Drug Reference for Health Professionals, more commonly known by its abbreviation CPS, is a reference book that contains drug monographs and numerous features which help healthcare professionals prescribe and use drugs safely and approp…
Corporate Author
Canadian Pharmacists Association
Place of Publication
[Ottawa, ON]
Publisher
Canadian Pharmacists Association
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
Softcover: 3550 p.
Subject
Medical Directories. Resource Guides
Abstract
The Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialties: The Canadian Drug Reference for Health Professionals, more commonly known by its abbreviation CPS, is a reference book that contains drug monographs and numerous features which help healthcare professionals prescribe and use drugs safely and appropriately.
ISBN
9781894402705
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF AB 22 CPS 2013

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Creating a lean culture: Tools to sustain lean conversions

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Mann, David. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis Group , 2010. 2nd.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF AA 120 MAN 2010
Availability
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"Creating a Lean Culture" provides rationale and a guide to implementing a lean management system.
Author
Mann, David
Edition
2nd
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Group
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
Softcover: 296 p.
Subject
Lean Leader Development
Abstract
"Creating a Lean Culture" provides rationale and a guide to implementing a lean management system.
ISBN
9781439811412
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF AA 120 MAN 2010

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Creating a lean culture: Tools to sustain lean conversions

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Mann, David. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis Group , 2015. 3rd ed.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF AA 120 MAN 2015
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
The new edition of this Shingo Prize-winning bestseller provides critical insights and approaches to make any Lean transformation an ongoing success. It shows you how to implement a sustainable, successful transformation by developing a culture that has your stakeholders throughout the organization…
Author
Mann, David
Edition
3rd ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Group
Publication Date
2015
Physical Description
Softcover, 367 p., ill.
Subject
Lean Leader Development
Abstract
The new edition of this Shingo Prize-winning bestseller provides critical insights and approaches to make any Lean transformation an ongoing success. It shows you how to implement a sustainable, successful transformation by developing a culture that has your stakeholders throughout the organizational chart involved and invested in the outcome. It teaches you how to successfully navigate the politics in cross-functional process improvement projects, and to engage executives in ways that are personally meaningful to them. If you are a leader at any level in an organization undergoing or considering a Lean transformation, this is where you should start and finish ? and start again.
ISBN
9781482243239
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF AA 120 MAN 2015

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Defining excellence in simulation programs

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Palaganas, Janice, Maxworthy, Juli, Epps, Chad, Mancini, Mary. Philadelphia, PA: Society for Simulation in Healthcare , 2015.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF AA 320 PAL 2015
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Defining Excellence in Simulation Programsis an official publication of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH), created to support the Society's mission to encourage excellence in healthcare education, practice and research through the use of simulation.
Author
Palaganas, Janice
Maxworthy, Juli
Epps, Chad
Mancini, Mary
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, PA
Publisher
Society for Simulation in Healthcare
Publication Date
2015
Physical Description
26.9 x 21.3 x 2.5 cm
Subject
Nursing Education
Patient Simulation
Abstract
Defining Excellence in Simulation Programsis an official publication of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH), created to support the Society's mission to encourage excellence in healthcare education, practice and research through the use of simulation.
ISBN
9781451188790
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF AA 320 PAL 2015

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Determinants of Indigenous Peoples' Health: Beyond the Social

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Toronto: Canadian Scholars , 2018. 2nd.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
ET 100 GRE 2018
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Now in its second edition, this collection explores how multiple health determinants, such as colonialism, gender, culture, early childhood development, the environment, geography, HIV/AIDS, medicine, and policy, impact the health status of Indigenous peoples in Canada. Grounded in expert voices of…
Editor
Greenwood, Margo
de Leeuw, Sarah
Lindsay, Nicole Marie
Edition
2nd
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
Canadian Scholars
Publication Date
2018
Physical Description
Paperback 364pp
Subject
Diversity
Health
Ethics
health inequities
Indigenous
Abstract
Now in its second edition, this collection explores how multiple health determinants, such as colonialism, gender, culture, early childhood development, the environment, geography, HIV/AIDS, medicine, and policy, impact the health status of Indigenous peoples in Canada. Grounded in expert voices of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis writers from coast to coast, this updated edition includes a chapter on environment and land defense; a foreword written by Dr. Evan Adams, Chief Medical Officer of the First Nations Health Authority; chapters by Liz Howard and Helen Knott, Indigenous poets; and an updated arrangement that reflects the significant social and political events that dominated headlines over the last two years, such as the protests at Standing Rock, North Dakota, the US national election of 2016, the Indigenous youth suicide epidemic, and the enquiry into murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls in Canada. This revolutionary book is appropriate for undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in courses on health, public and population health, community health sciences, medicine, nursing, and social work.
ISBN
9781-77338-0377
Material Type
Book
Call Number
ET 100 GRE 2018

