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Research and reconciliation : unsettling ways of knowing through indigenous relationships

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog125328
Toronto, Vancouver: Canadian Scholars , 2019.
Audience
Professional
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Editor
Wilson, Shawn
Breen, Andrea V.
DuPré, Lindsay
Place of Publication
Toronto, Vancouver
Publisher
Canadian Scholars
Publication Date
2019
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Indigenous Canadians
Social sciences - research
ISBN
9781773381176
9781773381152
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Mamaskatch : a Cree coming of age

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124523
McLeod, Darrel J. Sechelt, BC: Douglas & McIntyre , 2018.
Audience
Patient or Public
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Author
McLeod, Darrel J
Place of Publication
Sechelt, BC
Publisher
Douglas & McIntyre
Publication Date
2018
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Cree Indians
First Nations
Indigenous Canadians
Personal Narratives
ISBN
9781771622004
9781771622011
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Determinants of indigenous peoples' health in Canada : beyond the social

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123098
Toronto, ON: Canadian Scholars Press , 2018. 2nd ed.
Audience
Professional
  1 read online  
Editor
Greenwood, Margo
de Leeuw, Sarah
Lindsay, Nicole Marie
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Toronto, ON
Publisher
Canadian Scholars Press
Publication Date
2018
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Indigenous Canadians
First Nations
Health Services, Indigenous
Social Determinants of Health - history
Health Status Disparities
Medicine, Traditional
ISBN
9781773380391
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Pathways to improving well-being for indigenous peoples : how living conditions decide health

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21530
Reading, Jeff, Halseth, Regine. Prince George, BC: National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health , 2013.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W84 R287 2013
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Reading, Jeff
Halseth, Regine
Place of Publication
Prince George, BC
Publisher
National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
55 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Health Services, Indigenous
Delivery of Health Care
Community Networks
First Nations
Health Status Disparities
Canada
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
W84 R287 2013
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Kaggutiq : Inuit cancer glossary

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123282
Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada. [Ottawa, ON]: Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada , 2013.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ13 P323 2013
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Kaggutiq is an glossary of cancer terms in six different languages/dialects: English, Nunavuk, Nunavut, Inuinnaqtun, Inuvialuqtun, Nunatsiavut. The glossary also contains helpful explanations of commonly used terms and procedures.
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Alternate Title
Inuit cancer glossary
Inuit glossary
Corporate Author
Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada
Place of Publication
[Ottawa, ON]
Publisher
Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
xiv, 78 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
Subjects
Neoplasms
Inuits
Terminology
Culturally Competent Care
Indigenous Canadians
First Nations
Dictionaries
Abstract
Kaggutiq is an glossary of cancer terms in six different languages/dialects: English, Nunavuk, Nunavut, Inuinnaqtun, Inuvialuqtun, Nunatsiavut. The glossary also contains helpful explanations of commonly used terms and procedures.
ISBN
1894396952
Language
English
Nunavuk
Nunavut
Inuinnaqtun
Inuvialuqtun
Nunatsiavut
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Vancouver Library REF Dictionaries
Call Number
QZ13 P323 2013
Website Notes
More tools and resources to support patients, cancer survivors, family members and health care professionals available at https://www.pauktuutit.ca/health/cancer/.
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Medicine unbundled : a journey through the minefields of indigenous health care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122990
Geddes, Gary. [British Columbia]: Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd , [2017].
Audience
Professional
Contents:; Joanie?s people : discarding the masks of shame -- Heartland : where the cure can be worse than the disease -- The long sentence : and the first shall be last -- Restoring the song : lessons for the hard of hearing.
  1 read online  
Author
Geddes, Gary
Place of Publication
[British Columbia]
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd
Publication Date
[2017]
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Health Services, Indigenous - history
First Nations
Healthcare Disparities - history
Racism - history
Health Policy - history
History, 20th Century
Canada
Abstract
Contents:
Joanie?s people : discarding the masks of shame -- Heartland : where the cure can be worse than the disease -- The long sentence : and the first shall be last -- Restoring the song : lessons for the hard of hearing.
ISBN
9781772031645
9781772031652
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Everything you need to know about cancer in language you can actually understand

