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Crisis of chronic disease among aboriginal peoples : a challenge for public health, population health and social policy

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18420
Reading, J. [Victoria, BC?]: University of Victoria, Centre for Aboriginal Health Research , 2009.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WT500 R287 2009
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Reading, J
Place of Publication
[Victoria, BC?]
Publisher
University of Victoria, Centre for Aboriginal Health Research
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
185 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Chronic Disease - epidemiology
Risk Factors
Public Health
First Nations
Health Services, Indigenous
Health Status Disparities
Canada
ISBN
9781550584073
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Victoria Library
Call Number
WT500 R287 2009

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Persistent spirit : towards understanding aboriginal health in British Columbia

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113686
University of Victoria, Department of Geography. [Victoria, BC?]: University of Victoria, Western Geographical Press , 1995.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA300 P466 1995
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Corporate Author
University of Victoria, Department of Geography
Editor
Stephenson, Peter H.
Elliott, Susan J.
Foster, Leslie T.
Place of Publication
[Victoria, BC?]
Publisher
University of Victoria, Western Geographical Press
Publication Date
1995
Physical Description
xxii, 390 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Canadia western geographical series ; v. 31
Subjects
First Nations
Demography
Health Status Disparities
Healthcare Disparities
Health Services, Indigenous
Neoplasms - epidemiology
British Columbia - epidemiology
Canada
Notes
Chapter 8 is Epidemiology of cancer in First Nations people in British Columbia by T.G. Hislop and Pierre R. Band, former BCCA staff members.
ISBN
0919838219
ISSN
1203-1178
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WA300 P466 1995

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Speaking our truth : a journey of reconciliation

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121255
Gray Smith, Monique. [Victoria, BC?]: Orca Book Publishers , 2017.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
E78.C2 S642 2017
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
"This nonfiction book examines how we can foster reconciliation with Indigenous people at individual, family, community and national levels"-- Provided by publisher.; Contents:; Welcome to the Journey -- Honesty: where have we come from? -- Love: where do we stand today? -- Kindness and reciprocity…
Author
Gray Smith, Monique
Place of Publication
[Victoria, BC?]
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
159 p : ill. (chiefly color), map ; 23 cm
Subjects
Reconciliation
First Nations
Race Relations
Canada
Abstract
"This nonfiction book examines how we can foster reconciliation with Indigenous people at individual, family, community and national levels"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Welcome to the Journey -- Honesty: where have we come from? -- Love: where do we stand today? -- Kindness and reciprocity: where do we go from here?
ISBN
9781459815834
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
E78.C2 S642 2017

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Traditional plant foods of Canadian indigenous peoples: nutrition, botany and use

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog119908
Kuhnlein, Harriet V., Turner, Nancy J. [Canada]: Gordon and Breach Science Publishers , 2009.
Audience
Patient or Public
Professional
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Author
Kuhnlein, Harriet V.
Turner, Nancy J.
Place of Publication
[Canada]
Publisher
Gordon and Breach Science Publishers
Publication Date
2009
Series
Food and nutrition in history and anthropology v. 8
Subjects
First Nations
Canada
Ethnobotany
Plants, Edible
Nutrition
Nutritive Value
Food
Notes
Book originally published by OPA, Amsterdam. 1991.
ISBN
2881244653
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
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
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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
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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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Canadian medical directory

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21587
[Toronto, ON]: Scott's Directories , 2014. 60th ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W22 DC2 C212 2014
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Editor
Rajan, Christopher
Edition
60th ed.
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Scott's Directories
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
1 v. (various pagings) ; 29 cm.
Subjects
Physicians
Hospitals
Organizations
Societies, Medical
Schools, Medical
Directory
Canada
ISBN
9781552572498
ISSN
0068-9203
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library REF Directories
Abbotsford Library REF
Call Number
W22 DC2 C212 2014

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Canadian medical directory

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog114235
[Toronto, ON]: Scott's Directories , 2016. 62nd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W22 DC2 C212 2016
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Editor
Rajan, Christopher
Edition
62nd ed.
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Scott's Directories
Publication Date
2016
Physical Description
1 v. (various pagings) ; 29 cm.
Subjects
Physicians
Hospitals
Organizations
Societies, Medical
Schools, Medical
Directory
Canada
ISBN
9781552572719
ISSN
0068-9203
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Kelowna Library
Call Number
W22 DC2 C212 2016

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Life not chosen : the story of Ethlyn Trapp and her father : a prominent daughter of a British Columbian pioneer and New Wesminster elder statesman

