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.

Author

Hudspith, Maria

Corporate Author

British Columbia. Minister's Advisory Council on Women's Health

Place of Publication

[Victoria, BC?]

Publisher

British Columbia. Ministry of Health and Ministry Responsible for Seniors

Publication Date

1999

Subjects

Sexual and Gender Minorities

Women's Health

British Columbia

Popular Work

ISBN

0772640262

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Library

Call Number

WA309 H886 1999

Copies

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

Alternate Title

Environmental health sourcebook

Editor

Jones, Keith

Edition

4th ed.

Place of Publication

Detroit, MI

Publisher

Omnigraphics

Publication Date

2015

Series

Health reference series

EBSCOhost eBook

Subjects

Environmental Health

Environmental Pollution - adverse effects

Environmental Pollutants - toxicity

Environmental Pollutants - adverse effects

Carcinogens, Environmental

Popular Work

Abstract

Environmental health sourcebook : basic consumer health information about the environment and its effect on human health, including the effects of air pollution, water pollution, hazardous chemicals, food hazards, radiation hazards, biological agents, household hazards, such as radon, asbestos, carbon monoxide, and mold, and information about associated diseases and disorders, including cancer, allergies, respiratory problems, and skin disorders; along with information about environmental concerns for specific populations, a glossary of related terms, and resources for further help and information

Table of contents:

Part I Understanding the Health Effects of Environmental Hazards -- Part II Health Concerns and Their Environmental Triggers -- Part III Outdoor Environmental Hazards -- Part IV Household and Indoor Environmental Hazards -- Part V Foodborne Hazards -- Part VI Consumer Products and Medical Hazards -- Part VII Additional Help and Information.

ISBN

9780780813984

9780780813519

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.

Alternate Title

BCCA annual cancer conference

BC Cancer Agency Community Cancer Forum

Author

Brotto, Lori

Corporate Author

BC Cancer Agency. Annual Cancer Conference (2008 November 20-22 : Vancouver, BC)

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

BC Cancer Agency. Multi-Media Services

Publication Date

2008

Physical Description

88 minutes

Series

BC Cancer Agency community cancer forum 2008 v.3

BC Cancer Agency annual cancer conference

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Body Image

Sex Behavior

Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological

BC Cancer Agency

Popular Work

Abstract

Full conference information obtained from the Annual cancer conference program and abstracts. See ID# 17684 (QZ200 B366 2008)

Language

English

Material Type

Video

DVD

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ200 B366a 2008 v.3

Copies

Editor

Matthews, Dawn D

Edition

2nd ed.

Place of Publication

Detroit, MI

Publisher

Omnigraphics

Publication Date

2003

Series

Health reference series

Subjects

Environmental Health

Environmental Pollution - adverse effects

Environmental Pollutants - toxicity

Environmental Pollutants - adverse effects

Popular Work

Abstract

Environmental health sourcebook : basic consumer health information about the environment and its effect on human health, including the effects of air pollution, water pollution, hazardous chemicals, food hazards, radiation hazards, biological agents, household hazards, such as radon, asbestos, carbon monoxide, and mold, and information about associated diseases and disorders, including cancer, allergies, respiratory problems, and skin disorders; along with information about environmental concerns for specific populations, a glossary of related terms, and resources for further help and information

ISBN

0780806328

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WA30 E61m 2003

Copies

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

Author

Eddy, Mary Baker

Place of Publication

[Boston, MA]

Publisher

First Church of Christ, Scientist

Publication Date

1994

Subjects

Religion and Medicine - popular works

Christianity - popular works

ISBN

0879520388

9780879520380

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

BS195 E21 1994

Copies

Alternate Title

Mayo Clinic on prostate health: answers to questions about prostate enlargement, inflammation and cancer

Corporate Author

Mayo Clinic

Editor

Lomas, Derek J.

Shah, Paras H

Edition

3rd ed.

Place of Publication

Rochester, MN

Publisher

Mayo Clinic Press

Publication Date

2022

Physical Description

239 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Subjects

Prostate

Prostatic Diseases

Prostatic Neoplasms - prevention & control

Prostatic Neoplasms - therapy

Men's Health

Popular Work

ISBN

9781945564093

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WJ762 M473 2022

Copies

Author

Ellert, Gwen

Low, Alan

Wade, John

Edition

14th ed.

Place of Publication

Vancouver, BC

Publisher

Trelle Enterprises

Publication Date

2016

Physical Description

288 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Osteoporosis - prevention & control

Osteoporosis - therapy

Popular Work

ISBN

9780969221067

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WE250 E45 2016

Copies

Corporate Author

Breast Friends Cookbooks Inc.

