Public Health
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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From The Policy ChallengeFrom: Health and Wealth |
Public policy proposals for Canada at the turn of the 21st century that would improve the overall levels of health of the population, and reduce illness and disease, by focusing on the social and … | Monica Townson | 36 | 1999 | $3.60 Add |
From The Struggle — at Home and in the World — for Health Care as a Human RightFrom: Medicare |
discusses the need for social justice and equality in terms of public health and democratic socialism | Stephen Lewis | 13 | 2007 | $1.30 Add |
From Why Nature-based Therapy for Children, Youth, and Families?From: Nature-Based Therapy |
Classic and contemporary literature on nature has repeatedly described our connectedness to nature as a journey or expression of soul. If intentionally facilitated nature experiences might assist … | David Segal; Kathryn Rose; Nevin Harper | 20 | 2019 | $2.00 Add |
From Basic Income and Population Health |
This chapter looks at how basic income policies can be beneficial to the overall mental and physical health of communities. | Evelyn L. Forget | 15 | 2020 | $1.50 Add |
From Essays 2From: 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 … | Ramona Dearing | 59 | 2010 | $5.90 Add |
From Getting Back to Our Roots – Nathan Lewis and the Veteran’s SanctuaryFrom: 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 discusses the … | Stephanie Westlund | 16 | 2014 | $1.60 Add |
From Making the Choice to Take Therapy OutsideFrom: Nature-Based Therapy |
Inclement weather such as high winds and rainstorms can also provide avenues for experiences of self-care, thriving outdoors, and, metaphorically, in dealing with life challenges and formidable forces. | David Segal; Kathryn Rose; Nevin Harper | 22 | 2019 | $2.20 Add |
From Meet Your MaestroThe Immune System |
Although it is often said that the brain is the final frontier in medicine, we contend that it is actually the immune system. Only now are we beginning to understand the ways in which the immune … | Alan C. Logan; Susan L. Prescott | 34 | 2017 | $3.40 Add |
From NEW! Pandemic InsightConnection 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 … | Heather Patterson | 16 | 2022 | $1.60 Add |
From NEW! Part 4: Contentment CakeFrom: A Life Spent Listening |
In part 4 the author introduced his concept of the Contentment Cake and his criteria for being content in life. Topics included in this part are techniques for developing positive self esteem, … | Hassan Khalili | 56 | 2022 | $5.60 Add |
From Raising the Volume on the Social Determinants of Health in Canada and ElsewhereFrom: Oppression |
This chapter explores the importance of social determinants of health (sdh) and their quality and distribution, which can lead to adverse health outcomes. The author looks at the SDH in Canada … | Dennis Raphael | 20 | 2021 | $2.00 Add |
From Samantha Power in Conversation with Rudyard GriffithsApril 30, 2020 From: The World After Covid |
Samantha Power and Rudyard Griffiths discuss Covid-19 and international affairs and global politics. Topics include global social and economics inequalities, different countries’ responses … | Rudyard Griffiths | 11 | 2021 | $1.10 Add |
From NEW! SmallpoxFrom: 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, … | Baijayanta Mukhopadhyay | 66 | 2022 | $6.60 Add |
From The Douglas Legacy and the Future of MedicareFrom: Medicare |
Discusses Tommy Douglas’s lasting legacy as a political leader through his introduction of universal health care | Greg; Marchildon | 8 | 2007 | $0.80 Add |
From Biodiversity: Getting it Under Your Skin |
Humans often need to see threats to the environment, and, by extension to their health and survival. Progressive losses over time can dilute urgency and awareness. So can progressive gains. One … | Alan C. Logan; Susan L. Prescott | 24 | 2017 | $2.40 Add |
From Essays 3From: 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 … | Ramona Dearing | 59 | 2010 | $5.90 Add |