Health Care

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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
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Recipes
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Recipes

From: Take Back the Tray

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Reforming the comfort zone so that doctors are no longer in denial

Reforming the comfort zone so that doctors are no longer in denial

From: Doctors in Denial

Outlines the needed reforms to the interactions between the pharmaceutical industry and the medical profession, outlining industry’s role, government’s role, and the medical … 45 $4.50 Add
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Responding

Responding

From: Losing me, While Losing You

This chapter concerns caregiver’s responses to their important one’s diagnosis, the impact becoming a full-time caregiver had on their own health and wellness, and the effect this had … ; ; 42 $4.20 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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Social Gastronomy
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Social Gastronomy

Giving Food a Seat at the Table

From: Take Back the Tray

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Social Inclusion

Social Inclusion

From: About Canada: Health & Illness 2nd Edition

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Social Inequalities in Health

Social Inequalities in Health

A Real and Persistent Problem

From: Scandinavian Common Sense

The existence of social inequalities in health is now recognized as a very real and world-wide problem; this chapter examines systematic determinants of health, which are socially produced and … ; ; 13 $1.30 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
Stolen Motherhood

Stolen Motherhood

Surrogacy and Made-to-Order Children

Neither marginal nor secret, contracting surrogate mothers is growing rapidly and is regarded as socially progressive. Yet the “process” is vitiated from the get go, i.e., … 194 View
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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
Take Back the Tray
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Take Back the Tray

Revolutionizing Food in Hospitals, Schools, and Other Institutions

Good food generally doesn’t arrive on a tray, but Chef Joshna Maharaj knows that institutional kitchens have the ability to produce good, nourishing food, because she’s been making it … 258 View
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Taking Care of the Bottom Line

Taking Care of the Bottom Line

Shifting Paradigms in Hospital Management

From: Care and Consequences

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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