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Improving health literacy within a state : workshop summary

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Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Roundtable on Health Literacy., Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice., Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2011.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA590 I34 2011
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Roundtable on Health Literacy.
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice.
Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
Editor
Hewitt, Maria
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
National Academies Press
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
xvi, 98 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Consumer Health Information
Communication barriers
Educational Status
Health Education - methods
Health Education - standards
Telemedicine
United States
Congress
Notes
Conference workshop summary proceedings : Understanding What Works in Health Literacy Across a State: A Workshop (2010 : Los Angeles, Calif.).
ISBN
9780309215725
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Victoria Library
Internet
Call Number
WA590 I34 2011
Website Notes
Available in PDF format at link
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Code of ethics for the American Association of Physicists in Medicine : report of Task Group 109

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18711
American Association of Physicists in Medicine. College Park, MD: American Association of Physicists in Medicine , 2009.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WN440 A512 2009 v.109
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Corporate Author
American Association of Physicists in Medicine
Place of Publication
College Park, MD
Publisher
American Association of Physicists in Medicine
Publication Date
2009
Series
AAPM report 109
Subjects
Codes of Ethics
Health Physics - ethics
Societies, Scientific - ethics
United States
ISBN
9781888340808
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Kelowna Library
Call Number
WN440 A512 2009 v.109

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Health communicator's social media toolkit

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19564
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , 2010.
Audience
Professional
This toolkit provides an overview of CDC's experience with more than a dozen types of social media tools, including blogs, Really Simple Syndication feeds, Facebook and Twitter, and with less well-known applications such as virtual worlds and e-cards
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Place of Publication
Atlanta, GA
Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Publication Date
2010
Subjects
Health Communication
Communications Media
Computer Communication Networks
Webcasts
Blogging
Internet
Information Dissemination - methods
Communication
United States
Abstract
This toolkit provides an overview of CDC's experience with more than a dozen types of social media tools, including blogs, Really Simple Syndication feeds, Facebook and Twitter, and with less well-known applications such as virtual worlds and e-cards
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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AHFS drug information 2009

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18142
[Bethesda, MD]: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists , 2009. American Society of Hospital Pharmacists.
Audience
Professional
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
American hospital formulary service
Edition
American Society of Hospital Pharmacists.
Place of Publication
[Bethesda, MD]
Publisher
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
xvi, 3824 p. ; 28 cm.
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Pharmaceutical Preparations
Drug Information Services
Formularies as Topic
Formularies, Hospital
United States
ISBN
9781585282272
1585282278
ISSN
1063-8792
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Health policy and advanced practice nursing : impact and implications

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New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC , 2014.
Audience
Professional
  1 read online  
Editor
Goudreau, Kelly A.
Smolenski, Mary C.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Springer Publishing Company, LLC
Publication Date
2014
Series
EBSCOhost eBook Nursing Collection
Subjects
Advanced Practice Nursing
Health Policy
United States
ISBN
9780826169426
9780826169433
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Facilitating state health exchange communication through the use of health literate practices : workshop summary

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Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Roundtable on Health Literacy., Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice., Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2012.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA590 F141 2012
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Contents:; Introduction -- State health insurance exchanges: overview -- State insurance exchanges' impact on consumers -- Health literacy relevance to health insurance exchanges -- Current best practices in developing materials and communicating with consumers -- Reflections on lessons learned.
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
Health literate practices
Corporate Author
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Roundtable on Health Literacy.
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice.
Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
Editor
Hewitt, Maria
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
National Academies Press
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
xiv, 101 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Health Care Reform
Community Participation
Health Literacy
Insurance, Health
State Government
United States
Congress
Abstract
Contents:
Introduction -- State health insurance exchanges: overview -- State insurance exchanges' impact on consumers -- Health literacy relevance to health insurance exchanges -- Current best practices in developing materials and communicating with consumers -- Reflections on lessons learned.
ISBN
9780309220293
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Victoria Library
Internet
Call Number
WA590 F141 2012
Website Notes
Available in PDF format at link
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Health policy and advanced practice nursing : impact and implications