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20049
Galsky, Matthew D. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 G178 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
Everything you need to know about cancer in language you can understand
Author
Galsky, Matthew D
Place of Publication
Sudbury, MA
Publisher
Jones and Bartlett Publishers
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
ix, 136 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
ebrary books for public
Subjects
Neoplasms
Popular Work
ISBN
9780763764548
9781449618339
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
QZ201 G178 2010
Website Notes
Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca or calling 1.888.675.8001 x 7000 (toll-free) to obtain a username and password.
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Patient as agent of health and health care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120397
Sullivan, Mark D. New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2017.
Audience
Professional
Table of Contents:; Introduction: patient-centered health : who, what, and how? -- Patient-centered care or patient-centered health? -- Respecting and promoting patient autonomy in research, end-of-life care, and chronic illness care -- Escaping the autonomy vs objectivity trap by re-personalizing …
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Author
Sullivan, Mark D.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
2017
Series
EBSCOhost eBook
Subjects
Patient Participation
Patient-centered care - methods
Personal Autonomy
Bioethics
Chronic Disease - psychology
Abstract
Table of Contents:
Introduction: patient-centered health : who, what, and how? -- Patient-centered care or patient-centered health? -- Respecting and promoting patient autonomy in research, end-of-life care, and chronic illness care -- Escaping the autonomy vs objectivity trap by re-personalizing the clinical problem -- Health-related quality of life as a goal for clinical care -- Health as the capacity for action -- On the role of health behavior in 21st Century health -- Repersonalizing health behavior as therapeutic action : advancing from activated patient to autonomous patient -- Finding health between personal and disease processes -- Seeking the roots of health and action in biological autonomy -- Make the patient into the true customer for health care -- Patient-centered health is produced by patients.
ISBN
9780195386585
9780190651350
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Routledge handbook of indigenous wellbeing

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123096
New York, NY: Routledge , 2019.
Audience
Professional
Contents:; 1. The Complexity of Measuring Indigenous Welbeing; 2. Understanding Wellbeing; Part I: Physical Wellbeing; 3. Health and Physical Wellbeing of the Sami People; 4. Chronic Disease among Native North Americans; 5. Changing Concepts of Wellness among the Swahili of Lamu Town, Kenya; 6. Phy…
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Editor
Fleming, Christopher
Manning, Matthew
Miller, Adrian
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Routledge
Publication Date
2019
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Routledge international handbooks
Subjects
Mental Health
Minority Health
Social Determinants of Health
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Abstract
Contents:
1. The Complexity of Measuring Indigenous Welbeing
2. Understanding Wellbeing
Part I: Physical Wellbeing
3. Health and Physical Wellbeing of the Sami People
4. Chronic Disease among Native North Americans
5. Changing Concepts of Wellness among the Swahili of Lamu Town, Kenya
6. Physical Wellbeing of Native Hawaiians, the Indigenous People of Hawai?i
7. Traditional Healing and Indigenous Wellbeing in Aotearoa, New Zealand
8. Physical Wellbeing of Maori
Part II: Social and Emotional Wellbeing
9. Wellbeing in Swedish Indigenous Sami Children and Young-People: Looking Back and Looking Forward
10. Well-Being Considerations among Selected North American Indian Populations: Relationships, Spirits, and Connections
11. Socio-Economic Wellbeing of the Basarwa People of Botswana: A Forgotten Generation
12. The Comparative Wellbeing of the New Zealand Ma¯ori and Indigenous Australian Populations since 2000
Part III: Economic Wellbeing
13. Economic Wellbeing of Canada?s Indigenous People
14. El ?Buen Vivir?: Notions of Wellbeing Among Indigenous Peoples Of South America
15. The Economic Wellbeing of the San of the Western, Central, and Eastern Kalahari Regions of Botswana
16. Economic Wellbeing of the Indigenous People in the Asia Pacific Region: The Role of Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Development
17. The Social and Economic Situation of Scheduled Tribes in India
18. Maori Identity and Economic Wellbeing
Part IV: Cultural and Spiritual Wellbeing
19. "We have our own way:" Exploring Pathways for Wellbeing Among Inuit in Nunatsiavut, Labrador, Canada
20. Indigenous Culture-as-Treatment in the Era of Evidence-Based Mental Health Practice
21. The Relationship between Child Labour, Participation in Cultural Activities, and the Schooling Outcomes of Children: An Analysis by Indigenous Status
22. Mabu liyan: The Yawuru Way
Part V: Subjective Wellbeing
23. Subjective Wellbeing of Aboriginal Peoples of Canada
24. Subjective Wellbeing of Indigenous Latin Americans: Regional Trends and the Case of Mexico?s Indigenous People
25. Subjective Wellbeing of the P?urhépecha People: Between Tradition and Modernity
26. Subjective Wellbeing of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island People of Australia
27. Indigenous Wellbeing and Future Challenges
ISBN
9781351051255
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Traditional animal foods of indigenous peoples of northern North America : the contributions of wildlife diversity to the subsistence and nutrition of indigenous cultures

