Health Care

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Failing to Deliver

Failing to Deliver

From: The Doctors We Need

In this chapter, Sanfilippo examines why Canada’s growing demand for family physicians has outpaced the supply, identifying medical school admissions as a critical bottleneck in the system. 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
Fertility
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Fertility

40 Years of Change

In Fertility: 40 Years of Change, lawyer and author Maureen McTeer explores key medical, research, and legal developments in assisted human reproduction since the birth of the first IVF baby in … 276 View
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Forget Reform-We Need a Revolution!

Forget Reform-We Need a Revolution!

Better Health for Canadian Women through Holistic Care

From: Care and Consequences

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From prohibition to harm reduction
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From prohibition to harm reduction

Transforming Canada’s drug policies

From: The Trudeau Record

This chapter looks at the Trudeau government’s approach to drug reform– one that sought an end to policies of prohibition and criminalization and instead prioritized public health and … 18 $1.80 Add
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Fulfilling the Douglas/Lloyd Vision

Fulfilling the Douglas/Lloyd Vision

From: Medicare

Looks at how to fulfill the legacies of Tommy Douglas and Woodrow Lloyd and the steps that need to be taken in order to do so and outlines two promising areas of advancement 6 $0.60 Add
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Good Food Values
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Good Food Values

From: Take Back the Tray

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Government, industry and the medical profession

Government, industry and the medical profession

ménage à trois

From: Doctors in Denial

Describes how the alliance between the medical profession and the pharmaceutical industry developed in the period from the 1960s to 2015. 27 $2.70 Add
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Growing Inequality, Basic Needs, and Health

Growing Inequality, Basic Needs, and Health

From: Medicare

Looks at the growing economic gap and how it factors into the health debate 6 $0.60 Add
Health and Wealth

Health and Wealth

How Social and Economic Factors Affect Our Well-Being

This book looks at the well-known link between social equality and the health and well-being of a country’s population, with a Canadian perspective and using Canadian data. As of 1999, when … 136 View
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Health Care Reform As If Women Mattered

Health Care Reform As If Women Mattered

From: Medicare

Examines Health Care Reform from the perspective of women. Concludes that planning for care means planning with women in mind, not only for the sake of the women, but also for the sake of the … 6 $0.60 Add
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Health Human Resources — A Nurse’s Perspective

Health Human Resources — A Nurse’s Perspective

From: Medicare

From a nurses perspective examines the findings of the 2005 National Survey on the Work and Health of Nurses, and what needs to be done to protect the health and safety of nurses 8 $0.80 Add
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Health of the Population

Health of the Population

From: Health and Wealth

A discussion of Canadian policies and pracices around the promotion of a healthy population in Canada in the 1990s, with context on activities elsewhere in the developed world in the same time period. 22 $2.20 Add
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Healthy Children First

Healthy Children First

From: Medicare

Looks at the cycle we have fallen into regarding treating illness rather than preventing it and what we must do to break free from this cycle specifically focusing on the needs of the young 8 $0.80 Add
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Home and Community Care in Canada:

Home and Community Care in Canada:

The Unfinished Policy

From: Medicare

Argues for more of an integration of Home and Community Care into our established Health Care System 8 $0.80 Add
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Home Care and Other Services

Home Care and Other Services

From: The Accidental Caregiver

In this chapter, Fraser examines the Canadian home care system through the lived experiences of family caregivers. 36 $3.60 Add