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Navigation guide for Chinese-speaking cancer patients and their families (Vancouver Centre)

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20158
Kwong, Sandy. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Patient and Family Counselling Services , 2011. 2nd ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 B862n 2011
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
Author
Kwong, Sandy
Corporate Author
BC Cancer Agency. Patient and Family Counselling Services
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Cancer Agency. Patient and Family Counselling Services
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
31 p. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - therapy
Continuity of Patient Care
Delivery of Health Care
Professional-Patient Relations
Social Support
Patient Advocacy
Patient Education Handout
Patient Care - psychology
Health Services Accessibility
Popular Work
ISBN
9781896624228
Language
English
Chinese
Material Type
Booklet
Handout
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Call Number
QZ201 B862n 2011

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Determinants of indigenous peoples' health in Canada : beyond the social

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113709
[Toronto, ON]: Canadian Scholars Press , 2015.
Audience
Professional
Patient or Public
Call Number
WA300 D479 2015
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Editor
Greenwood, Margo
de Leeuw, Sarah
Lindsay, Nicole Marie
Reading, Charlotte
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Canadian Scholars Press
Publication Date
2015
Physical Description
xxix, 279 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
First Nations
Inuits
Health Services, Indigenous
Social Determinants of Health - history
Health Status Disparities
Medicine, Traditional
Canada
ISBN
9781551307329
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WA300 D479 2015

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Decisions, decisions : family doctors as gatekeepers to prescription drugs and diagnostic imaging in Canada

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19738
Health Council of Canada. [Toronto, ON]: Health Council of Canada , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
W84 D294 2010
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Corporate Author
Health Council of Canada
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Health Council of Canada
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
46 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Physicians, Family
Delivery of Health Care
Primary Health Care
Prescription Drugs
Diagnostic Imaging
Physician's Practice Patterns
Decision Making
Canada
ISBN
9781897463819
Language
English
Material Type
Report
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Call Number
W84 D294 2010
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Transportation plan guide

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21297
BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Centre. Volunteer Services. [Victoria, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Centre. Volunteer Services , 2013.
Audience
Patient or Public
Corporate Author
BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Centre. Volunteer Services
Place of Publication
[Victoria, BC?]
Publisher
BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Centre. Volunteer Services
Publication Date
2013
Subjects
Transportation
Travel
Health Services Accessibility
Patient Navigation
British Columbia
Language
English
Material Type
Handout
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Library
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Health funding explained

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120270
Auditor General of British Columbia. [Victoria, BC?]: Government of British Columbia , 2013.
Audience
Patient or Public
  3 read online  
Corporate Author
Auditor General of British Columbia
Place of Publication
[Victoria, BC?]
Publisher
Government of British Columbia
Publication Date
2013
Subjects
Health Expenditures
Health Care Economics and Organizations
Delivery of Health Care - economics
Costs and Cost Analysis
British Columbia
Notes
Information piece: January 2013 at head of title.
Language
English
Material Type
Report
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Website Notes
Available in PDF or web format
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Health funding explained 2

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120147
Auditor General of British Columbia. [Victoria, BC?]: Government of British Columbia , 2017.
Audience
Patient or Public
  3 read online  
Alternate Title
Health funding explained two
Corporate Author
Auditor General of British Columbia
Place of Publication
[Victoria, BC?]
Publisher
Government of British Columbia
Publication Date
2017
Subjects
Health Expenditures
Health Care Economics and Organizations
Delivery of Health Care - economics
Costs and Cost Analysis
British Columbia
Notes
March 2017 at head of title. This report is an update to the January 2013 report, Health funding explained.
Language
English
Material Type
Report
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
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Taking charge of cancer : what you need to know to get the best treatment