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog119903
Kuhnlein, Harriet V., Humphries, Murray M. Montreal, QC: Centre for Indigenous Peoples' Nutrition and Environment, McGill University , 2017.
Audience
Patient or Public
Professional
  1 read online  
Author
Kuhnlein, Harriet V.
Humphries, Murray M.
Place of Publication
Montreal, QC
Publisher
Centre for Indigenous Peoples' Nutrition and Environment, McGill University
Publication Date
2017
Subjects
First Nations
Canada
Nutrition
Ecology
Biodiversity
Nutritive Value
Meat
Food
Anthropology, Cultural
Notes
"This web publication has the purpose to describe and to reference the published literature on traditional animal foods known and used by Indigenous Peoples of northern North America."
Language
English
Material Type
Website
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Professional
Location
Internet
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First Nations Health Authority, British Columbia. SeniorsBC., British Columbia. Ministry of Health. [West Vancouver, BC]: First Nations Health Authority , 2014. 1st ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
  1 read online  

Hiding who I am : the reality of end of life care for LGBT people

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120028
Marie Curie. [United Kingdom]: Marie Curie , 2016.
Audience
Professional
Report exploring end of life care for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender peoples.
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
Marie Curie
Place of Publication
[United Kingdom]
Publisher
Marie Curie
Publication Date
2016
Subjects
Terminal Care
Terminally Ill - psychology
Palliative Care
Hospice Care
Patient-Centered Care
Patient Satisfaction
Surveys and Questionnaires
Sexual and Gender Minorities
Health Services for Transgender Persons
Abstract
Report exploring end of life care for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender peoples.
Notes
SOGIE 2SLGBTQIA Collection
Language
English
Material Type
Report
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Aboriginal health : advance care planning : respecting aboriginal ceremonies and rites : supporting access to appropriate healh care services for First Nations and Aboriginal peoples

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20621
British Columbia. Ministry of Health. [Victoria, BC?]: Ministry of Health , 2012.
Audience
Patient or Public
  1 read online  

Canadian strategy for cancer control 2019-2029

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121666
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. [Toronto, ON]: Canadian Partnership Against Cancer , [2019].
Audience
Professional
Strategy's priorities:; Priority 1 - Decrease the risk of people getting cancer.; Priority 2 - Diagnose cancer faster, accurately and at an earlier stage.; Priority 3 - Deliver high-quality care in a sustainable, world-class system.; Priority 4 - Eliminate barriers to people getting the care they n…
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Alternate Title
Canadian strategy for cancer control
Canadian strategy for cancer control 2019-2029 : doing together what cannot be done alone
Corporate Author
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Publication Date
[2019]
Subjects
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Health Planning
Delivery of Health Care
Health Services, Indigenous
Research
Canada
Abstract
Strategy's priorities:
Priority 1 - Decrease the risk of people getting cancer.
Priority 2 - Diagnose cancer faster, accurately and at an earlier stage.
Priority 3 - Deliver high-quality care in a sustainable, world-class system.
Priority 4 - Eliminate barriers to people getting the care they need.
Priority 5 - Deliver information and supports for people living with cancer, families and caregivers.
First Nations, Inuit and Métis - 3 key cancer-care priorities:
Priority 1 - Culturally appropriate care closer to home
Priority 2 - Peoples-specific, self-determined cancer care
Priority 3 - First Nations-, Inuit- or Métis-governed research and data systems
ISBN
9781988000398
9781988000381
Language
English
French
Material Type
Report
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Melanoma : what you need to know

