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About Canada: Health and Illness
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About Canada: Health and Illness

Third Edition

The third edition of Health and Illness shows how inequitable distribution of the social determinants of health are determined by public policy decisions. Dennis Raphael updates … 288 View
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Can We Change?

Can We Change?

From: The Doctors We Need

In this chapter, Sanfilippo examines Canada’s family medicine crisis through Jeremy, a young resident torn between his patient, Mrs. D’Souza, and his daughter. 3 $0.30 Add
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COVID-19 and the Social Determinants of Health
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COVID-19 and the Social Determinants of Health

From: About Canada: Health and Illness

Chapter Seven considers the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the social determinants of health in Canada, highlighting how the pandemic exacerbated existing health inequities and … 18 $1.80 Add
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Early Child Development, Food Security and Housing
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Early Child Development, Food Security and Housing

From: About Canada: Health and Illness

Chapter Four details the social determinants of health, for example early childhood development, food security, public policy, and housing highlighting the significant impact of these factors on … 26 $2.60 Add
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Forward
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Forward

From: Shadows and Light

A forward from Dr. Katharine Smart. 2 $0.20 Add
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Income, Work and Education
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Income, Work and Education

From: About Canada: Health and Illness

Chapter Three discusses the relationship between income, employment, education, and health outcomes in Canada, highlighting the significant impact of economic factors on health and the growing … 36 $3.60 Add
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Introduction
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Introduction

From: Shadows and Light

In the Introduction, the author Heather Patterson MD reflects on her career as a physician, her family life, her passion for photography, burnout, the original origins for this book, and how the … 18 $1.80 Add
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Living Conditions, Stress and the Human Body
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Living Conditions, Stress and the Human Body

From: About Canada: Health and Illness

Chapter Two analyzes the social determinants of health and their effect on individual health outcomes, and discusses the importance of addressing these underlying factors rather than simply … 16 $1.60 Add
My Fight for Canadian Healthcare

My Fight for Canadian Healthcare

A Thirty Year Battle to Put Patients First

In 1995, Vancouver orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Brian Day opened the Cambie Surgery Centre, a private surgical clinic that provided patients with more timely care than could be found amid the … 440 View
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One Year In
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One Year In

A Hopeful New Normal

From: Shadows and Light

Chapter Four examines the progress made and new challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic one year in by the winter of 2021. Topics discussed include the idea of the ‘New Normal,’ the … 15 $1.50 Add
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Pandemic Insight
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Pandemic Insight

Connection and Kindness

From: Shadows and Light

Chapter Two focuses on the insight learned from these early experiences of working through these first two waves of the Covid-19 pandemic.Topics discussed include the effects of Covid-19 on … 16 $1.60 Add
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Pandemic Insight
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Pandemic Insight

It Takes a Team

From: Shadows and Light

Chapter Three focuses on the collaborative efforts within the hospitals to fight off the Covid-19 pandemic. Topics discussed include giving recognition to the behind the scenes staffing such as … 13 $1.30 Add
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Pandemic Insight
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Pandemic Insight

COVID’s Long Shadow

From: Shadows and Light

Chapter Seven examines the lasting effects of Covid-19 and the pandemic which will take years to overcome. Topics discussed include the effects of Covid-19 on Emergency Departments, Surgical … 21 $2.10 Add
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Pandemic Insight
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Pandemic Insight

Time to Create Change

From: Shadows and Light

Chapter Eight reflects on what we can learn from the pandemic and how we should move forward both personally and professionally. Topics discussed include the long road to recovery, the trauma … 13 $1.30 Add
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Part One-Promoting Truth

Part One-Promoting Truth

From: My Fight for Canadian Healthcare

In this chapter, Day presents a forceful critique of Canada’s public healthcare system, tracing its decline from the 1980s to a 2022 British Columbia Court of Appeal ruling. 79 $7.90 Add
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Public Policy and the Social Determinants of Health
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Public Policy and the Social Determinants of Health

From: About Canada: Health and Illness

Chapter Six dissects the relationship between public policy and the social determinants of health in Canada, highlighting the country’s poor performance in addressing health inequities and … 53 $5.30 Add