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120125
Palma, David. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, Inc. , 2017.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 P171 2017
Availability
12 copies, 12 available
  1 read online  
Author
Palma, David
Place of Publication
Oakland, CA
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications, Inc.
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
x, 255 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - diagnosis
Neoplasms--therapy
Neoplasms - psychology
Patient Navigation
Patient Participation - methods
Health Services Accessibility
Decision Making
Quality of Health Care
Physician-Patient Relations
Popular Work
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022 (F0002328)
ISBN
9781626258624
Language
English
Material Type
Book
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
Call Number
QZ201 P171 2017
Website Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
Access to color figures and links relevant to each chapter.
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The remedy : queer and trans voices on health and health care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121381
Sharman, Zena. [Vancouver, BC?]: Arsenal Pulp Press , 2016.
Audience
Patient or Public
Table of contents:; Introduction: Why Queer and Trans Health Stories Matter -- Appendix -- Call in Sick -- Name Game: Being Seen in My Entirety -- Unlearning: Improving Trans Care by Reorienting Medical and Nursing Discourse -- Navigating This Life as a Black Intersex Man -- Confessions of a Gender…
  1 read online  
Author
Sharman, Zena
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
Arsenal Pulp Press
Publication Date
2016
Series
EBSCOhost eBook
Subjects
Sexual and Gender Minorities
Transgender Persons
Minority Health
Health Services for Transgender Persons
Healthcare Disparities
Personal Narratives
Abstract
Table of contents:
Introduction: Why Queer and Trans Health Stories Matter -- Appendix -- Call in Sick -- Name Game: Being Seen in My Entirety -- Unlearning: Improving Trans Care by Reorienting Medical and Nursing Discourse -- Navigating This Life as a Black Intersex Man -- Confessions of a Gender Specialist -- Read This Before Your Next Clinical Visit: Cheap Advice for Frequent Patients -- Queer and Trans Health Innovation Profile: The Q Card Project (Seattle, Washington) -- Using Medical Education to Advance Health of LGBT Individuals -- Health as a Spiritual Practice: Or, Please Don?t Call Me ?Lady? -- Our Caregiving, Ourselves -- Queer in Common Country -- NIRKwUSCIN -- A Journey Towards Safety -- Queer and Trans Health Innovation Profile: Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services LGBTQ+ Newcomer Initiatives (Toronto, Ontario) -- Sex Work Solidarity as Healing: in four parts -- The Disclosure of Specialization: A QPOC Therapist?s Questions about Embodied Mirroring and Mentoring -- Trans Grit -- Queer and Trans Health Innovation Profile: The Trans Buddy Program (Nashville, Tennessee) -- Rivers of Our Lives: Stigma and Dislocations as Part of Life Course -- Sick of it: One patient?s adventures in heteronormativity -- Remedial Asexuality: Sexualnormativity in Health Care -- Five Things Providers Need to Know about Bisexual People -- Queer and Trans Health Innovation Profile: The Affirmations Deck (Toronto, Ontario) -- Breaking Down Barriers: A Journey to Increase Collaboration and Understanding Between LGBT2-SQ and Medical Communities -- Baby Escape Plan Two -- Mind Your Words -- Queer and Trans Health Innovation Profile: The Catherine White Holman Wellness Centre (Vancouver, BC) -- We Don?t Have to Numb Out to Be Out -- Depathologizing Trans -- Through the Body -- Healing Exchanges: The Necessity of Beloved Community for Queer Survivors of Colour -- Not a Liability: On Trauma-Informed Care and Community Acupuncture -- Listen -- Waiting on Information from Doctors.
Notes
SOGIE 2SLGBTQIA Collection
ISBN
9781551526584
9781551526591
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Website Notes
Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca to obtain a username and password from the Library.
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Partnership makes the difference : impact report 2010

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19728
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. [Toronto, ON]: Canadian Partnership Against Cancer , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ200 C217p 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
Impact report 2010 : Canadian Partnership Against (CPAC)
Corporate Author
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
44 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Research
National Health Programs - organization & administration
Health Services Research
Health Policy
Health Planning
Cancer Care Facilities
Canada
Language
English
Material Type
Report
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
QZ200 C217p 2010
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Metro Vancouver family and friend caregivers information and resource handbook 2013/14 : for seniors and boomers who are caring (unpaid) for older family members and friends.

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21328
Willett, Katherine. Burnaby, BC: United Way of the Lower Mainland , 2013.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WT22 DC2.1 B8 M594 2013
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
  1 read online  
Continues / Continued By
Continued by:
United Way of the Lower Mainland's family and friend caregivers information and resource handbook 2016 : for seniors and boomers who are caring for older family members and friends
Alternate Title
Seniors caregiver handbook
Author
Willett, Katherine
Corporate Author
United Way of the Lower Mainland
Place of Publication
Burnaby, BC
Publisher
United Way of the Lower Mainland
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
98 p. ; 27 cm.
Subjects
Caregivers
Community Health Services
Health Services for the Aged
Information Services
Social Support
British Columbia
Directory
Resource Guides
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WT22 DC2.1 B8 M594 2013
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United Way of the Lower Mainland's family and friend caregivers information and resource handbook 2016 : for seniors and boomers who are caring for older family members and friends