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121649
Melanoma Network of Canada. Oakville, ON: Melanoma Network of Canada , 2019. 4th ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WR500 M516 2019
Availability
7 copies, 7 available
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
Melanoma Network of Canada
Edition
4th ed.
Place of Publication
Oakville, ON
Publisher
Melanoma Network of Canada
Publication Date
2019
Physical Description
48 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Subjects
Melanoma
Skin Neoplasms
Popular Work
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022
Language
English
Material Type
Booklet
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Surrey Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Call Number
WR500 M516 2019
Website Notes
Downloadable PDF available in English or French language.
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Improving Indigenous cancer journeys in BC : a road map

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120898
First Nations Health Authority, Metis Nation British Columbia, BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres, BC Cancer Agency. [West Vancouver, BC]: First Nations Health Authority , 2017.
Audience
Patient or Public
  1 read online  

CCGHR principles for global health research

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113894
Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research. Wakefield, QC: Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research , 2015.
Audience
Professional
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research
Editor
Johnson, Nancy
Place of Publication
Wakefield, QC
Publisher
Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research
Publication Date
2015
Subjects
Ethics
Bioethics
Ethics, Medical
Ethics, Research
Global Health
Public Health
Healthcare Disparities
Community-Based Participatory Research
Health Services, Indigenous
Canada
Notes
Principle Investigator: Katrina Plamondon. Interior Health Authority.
Language
English
Material Type
Online
Report
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Breast cancer : what you need to know - now

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113599
American Cancer Society. Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society , 2011.
Audience
Patient or Public
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
Quick facts : breast cancer
Corporate Author
American Cancer Society
Place of Publication
Atlanta, GA
Publisher
American Cancer Society
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
330 p.
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
QuickFacts
ebrary books for public
Subjects
Popular Work
Breast Neoplasms
ISBN
9781604430875
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Prostate cancer : what you need to know - now

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20449
American Cancer Society. Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society , 2011. 2nd ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WJ752 P966a 2011
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
Quick facts : prostate cancer
Corporate Author
American Cancer Society
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Atlanta, GA
Publisher
American Cancer Society
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
214 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
QuickFacts
ebrary books for public
Subjects
Prostatic Neoplasms
Popular Work
ISBN
9781604430080
9781604430752
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Call Number
WJ752 P966a 2011
Website Notes
Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca or calling 1.888.675.8001 x 7000 (toll-free) to obtain a username and password.
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Living with cancer : everyone deserves support : First Nations

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120400
First Nations Health Authority, Metis Nation British Columbia, BC Cancer Agency, BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres. [West Vancouver, BC]: First Nations Health Authority , 2017.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 F527 2017
Availability
8 copies, 8 available
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
First Nations Health Authority
Metis Nation British Columbia
BC Cancer Agency
BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
Place of Publication
[West Vancouver, BC]
Publisher
First Nations Health Authority
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
104 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Neoplasms - therapy
Neoplasms - rehabilitation
Health Services, Indigenous
Patient Navigation
Self Care
Social Support
Culturally Competent Care
Medicine, Traditional
Personal Narratives
First Nations
Patient Education Handout
Notes
The stories in this book were shared at Telling Our Stories Conference held in Prince George, BC in June 2016.
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Call Number
QZ201 F527 2017
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c.2 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.2 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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