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18357
Jackson, Stewart M. [Victoria, BC?]: Trafford Publishing , 2009.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WZ100 J14 2009
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Alternate Title
Life not chosen
Author
Jackson, Stewart M
Place of Publication
[Victoria, BC?]
Publisher
Trafford Publishing
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
xiii, 115 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - history
Physicians, Women - history
Radiotherapy - history
Radiation Oncology - history
Cancer Care Facilities - history
Biography
BC Cancer Agency
British Columbia Cancer Institute
Canada
ISBN
9781425184599
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WZ100 J14 2009

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A two-spirit journey : the autobiography of a lesbian Ojibwa-Cree elder

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121379
Chacaby, Ma-Nee, Plummer, Mary Louisa. Winnipeg, MB: University of Manitoba Press , 2016.
Audience
Patient or Public
Table of contents:; 1. My Grandmother's and My Family's History in Manitoba and Ontario (1863-1952) -- 2. First Discoveries, Joys, and Sorrows? My Early Childhood in Ombabika (1952-1958) -- 3. Seasonal Activities, First Friendships, and the Beginning of Addiction (1958-1960) -- 4. School, Teenage F…
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Author
Chacaby, Ma-Nee
Plummer, Mary Louisa
Place of Publication
Winnipeg, MB
Publisher
University of Manitoba Press
Publication Date
2016
Series
EBSCOhost eBook
Critical studies in Native history ; 18
Subjects
Elders (Native peoples)
Transgender Persons
Sexual and Gender Minorities
First Nations
Ontario
Canada
Biography
Personal Narratives
Abstract
Table of contents:
1. My Grandmother's and My Family's History in Manitoba and Ontario (1863-1952) -- 2. First Discoveries, Joys, and Sorrows? My Early Childhood in Ombabika (1952-1958) -- 3. Seasonal Activities, First Friendships, and the Beginning of Addiction (1958-1960) -- 4. School, Teenage Friendships, and Having Two Spirits (1960-1965) -- 5. Losing My Grandmother and Mother, Becoming a Parent, and Surviving an Abusive Marriage in Auden (1965-1970) -- 6. Living and Parenting in Thunder Bay and Sault Ste. Marie Before Sobriety (1970-1975) -- 7. Sobriety and Single-Parenting in Thunder Bay (1975-1980) -- 8. Working with Addicted Mothers and Raising Foster Kids with Nate in Winnipeg (1980-1987) -- 9. Coming Out, Falling in Love, and Living with Leah in Thunder Bay and Boston (1987-1991) -- 10. Meeting Grace and Building a Life Together in Kaministiquia (1991-2004) -- 11. Recovering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Becoming an Elder in Thunder Bay (2004-2014).
Notes
SOGIE 2SLGBTQIA Collection
ISBN
9780887558122
9780887555039
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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Cross-cultural considerations in promoting advance care planning in Canada

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16562
Con, Andrea, Friesen, Melissa, Lam, Shona, Nelson, Patricia. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency | CIHR (Canadian Institutes of Health Research) , 2007.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W85.5 C743 2007
Availability
6 copies, 6 available
This report was prepared for the Palliative and End-of-Life Care Unit, Chronic and Continuing Care Division, Secretatiat on Palliative and End-of-Life Care, Primary and Continuing Health Care Division of the Health Care Policy Directorate, Health Canada (Contract Reference Number 4500150490)
Author
Con, Andrea
Friesen, Melissa
Lam, Shona
Nelson, Patricia
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Cancer Agency
CIHR (Canadian Institutes of Health Research)
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
93 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Advance Care Planning
Patient Care Planning
Decision Making
Resuscitation Orders
Palliative Care
Family
First Nations
Hearing Impaired Persons
Social Support
Canada
Abstract
This report was prepared for the Palliative and End-of-Life Care Unit, Chronic and Continuing Care Division, Secretatiat on Palliative and End-of-Life Care, Primary and Continuing Health Care Division of the Health Care Policy Directorate, Health Canada (Contract Reference Number 4500150490)
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Surrey Library
Victoria Library
Kelowna Library
Abbotsford Library
Call Number
W85.5 C743 2007

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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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Burning sky : music for Native American flute, guitar, percussion