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113843
Willett, Katherine. Burnaby, BC: United Way of the Lower Mainland , 2016. 2nd ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WT22 DC2.1 B8 U58 2016
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
  2 read online  
Alternate Title
Metro Vancouver family and friend
caregivers information and resource handbook
Author
Willett, Katherine
Corporate Author
United Way of the Lower Mainland
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Burnaby, BC
Publisher
United Way of the Lower Mainland
Publication Date
2016
Physical Description
120 p. ; 27cm.
Subjects
Caregivers
Community Health Services
Health Services for the Aged
Information Services
Social Support
British Columbia
Directory
Resource Guides
Notes
The first edition was entitled: Metro Vancouver family and friend caregivers information and resource handbook
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Vancouver Library REF
Call Number
WT22 DC2.1 B8 U58 2016
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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  

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  

100 questions and answers about caring for family or friends with cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18874
Rose, Susannah, Hara, Richard T. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers , 2011. 2nd ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 R797 2010
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
One hundred questions and answers about caring for family or friends with cancer
Author
Rose, Susannah
Hara, Richard T
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Sudbury, MA
Publisher
Jones and Bartlett Publishers
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
ix, 204 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
R2 Library
100 questions & answers
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Caregivers - psychology
Family
Home Care Services
Popular Work
ISBN
9780763762575
0763762571
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Call Number
QZ201 R797 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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Your digital undertaker : exploring death in the digital age in Canada

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122118
Hartung, Sharon. [British Columbia]: Sharon Hartung , 2018.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
W85.5 H336 2018
Availability
7 copies, 7 available
Author
Hartung, Sharon
Place of Publication
[British Columbia]
Publisher
Sharon Hartung
Publication Date
2018
Physical Description
iv, 268 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Death
Wills
Advance Care Planning
Information technology
Canada
Popular Work
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022
ISBN
9781999450137
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Surrey Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
W85.5 H336 2018

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Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society , 2019. 3rd ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
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Editor
Jemal, Ahmedin
Torre, Lindsey
Soerjomataram, Isabelle
Bray, Freddie
Edition
3rd ed.
Place of Publication
Atlanta, GA
Publisher
American Cancer Society
Publication Date
2019
Subjects
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Neoplasms - etiology
Neoplasms
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Carcinogens
Global Burden of Disease
Delivery of Health Care
Risk Factors
Atlases
ISBN
9781604432657
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
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Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society , 2014. 2nd ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ 17 C215c 2014
Availability
6 copies, 6 available
  1 read online  
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Atlanta, GA
Publisher
American Cancer Society
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
136 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Neoplasms - etiology
Neoplasms
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Carcinogens
Global Burden of Disease
Delivery of Health Care
Risk Factors
Atlases
ISBN
9781604432282
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ 17 C215c 2014
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Access clinic : removing barriers to health services one at a time

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20055
British Columbia's Women's Hospital and Health Centre. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
British Columbia's Women's Hospital and Health Centre
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre
Publication Date
2010
Subjects
Women's Health Services
Mammography
Breast Neoplasms - prevention & control
Vaginal Smears
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - prevention & control
Disabled Persons
British Columbia
Language
English
Material Type
Handout
Online
Pamphlet
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
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2016 report to the community

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120143
BC Cancer Agency. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency , 2017.
Audience
Patient or Public
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
BC Cancer Agency care and research : 2016 report to the community
Corporate Author
BC Cancer Agency
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Cancer Agency
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
38 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Subjects
Biomedical Research
Oncology Nursing
Clinical Trials
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Neoplasms - therapy
Patient-Centered Care
Research Report
BC Cancer Agency
Cancer Care Facilities
Delivery of Health Care
Language
English
Material Type
Report
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library BCCA Pubs
Abbotsford Library
Kelowna Library
Surrey Library
Victoria Library
VC Library Archives
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Indigenous healing : exploring traditional paths

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123182
Ross, Robert. [Toronto, ON]: Penguin Group , [2014].
Audience
Professional
Patient or Public
Call Number
WA300 R823 2014
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Author
Ross, Robert
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Penguin Group
Publication Date
[2014]
Physical Description
xxi, 322 p. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Social Determinants of Health - history
Social Factors
Minority Health - ethics
Minority Health - history
Indigenous Canadians - history
Indigenous Canadians - legislation & jurisprudence
Health Services, Indigenous
Cultural Characteristics
Canada
First Nations
ISBN
9780143191100
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Library
Call Number
WA300 R823 2014

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