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New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC , 2018. 2nd ed.
Audience
Professional
  1 read online  
Editor
Goudreau, Kelly A.
Smolenski, Mary C.
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Springer Publishing Company, LLC
Publication Date
2018
Series
EBSCOhost eBook Nursing Collection
Subjects
Advanced Practice Nursing
Health Policy
Nurse's Role
United States
ISBN
9780826169440
9780826169457
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Reference levels and achievable doses in medical and dental imaging : recommendations for the United States

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20838
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. [Bethesda, MD]: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements , 2012.
Audience
Professional
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Place of Publication
[Bethesda, MD]
Publisher
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Publication Date
2012
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
NCRP report 172
Ebrary books
Subjects
Diagnostic Imaging - adverse effects
Radiation Dosage
Radiation Protection - standards
Radiation Injuries - prevention & control
Practice Guideline
United States
ISBN
9780983545026
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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American Indian health and nursing

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New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC , 2016.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WY107 A512 2016
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Table of contents:; Pre-contact indigenous North America -- Post-contact, sovereignty, and health -- The roots of American Indian nursing -- The Indian health system and nursing -- Indigenous knowledge and traditional approaches to health and healing -- AIAN elders : mapping cultural areas and regi…
Editor
Moss, Margaret P.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Springer Publishing Company, LLC
Publication Date
2016
Physical Description
xiii, 400 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Subjects
Transcultural Nursing
Cultural Competency
Minority Health
Education, Nursing
First Nations
United States
Abstract
Table of contents:
Pre-contact indigenous North America -- Post-contact, sovereignty, and health -- The roots of American Indian nursing -- The Indian health system and nursing -- Indigenous knowledge and traditional approaches to health and healing -- AIAN elders : mapping cultural areas and regional variances in health -- Northeast woodlands -- Southeast woodlands -- Southwest -- Great Basin -- California -- Pacific Northwest/Plateau -- Alaska -- Northern Great Plains -- Urban -- Indian health funding : time for change -- The future of nursing report and American Indian nursing education.
ISBN
9780826129840
9780826129857
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WY107 A512 2016

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Redefining health care : creating value-based competition on results

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19208
Porter, Michael E, Teisberg, Elizabeth Olmsted. [Boston, MA]: Harvard Business School Press , 2006.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W74 AA1 P847r 2006
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Scoping the problem; Identifying the root causes; How reform went wrong; Principles of value-based competition; Strategic implications for health care providers; Strategic implications for health plans; Implications for suppliers, consumers, and employers; Health care policy and value-based competi…
Author
Porter, Michael E
Teisberg, Elizabeth Olmsted
Place of Publication
[Boston, MA]
Publisher
Harvard Business School Press
Publication Date
2006
Physical Description
xvii, 506 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Delivery of Health Care - economics
Quality of Health care - economics
Health Care Costs
Economic Competition
United States
Abstract
Scoping the problem
Identifying the root causes
How reform went wrong
Principles of value-based competition
Strategic implications for health care providers
Strategic implications for health plans
Implications for suppliers, consumers, and employers
Health care policy and value-based competition: implications for government.
ISBN
9781591397786
1591397782
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
W74 AA1 P847r 2006

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Cultural diversity in health and illness

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18452
Spector, Rachel E. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson Prentice Hall , 2009. 7th ed.
Audience
Professional
  1 read online  
Author
Spector, Rachel E
Edition
7th ed.
Place of Publication
Upper Saddle River, N.J.
Publisher
Pearson Prentice Hall
Publication Date
2009
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Cultural Diversity
Cultural Competency
Health Status
Delivery of Health Care
Attitude to Health - ethnology
Ethnic Groups
United States
ISBN
9780135035894
0135035899
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Fulfilling the potential of cancer prevention and early detection

