Public Health

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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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COVID-19, Trade, and Corporate Power

COVID-19, Trade, and Corporate Power

From: The Fair Trade Handbook

This chapter demonstrates that the international trade framework systematically reduces national sovereignty and democracy, disempowers governments that seek to enact policies to protect people … 12 $1.20 Add
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Crowding out

Crowding out

Congestion and safety

From: Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars?

The fifth chapter of Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars? evaluates the three revolutions using the criteria of congestion and safety. The author demonstrates that cars of any kind will not solve … 21 $2.10 Add
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David Brooks in Conversation with Rudyard Griffiths

David Brooks in Conversation with Rudyard Griffiths

May 28, 2020

From: The World After Covid

David Brooks and Rudyard Griffiths discuss Covid-19 and American political thinking. Topics include the lasting impacts of the pandemic on politics and specifically on attitudes toward … 9 $0.90 Add
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"Each Year I Feel Better" – Christopher Brown and Growing Veterans

"Each Year I Feel Better" – Christopher Brown and Growing Veterans

From: Field Excercises

Readings in this book consist of case studies of programs that use outdoor activities such as farming and gardening to help veterans cope with PTSD and disability. This reading recalls the … 13 $1.30 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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Economic Myths and Political Realities:

Economic Myths and Political Realities:

The Inequality Agenda and the Sustainability of Medicare

From: Medicare

Analyzes the economic and political sides of the Canadian Medicare system. Specifically looks at the ideas of a sustainable medicare system and how the system is fraught with inequality 48 $4.80 Add
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Encephalobiotics Turn the Mind

Encephalobiotics Turn the Mind

From: Secret Life of Your Microbiome

In this chapter, we more closely examine specific microbial and nutritional interventions, and the prospect that we might regain health by correcting dysbiosis and manipulating microbes. The … ; 35 $3.50 Add
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Epilogue
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Epilogue

The Fight of My Life

From: Float Like a Butterfly, Drink Mint Tea

The book wraps up with Wood discussing boxing and how a fighter just needs to keep getting up. One loss doesn’t mean everything is over. After a big relapse, Wood is diagnosed with … 11 $1.10 Add
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Essays 1

Essays 1

From: Out Loud

A selection of 11 essays on the subject of mental illness. The authors discuss their experiences with mental illness, how it affects their families and their personal lives and how they work to … 49 $4.90 Add
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Essays 2

Essays 2

From: Out Loud

A selection of 14 essays on the subject of mental illness. The authors discuss their experiences with mental illness, how it affects their families and their personal lives and how they work to … 59 $5.90 Add
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Essays 3

Essays 3

From: Out Loud

A selection of 15 essays on the subject of mental illness. The authors discuss their experiences with mental illness, how it affects their families and their personal lives and how they work to … 59 $5.90 Add
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Essays 4

Essays 4

From: Out Loud

A selection of 12 essays on the subject of mental illness. The authors discuss their experiences with mental illness, how it affects their families and their personal lives and how they work to … 54 $5.40 Add
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Ethics in Nature-based Therapy

Ethics in Nature-based Therapy

From: Nature-Based Therapy

As ethical practitioners and researchers, we ask our colleagues to ensure your practices are guided by an ethic of care, child and family rights, and professionalism. Ultimately, in the name of … ; ; 27 $2.70 Add
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Fareed Zakaria in Conversation with Rudyard Griffiths

Fareed Zakaria in Conversation with Rudyard Griffiths

April 15, 2020

From: The World After Covid

Fareed Zakara and Rudyard Griffiths discuss Covid-19 and its global impacts. Topics include the world’s transition into a post-American world and China’s current power and influence, … 13 $1.30 Add
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Federal Pharmacare:

Federal Pharmacare:

Prescription for an Ailing Federation?

From: Medicare

Makes an argument in favour of federal pharamcare in Canada as opposed to provincial. The federal government has virtually all the regulatory tools, while the provinces are responsible for … 18 $1.80 Add