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Determinants of indigenous peoples' health in Canada : Beyond the social

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[Toronto, ON]: Canadian Scholars Press , 2015.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF GN 400 GRE 2015
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
The health disparities affecting Indigenous peoples in Canada might well be understood as a national epidemic. Although progress has been made in the last decade towards both understanding and ameliorating Indigenous health inequalities, very little research or writing has expanded a social determi…
Editor
Greenwood, Margo
de Leeuw, Sarah
Lindsay, Nicole Marie
Reading, Charlotte
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Canadian Scholars Press
Publication Date
2015
Physical Description
Paperback, 279 p.
Subject
Aboriginal Health
Community Health Services
Leadership/Coaching
Abstract
The health disparities affecting Indigenous peoples in Canada might well be understood as a national epidemic. Although progress has been made in the last decade towards both understanding and ameliorating Indigenous health inequalities, very little research or writing has expanded a social determinants of health framework to account for the unique histories and present realities of Indigenous peoples in this country. This timely edited collection addresses this significant knowledge gap, exploring the ways that multiple health determinants beyond the social―from colonialism to geography, from economy to biology―converge to impact the health status of Indigenous peoples in Canada.
This unique collection, comprised largely of contributions by Indigenous authors, offers the voices and expertise of First Nations, Inuit, and Metis writers from across Canada. The multitude of health determinants of Indigenous peoples are considered in a selection of chapters that range from scholarly papers by research experts in the field, to reflective essays by Indigenous leaders. Appropriate throughout a range of disciplines, including Health Studies, Indigenous Studies, Public and Population Health, Community Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, and Social Work, this engaging text broadens the social determinants of health framework to better understand health inequality. Most importantly, it does so by placing front and center the voices and experiences of Indigenous peoples.
ISBN
9781551307329
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF GN 400 GRE 2015

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EQ fitness handbook: You in relationship: 300 daily practices to build EQ fitness

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Johnson, Jan. Seattle, WA: Learning in Action Technologies , 2010. Rev.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF AA 75 JOH 2010
Availability
20 copies, 18 available
This handbook is written for individuals who are serious about their own development and want to make a targeted, focused effort to build the core dimensions of their Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and thereby enhance their capacity to enjoy a wide range of relationships. If offers a brief description…
Author
Johnson, Jan
Edition
Rev.
Place of Publication
Seattle, WA
Publisher
Learning in Action Technologies
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
221 p.
Subject
Emotional Health
Personal Development
Abstract
This handbook is written for individuals who are serious about their own development and want to make a targeted, focused effort to build the core dimensions of their Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and thereby enhance their capacity to enjoy a wide range of relationships. If offers a brief description of each of the the three core capacities that characterize emotional intelligence - self-reflection, empathy, and self-regulation - and specific practices that can be incorporated into our daily lives to increase our emotional intelligence in different key dimensions.
ISBN
9780578045917
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF AA 75 JOH 2010

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Focus: The hidden driver of excellence

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Goleman, Daniel. New York, NY: HarperCollins , 2013.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF AA 75 GOL 2013a
Availability
1 copy, 0 available
Goleman looks at today's scarcest resource and the secret to high performance and fulfillment: attention. Goleman analyzes attention research as a threesome: inner, other, and outer focus. He shows why we need all three kinds of focus, as demonstrated by case studies from fields such as competitive…
Author
Goleman, Daniel
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
HarperCollins
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
Hardcover, p. 311.
Subject
Leadership/Coaching
Abstract
Goleman looks at today's scarcest resource and the secret to high performance and fulfillment: attention. Goleman analyzes attention research as a threesome: inner, other, and outer focus. He shows why we need all three kinds of focus, as demonstrated by case studies from fields such as competitive sports, education, the arts, and business.
ISBN
9780062114860
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF AA 75 GOL 2013a

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Womack, Jim. Cambridge, MA: Lean Enterprise Institute, Inc , 2011.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF AA 120 WOM 2011
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
In "Gemba Walks", Jim Womack shares his experiences of visiting companies and observing how people work together to create value. He offers insight on topics ranging from the application of specific tools, to the role of management in sustaining lean, as well as the long-term prospects for new way …
Author
Womack, Jim
Place of Publication
Cambridge, MA
Publisher
Lean Enterprise Institute, Inc
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
Paperback: 348 p.
Subject
Lean Leader Development
Abstract
In "Gemba Walks", Jim Womack shares his experiences of visiting companies and observing how people work together to create value. He offers insight on topics ranging from the application of specific tools, to the role of management in sustaining lean, as well as the long-term prospects for new way of creating value.
ISBN
9781934109151
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF AA 120 WOM 2011