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog10634
National Cancer Policy Board (U.S.). Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2003.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 F962 2003
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Corporate Author
National Cancer Policy Board (U.S.)
Editor
Curry, Susan J
Byers, Tim
Hewitt, Maria
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
National Academies Press
Publication Date
2003
Physical Description
xx, 542 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Health Policy
Health Promotion
Mass Screening
United States
ISBN
0309082544
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Library
Call Number
QZ200 F962 2003

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Patient-centered strategy : a learning system for better care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121761
Hunter, Jeff, Rothstein Larry. Appleton, WI: Catalysis , 2018.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W84.7 H945 2018
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Hunter, Jeff
Rothstein Larry
Place of Publication
Appleton, WI
Publisher
Catalysis
Publication Date
2018
Physical Description
xxv, 168 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Subjects
Patient-Centered Care
Delivery of Health Care
Health Services Administration
United States
ISBN
9780984884889
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Victoria Library
Call Number
W84.7 H945 2018

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Oncology nursing: scope and standards of practice

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122454
Lubejko, Barbara, Wilson, Barbara. Pittsburgh, PA: Oncology Nursing Society , 2019.
Audience
Professional
Contents:; Scope of oncology nursing practice -- Definition of oncology nursing -- Historical perspective of the oncology nursing specialty -- Scope of the oncology nursing role -- Populations served by oncology nurses -- Oncology nursing practice environments -- Requirements to be an oncology nurs…
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Author
Lubejko, Barbara
Wilson, Barbara
Corporate Author
Oncology Nursing Society
Place of Publication
Pittsburgh, PA
Publisher
Oncology Nursing Society
Publication Date
2019
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Oncology Nursing - standards
United States
Abstract
Contents:
Scope of oncology nursing practice -- Definition of oncology nursing -- Historical perspective of the oncology nursing specialty -- Scope of the oncology nursing role -- Populations served by oncology nurses -- Oncology nursing practice environments -- Requirements to be an oncology nurse -- Ethics -- Provisions -- Trends in oncology -- Access to and affordability of care -- Changes to the insurance environment -- Aging population and comorbidities -- Opioid epidemic and oncology care needs -- Precision medicine and immunotherapy -- Value-based care -- New sources of data : access and knowledge -- Trends in oncology nursing -- Essential oncology competencies -- Expanding use of technologies -- Evidence-based translational practice -- Usefulness in practice -- Standards of oncology nursing practice and professional performance -- Standards of practice -- Standards of professional performance.
ISBN
1635930324
9781635930320
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Long-term survivorship care after cancer treatment : proceedings of a workshop

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121136
Aiuppa, Laura, Hewitt, Maria, Nass, Sharyl J. Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2018.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ260 A311 2018
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Continues / Continued By
From cancer patient to cancer survivor : lost in transition
Author
Aiuppa, Laura
Hewitt, Maria
Nass, Sharyl J.
Corporate Author
National Cancer Policy Forum (U.S.)
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
National Academies Press
Publication Date
2018
Physical Description
xxii, 137 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Cancer Survivors
United States
Congress
Notes
Workshop proceedings of Long-Term Survivorship Care After Cancer Treatment, July 24-25 2017 in Washington, DC.
ISBN
9780309472982
0309472989
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Victoria Library
Call Number
QZ260 A311 2018

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SEER cancer statistics review 1973-1997

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog2102
[Bethesda, MD]: U.S. National Cancer Institute , 2000.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ202 U58c 2000
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
  2 read online  
Editor
Ries, Lynn A. Gloeckler
Place of Publication
[Bethesda, MD]
Publisher
U.S. National Cancer Institute
Publication Date
2000
Subjects
Neoplasms - statistics
Survival - statistics
United States
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library REF Statistics
Internet
Call Number
QZ202 U58c 2000
Website Notes
From home page, link to "SEER Cancer Statistics Review" for more recent editions.
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Health effects of cannabis and cannabinoids : the current state of evidence and recommendations for research