InspireHealth

Place of Publication

Foam Lake, SK

Publisher

Breast Friends Publishing

Publication Date

2012

Physical Description

382 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms - diet therapy

Cookbook

Nutrition Therapy

Popular Work

ISBN

978093523959

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ266 N9 B828 2012

Copies

Author

Goodheart, Annette

Place of Publication

Santa Barbara, CA

Publisher

Goodheart Inc.

Publication Date

1988

Physical Description

colour ; 60 minutes

Subjects

Wit and Humor

Popular Work

Language

English

Material Type

Video

DVD

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

BD431 G651 1988

Copies

Corporate Author

Canadian Cancer Society

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada

Place of Publication

[Toronto, ON]

Publisher

Canadian Cancer Society

Publication Date

2007?

Subjects

Nutrition

Diet

Neoplasms - prevention & control

Popular Work

Language

English

French

Material Type

Handout

Online

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Place of Publication

Whitehouse Station, NJ

Publisher

Merck Research Laboratories

Subjects

Disease - diagnosis

Disease - therapy

Language

English

Material Type

Online

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Website Notes

The most recent edition of Merck Manual Consumer Version is online.

Author

Hara, Yukihiko

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Marcel Dekker, Inc.

Publication Date

2001

Subjects

Tea - therapeutic use - popular works

Medicine, Herbal - popular works

Catechin - popular works

ISBN

0824704703

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ266 G798h 2001

Copies

Corporate Author

Joy Luck Women's Project

South Riverdale Community Health Centre

Place of Publication

[Toronto, ON]

Publisher

Joy Luck Women's Project

Publication Date

2004

Physical Description

colour ; 17 minutes

Subjects

Breast Self-Examination - Chinese (Cantonese)

Breast Self-Examination - Chinese (Mandarin)

Breast Neoplasms - prevention & control - Chinese (Cantonese)

Breast Neoplasms - prevention & control - Chinese (Mandarin)

Mammography - Chinese (Cantonese)

Mammography - Chinese (Mandarin)

Popular Work

Language

English

Chinese-Mandarin

Chinese-Cantonese

Material Type

Video

DVD

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WP870 B829j 2004

Website Notes

In Cantonese, Mandarin, Korean on the web

Copies

Editor

Van Styvendale, Nancy

McDougall, J. D.

Henry, Robert

Innes, Robert Alexander

Place of Publication

Winnipeg, MB

Publisher

University of Manitoba Press

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

272 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Medicine in the Arts

Indigenous Peoples

Indigenous Canadians

Abstract

Contents:

Introduction. "Art for Life's Sake": Approaches to Indigenous Arts, Health, and Well-Being -- Part 1. Material Culture, Embodiment, and Well-Being -- Chapter 1. What This Pouch Holds -- Chapter 2. Baskets, Birchbark Scrolls, and Maps of Land: Indigenous Making Practices as Oral Hisoriography -- Chapter 3. For Kaydence and Her Cousins: Health and Happiness in Cultural Legacies and Contemporary Contexts -- Part 2. Community Health and Wellness -- Chapter 4. Stories and Staying Power: Artmaking as (Re)Source of Cultural Resilience and Well-Being for Panniqtumiut

ISBN

9780887559396

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Status

Received

Audience

Professional

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Kelowna Library

Call Number

WA300 A792 2021

Copies

Author

Muraca, Linda

Berkoff, Frances

Corporate Author

Marvelle Koffler Breast Center

Edition

National ed. preview

Place of Publication

[Toronto, ON]

Publisher

Mount Sinai Hospital

Publication Date

2003

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms - education - CD-ROM

Abstract

This is a PowerPoint CD

CD can be used with a computer and data projector or overheads can be made.

CD includes a list of educational handouts and evaluations in the Documents folder.

Language

English

Material Type

CD

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WP870 A859 2003

Copies

Author

Cassiday, Karen Lynn

Place of Publication

Oakland, CA

Publisher

New Harbinger Publications

Publication Date

2022

Physical Description

ix, 184 p. ; 23 cm

Subjects

Anxiety

Adaptation, Psychological

Stress, Psychological

Mental Health

Popular Work

Notes

This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN

9781684039043

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Status

Processing

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WM172 C345 2022

Copies

Corporate Author

National Cancer Institute

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

National Institute of Health

Place of Publication

[Bethesda, MD]

Publisher

National Institute of Health

Publication Date

2011

Physical Description

39 p. : ill.

Subjects

Prostatic Diseases

Prostatic Neoplasms

Men's Health

Popular Work

Language

English

Material Type

Booklet

Online

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Website Notes

Available in PDF and HTML format.