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Health and Social Justice

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Roger, Jennifer Prah. Oxford: Oxford University Press , 2010.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
ET 100 RUG 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Health and Social Justice provides a theoretical framework for health ethics, public policy and law in which Dr Ruger introduces the health capability paradigm, an innovative and unique approach which considers the capability of health as a moral imperative. This book is the culmination of more tha…
Author
Roger, Jennifer Prah
Place of Publication
Oxford
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
Paperback 276pp
Subject
Social Justice
Health
Ethics
Public Policy
Abstract
Health and Social Justice provides a theoretical framework for health ethics, public policy and law in which Dr Ruger introduces the health capability paradigm, an innovative and unique approach which considers the capability of health as a moral imperative. This book is the culmination of more than a decade and a half of work to develop the health capability paradigm, with a vision of a world where all have the capability to be healthy. This vision is grounded in the Aristotelian view of human flourishing and also Amartya Sen's capability approach. In this new paradigm, not just health care, or even just health alone, but the capability for health itself is a moral imperative, as is ensuring the conditions that allow all individuals the means to achieve central health capabilities. Key tenets of health capability include health agency, shared health governance, where individuals, providers and institutions work together to create a social system enabling all to be healthy, and the use of theorized agreements and shared reasoning to guide social choice and shape health policy and decision-making. This book provides philosophical justification for the direct moral importance of health and the capability for health and follows a norms-based approach to health promotion. It employs a joint scientific and deliberative approach to guide health system development and reform, and the allocation of scarce health resources. The health capability paradigm integrates both proceduralist and consequentialist approaches to justice, and both moral and political legitimacy are critical.
ISBN
9780-19-965313-3
Material Type
Book
Call Number
ET 100 RUG 2010

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Health care information systems: A practical approach for health care management

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Wager, Karen, Wickham Lee, Frances, Glaser, John P. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass , 2013. 3rd ed.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF AA 150 WAG 2013
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
This text offers an understanding of health care information systems that helps readers work effectively with and support information systems design, as well as the development and implementation. It covers current and developing information systems of interest to managers in health services organi…
Author
Wager, Karen
Wickham Lee, Frances
Glaser, John P.
Edition
3rd ed.
Place of Publication
San Francisco, CA
Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Publication Date
2013
Subject
Computerized Information Systems
Abstract
This text offers an understanding of health care information systems that helps readers work effectively with and support information systems design, as well as the development and implementation. It covers current and developing information systems of interest to managers in health services organizations; health care information systems architecture; security and privacy issues; uses of health care information for clinical and strategic analysis and decision support; techniques for developing and evaluating an information system request for proposal; and information on the future.
ISBN
9781118173534
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF AA 150 WAG 2013

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The Health Gap: The Challenge of an Unequal World

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Marmot, Michael. New York: Bloomsbury Publishing , 2015.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF NR 100 MAR 2015
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
In Baltimore's inner-city neighborhood of Upton/Druid Heights, a man's life expectancy is sixty-three; not far away, in the Greater Roland Park/Poplar neighborhood, life expectancy is eighty-three. The same twenty-year avoidable disparity exists in the Calton and Lenzie neighborhoods of Glasgow, an…
Author
Marmot, Michael
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication Date
2015
Physical Description
387pp
Subjects
Anti-Racism
Diversity
Social Injustice
Abstract
In Baltimore's inner-city neighborhood of Upton/Druid Heights, a man's life expectancy is sixty-three; not far away, in the Greater Roland Park/Poplar neighborhood, life expectancy is eighty-three. The same twenty-year avoidable disparity exists in the Calton and Lenzie neighborhoods of Glasgow, and in other cities around the world.
In Sierra Leone, one in 21 fifteen-year-old women will die in her fertile years of a maternal-related cause; in Italy, the figure is one in 17,100; but in the United States, which spends more on healthcare than any other country in the world, it is one in 1,800 (and now, with the new administration chipping away at Obamacare, the statistics stand to grow even more devastating). Why?
Dramatic differences in health are not a simple matter of rich and poor; poverty alone doesn't drive ill health, but inequality does. Indeed, suicide, heart disease, lung disease, obesity, and diabetes, for example, are all linked to social disadvantage. In every country, people at relative social disadvantage suffer health disadvantage and shorter lives. Within countries, the higher the social status of individuals, the better their health. These health inequalities defy the usual explanations. Conventional approaches to improving health have emphasized access to technical solutions and changes in the behavior of individuals, but these methods only go so far. What really makes a difference is creating the conditions for people to have control over their lives, to have the power to live as they want. Empowerment is the key to reducing health inequality and thereby improving the health of everyone. Marmot emphasizes that the rate of illness of a society as a whole determines how well it functions; the greater the health inequity, the greater the dysfunction.
Marmot underscores that we have the tools and resources materially to improve levels of health for individuals and societies around the world, and that to not do so would be a form of injustice. Citing powerful examples and startling statistics (?young men in the U.S. have less chance of surviving to sixty than young men in forty-nine other countries?), The Health Gap presents compelling evidence for a radical change in the way we think about health and indeed society, and inspires us to address the societal imbalances in power, money, and resources that work against health equity.
ISBN
9781-63286-0781
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF NR 100 MAR 2015