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog119910
Committee on the Health Effects of Marijuana: An Evidence Review and Research Agenda, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Health and Medicine Division., National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2017.
Audience
Professional
PART I: INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 CANNABIS; 3 CANNABIS: PREVALENCE OF USE, REGULATION, AND CURRENT POLICY LANDSCAPE; PART II: THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS; 4 THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS OF CANNABIS AND CANNABINOIDS; PART III: OTHER HEALTH EFFECTS; 5 CANCER; 7 RESPIRATORY DISEASE; 8 IMMUNITY; 9…
  2 read online  
Corporate Author
Committee on the Health Effects of Marijuana: An Evidence Review and Research Agenda, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Health and Medicine Division.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
National Academies Press
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
486 p.
Subjects
Cannabis
Cannabis - drug effects
Cannabinoids
Cannabinoids - therapeutic use
Medical Marijuana
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Health Policy
Risk Assessment
United States
Abstract
PART I: INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
1 INTRODUCTION
2 CANNABIS
3 CANNABIS: PREVALENCE OF USE, REGULATION, AND CURRENT POLICY LANDSCAPE
PART II: THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS
4 THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS OF CANNABIS AND CANNABINOIDS
PART III: OTHER HEALTH EFFECTS
5 CANCER
7 RESPIRATORY DISEASE
8 IMMUNITY
9 INJURY AND DEATH
10 PRENATAL, PERINATAL, AND NEONATAL EXPOSURE TO CANNABIS
11 PSYCHOSOCIAL
12 MENTAL HEALTH
13 PROBLEM CANNABIS USE
14 CANNABIS USE AND THE ABUSE OF OTHER SUBSTANCES
PART IV: RESEARCH BARRIERS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
15 CHALLENGES AND BARRIERS IN CONDUCTING CANNABIS RESEARCH
16 RECOMMENDATIONS TO SUPPORT AND IMPROVE THE CANNABIS RESEARCH AGENDA
APPENDIXES
ISBN
9780309453042
9780309453073
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
E-book available in HTML and PDF formats
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Responding to a radiological or nuclear terrorism incident a guide for decision-makers

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20831
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. [Bethesda, MD]: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements , 2010.
Audience
Professional
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Place of Publication
[Bethesda, MD]
Publisher
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Publication Date
2010
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
NCRP report 165
Ebrary books
Subjects
Nuclear Warfare
Terrorism
Chemical Terrorism
United States
ISBN
9780982384336
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Our higher calling : rebuilding the partnership between America and its colleges and universities

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121237
Thorp, Holden, Goldstein, Buck. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press , 2018.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
LB2326.4 T517 2018
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Thorp, Holden
Goldstein, Buck
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, NC
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
Publication Date
2018
Physical Description
191 p. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Universities
Academies and Institutes
Education - economics
United States
ISBN
9781469646862
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
LB2326.4 T517 2018

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Toyota way to healthcare excellence : increase efficiency and improve quality with Lean

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18354
Black, John R, Miller, David. Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press , 2008.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WX150 B627t 2008
Availability
2 copies, 1 available
An open letter to healthcare leaders (CEOs); Eliminating waste will transform American health care; A brief history of Lean; The "Lean House" and model lines; Your Lean action plan; Building kaizen leaders; Flow in a healthcare environment; Kanban and the supply chain; Lean comes to Virginia Mason …
Author
Black, John R
Miller, David
Place of Publication
Chicago, IL
Publisher
Health Administration Press
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
xiii, 255 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
ACHE management series
Subjects
Health Facilities - organization & administration
Efficiency, Organizational
Organizational Innovation
Quality Assurance, Health Care - methods
United States
Abstract
An open letter to healthcare leaders (CEOs)
Eliminating waste will transform American health care
A brief history of Lean
The "Lean House" and model lines
Your Lean action plan
Building kaizen leaders
Flow in a healthcare environment
Kanban and the supply chain
Lean comes to Virginia Mason Medical Center
Virginia Mason Medical Center case studies
Lean comes to Park Nicollet Health Services
Park Nicollet Health Services case studies
ISBN
9781567932935
1567932932
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Library
Call Number
WX150 B627t 2008

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