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121678
White, Aaron, Bizahaloni, Kelvin, Bannister, Michael. Phoenix, AZ: Canyon Records Productions , 1994.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ266 W582 1994
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
White, Aaron
Bizahaloni, Kelvin
Bannister, Michael
Place of Publication
Phoenix, AZ
Publisher
Canyon Records Productions
Publication Date
1994
Physical Description
1 audio disc (39 min : 25 sec)
Subjects
Music Therapy
Relaxation Therapy
Imagery (Psychotherapy)
Stress, Psychological
Popular Work
ISBN
CR-7025
Language
English
Material Type
Audio
CD
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ266 W582 1994

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Metis cancer control in Canada baseline report

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121143
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. [Toronto, ON]: Canadian Partnership Against Cancer , 2014.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 C212m 2014
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
  2 read online  

Lying down in the ever falling snow : Canadian health professionals' experience of compassion fatigue

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21050
Austin, Wendy. Waterloo, ON: Wilfrid Laurier University Press , 2013.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WM172 L984 2013
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Austin, Wendy
Place of Publication
Waterloo, ON
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
224 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Burnout, Professional
Stress, Psychological
Stress Disorders, Traumatic
Health Personnel - psychology
Fatigue
Empathy
Case Reports
Canada
ISBN
9781554588886
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WM172 L984 2013

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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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How to win a tickle fight

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog114211
Lang, Mike, Bryant, Aaron. Common Language Storytelling | Hands On Films , 2016.
Audience
Patient or Public
How to Win a Tickle Fight is a true story that follows one young father, Brock, and his family for two years as they strive to live full, meaningful lives despite the metastatic cancer diagnosis they are navigating. Brock desperately wants to leave a legacy for his 7 year old son and be remembered …
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Alternate Title
How to win a tickle fight : a true story about what can go right, even when things have gone terribly wrong
Author
Lang, Mike
Bryant, Aaron
Corporate Author
Survive & Thrive Cancer Programs
Family Lines
Canadian Cancer Society
Publisher
Common Language Storytelling
Hands On Films
Publication Date
2016
Physical Description
50 min.
Subjects
Terminally Ill - psychology
Neoplasms - psychology
Parent-Child Relations
Family Relations
Adaptation, Psychological
Young Adult
Personal Narratives
Canada
Popular Work
Abstract
How to Win a Tickle Fight is a true story that follows one young father, Brock, and his family for two years as they strive to live full, meaningful lives despite the metastatic cancer diagnosis they are navigating. Brock desperately wants to leave a legacy for his 7 year old son and be remembered as more than a 'sick person'. Kristen, Brock's wife, wants to maintain a closeness with her husband even while he is dying. And their son Ben... he just wants to have fun with his mom and dad. Through their difficult journey, the family comes to realizes that many things can still go right even when things have gone terribly wrong.
Notes
The complete documentary can be viewed online.
Language
English
Material Type
Video
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
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This battle which I must fight : cancer in Canada's children and teenagers

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog7039
Canada. Health Canada. [Ottawa, ON]: Minister of Supply and Services Canada , 1996.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ200 T448 1996
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
Corporate Author
Canada. Health Canada
Editor
Huchcroft, Shirley
McBride, Mary
Place of Publication
[Ottawa, ON]
Publisher
Minister of Supply and Services Canada
Publication Date
1996
Physical Description
ix, 110 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Adolescent
Infant
Child
Canada
ISBN
0662243102
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ200 T448 1996

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Canadian cancer statistics 2008

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16283
Canadian Cancer Society, National Cancer Institute of Canada. [Toronto, ON]: Canadian Cancer Society, National Office , 2008.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 C211d 2008
Availability
8 copies, 8 available
Special topic: Childhood cancer (Ages 0 to 14)
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Alternate Title
National Cancer Institute of Canada : Canadian cancer statistics 2008
Corporate Author
Canadian Cancer Society
National Cancer Institute of Canada
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Canadian Cancer Society, National Office
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
108 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - statistics
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Neoplasms - mortality
Child
Canada
Abstract
Special topic: Childhood cancer (Ages 0 to 14)
ISSN
0835-2976
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library REF Statistics
Vancouver Library
Surrey Library REF
Victoria Library REF
Victoria Library
Abbotsford Library
Internet
Kelowna Library
Call Number
QZ200 C211d 2008
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Awakened mind : one-minute wake up calls to a bold and mindful life

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21175
Kundtz, David. San Francisco, CA: Conari Press , 2009.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WM425 K96 2009
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Kundtz, David
Place of Publication
San Francisco, CA
Publisher
Conari Press
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
317 p. ; 18 cm.
Subjects
Meditation
Mind-Body Therapies
Relaxation Therapy
Stress, Psychological
Awareness
Popular Work
ISBN
9781573243605
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WM425 K96 2009

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