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

Oberlander, Tim F.

Symons, Frank J. (Eds).

Place of Publication

Baltimore, MD

Publisher

Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.

Publication Date

2006

Physical Description

Paperback, 246 p. : ill.

Subject

Pain

Developmental Disability

Abstract

For clinicians working with patients who have disabilities and may not be able to self-report, recognizing and correctly interpreting expressions of pain can be a challenge. This book, the first to synthesize research about pain in children and adults with a range of developmental disabilities, will help to ensure that health care professionals are better prepared to assess and manage pain and deliver timely, appropriate health care.

ISBN

1557668698

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

REF FM 800 OBE 2006

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