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Health Inequities in Canada: Intersectional Frameworks and Practices

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Vancouver: UBC Press , 2011.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
ET 100 HAN 2011
Availability
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There is a growing recognition that existing theories on, and approaches to, health inequities are limited in their ability to capture how they are produced through changing, co-constituted, and intersecting effects of multiple forms of oppression. Intersectionality considers the interactions and c…
Editor
Hanikivsky, Olena
Place of Publication
Vancouver
Publisher
UBC Press
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
Paperback 398pp
Subject
Diversity
Health
Ethics
health inequities
Abstract
There is a growing recognition that existing theories on, and approaches to, health inequities are limited in their ability to capture how they are produced through changing, co-constituted, and intersecting effects of multiple forms of oppression. Intersectionality considers the interactions and combined impacts of social locations and structural processes on the creation and perpetuation of inequities. This volume brings together activists, scholars, and community-based researchers to apply interpretations of intersectionality to health and organizational governance cases. By addressing specific health issues, it demonstrates that inequities cannot be understood without the interrogation of power and diverse social locations and structures that shape lives and experiences of health.
ISBN
9780-7748-1976-3
Material Type
Book
Call Number
ET 100 HAN 2011

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Health informatics: An interprofessional approach

https://cwslc.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog112978
Nelson, Ramona, Staggers, Nancy (Eds). Saint Louis, MO: Mosby , 2014. 1st Ed.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF AA 150 NEL 2014
Availability
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Covering a wide range of skills and systems, this title prepares you for work in today's technology-filled clinical field. Topics include clinical decision support, clinical documentation, provider order entry systems, system implementation, adoption issues, and more. Case studies, abstracts, and d…
Author
Nelson, Ramona
Staggers, Nancy (Eds).
Edition
1st Ed.
Place of Publication
Saint Louis, MO
Publisher
Mosby
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
Paperback, 560 Pages
Subject
Health Informatics
Hospitals
Computers in Medicine
Abstract
Covering a wide range of skills and systems, this title prepares you for work in today's technology-filled clinical field. Topics include clinical decision support, clinical documentation, provider order entry systems, system implementation, adoption issues, and more. Case studies, abstracts, and discussion questions enhance your understanding of these crucial areas of the clinical space.
ISBN
978-0323100953
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF AA 150 NEL 2014

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Health literacy in Canada: A primer for students

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Hoffman-Goetz, Laurie, Donelle, Lorie, Ahmed, Ruksana. [Toronto, ON]: Canadian Scholars' Press Inc. , 2014. 1st ed.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF IA 850 HOF 2014
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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…
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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Health literacy in nursing: Providing person-centered care

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Parnell, Terri Ann. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC , 2015. 1st ed.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF JC 530 PAR 2015
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
This health literacy textbook provides an overview of health literacy, discusses the magnitude of the issue, and explains implications of low health literacy. It details strategies to enhance effective communication between patients and nursing practitioners. Through case-based examples, this textb…
Author
Parnell, Terri Ann
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Springer Publishing Company, LLC
Publication Date
2015
Physical Description
Paperback, 302 p., ill.
Subject
Nursing
Nursing Education
Communication
Nurse Practitioners
Abstract
This health literacy textbook provides an overview of health literacy, discusses the magnitude of the issue, and explains implications of low health literacy. It details strategies to enhance effective communication between patients and nursing practitioners. Through case-based examples, this textbook and clinical guide assists nurses in developing the requisite skills needed to communicate effectively so that patients can truly make informed health decisions and enhance health outcomes.
Key Features:
Provides a solid foundation for developing skills that foster health literacy among all patients and practitioners
Assists in meeting the regulatory requirements for providing culturally and linguistically appropriate patient education
Includes guidelines for improving health literacy according to increasingly evolving regulatory standards
Includes case-based examples to illustrate the purpose and effectiveness of enhancing patient and provider health literacy skills
Addresses both oral and written communication strategies
ISBN
9780826161727
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF JC 530 PAR 2015

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