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Shrinking Body shrinking Voice

Shrinking Body shrinking Voice

One Person’s Journey through Anorexia

From: About Face

The readings in the third section of the book discuss food related mental illnesses including body dysmorphia and eating disorders. The readings in this section include firsthand accounts from … 7 $0.70 Add
Sick and Tired

Sick and Tired

Health and Safety Inequalities

Bringing together a multidisciplinary group of experts from the fields of labour studies, public health, ergonomics, epidemiology, sociology and law, Sick and Tired examines the … 203 View
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Six
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Six

From: Holden After & Before

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Sixteen
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Sixteen

From: Holden After & Before

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Smallpox
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Smallpox

From: Country of Poxes

Chapter 3 examines the history of smallpox. Discussing topics includingsmallpox origins, early accounts of smallpox outbreaks across North America, the emergence of new mutations, … 66 $6.60 Add
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Social Exclusion
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Social Exclusion

From: About Canada: Health and Illness

Chapter Five unpacks the concept of social exclusion and its relationship to health outcomes in Canada, highlighting the experiences of marginalized groups such as Indigenous Peoples, people of … 30 $3.00 Add
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SOS Medicare:

SOS Medicare:

A (Cautionary) Tale of Two Conferences

From: Medicare

Discusses the 2 SOS Medicare Conferences and the importance of Public Health ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Sowing Seeds from My Ancestors, Planting Seeds for My Descendants

Sowing Seeds from My Ancestors, Planting Seeds for My Descendants

Interview with Sean Saifa Wall

From: The Care We Dream Of

The author inverviews Sean Saifa Wall, a Black queer intersex activist, visual artist, and rising scholar. Saifa is committed to racial equity and a radical vision of bodily autonomy for intersex … 14 $1.40 Add
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Styles of Rationing Health Care:

Styles of Rationing Health Care:

The United States vs. Canada

From: Medicare

Looks at the erosion of the faith in US Health Care, Cost and Quality of US Health Care, a snapshot of Canada’s Health Care system, advantages and disadvantages of Singly-payer health care … 20 $2.00 Add
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Substance Use and Abuse

Substance Use and Abuse

The Role that Drugs and Alcohol Play in the Lives of Criminalized Women

From: About Face

The readings in the fourth section of the book covers the contemporary discourse surrounding addiction in Canada, and outlines a variety of possible paths forward for combatting addiction. ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Sunshine Coast Health Center

Sunshine Coast Health Center

From: About Face

The final section of the book discusses a variety of organizations that work to help people suffering from addictions. 9 $0.90 Add
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Surviving the Dysbiosphere

Surviving the Dysbiosphere

From: Secret Life of Your Microbiome

The international statistics on mental health in developed nations are troubling to say the least. In the United States 25 percent of the adult population reports having a mental illness in a … ; 35 $3.50 Add
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Syphilis
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Syphilis

From: Country of Poxes

Chapter 2 focuses on syphilis. Topics discussed include the debate around syphilis’ origins, the politics of colonialism,  the “Columbian exchange”, the stages of syphilis, … 56 $5.60 Add
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Taking it Day By Day

Taking it Day By Day

From: About Face

On Narcotics. The essays in the first section of the book discuss substance abuse. These readings include personal accounts of struggles with addiction in all its forms. The authors in these … 3 $0.30 Add
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Taking Stock:

Taking Stock:

Comparable Services

From: Equal as Citizens

Analysis if the provinces were able to offer comparable levels of public service and examines how the Harper 2011 health funding and earlier ransacking of equalization left a giant disparity with … 19 $1.90 Add
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Talking Solutions

Talking Solutions

From: Medicare

Looks at the Health Council of Canada’s 2007 report that synthesizes four years of public opinion polling (2002 to 2006) on the Canadian health system as it relates to reforming rather than … 7 $0.70 Add