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Ionizing radiation exposure of the population of the United States

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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. Scientific Committee 6-2 on Radiation Exposure of the U.S. Population. [Bethesda, MD]: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements , 2009.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WN650 N39 2009 v.160

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Update of: NCRP report no. 93 "Ionizing radiation exposure of the population of the United States, c1987".

Corporate Author: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements; National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. Scientific Committee 6-2 on Radiation Exposure of the U.S. Population

Place of Publication: [Bethesda, MD]

Publisher: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: xv. 387 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Series: NCRP report 160

Subjects: Radiation, Ionizing; Environmental Exposure; Radiation Dosage; United States; Statistics

Abstract: Update of: NCRP report no. 93 "Ionizing radiation exposure of the population of the United States, c1987".

ISBN: 9780929600987

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: VC Medical Physics; VIC Medical Physics; Kelowna Library

Call Number: WN650 N39 2009 v.160

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Reference levels and achievable doses in medical and dental imaging : recommendations for the United States

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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. [Bethesda, MD]: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements , 2012.

Audience: Professional

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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

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Racial healing handbook : practical activities to help you challenge privilege, confront systemic racism & engage in collective healing

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Singh, Anneliese A. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications , 2019.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: HT1561 S617 2019

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This handbook "offers powerful and practical tools to help you explore the history of racism, challenge stereotypes, and manage the stress and remorse that result from living in an unequal worlds. You'll understand your own racial identity, navigate daily and past experiences of racism, and examine…

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Author: Singh, Anneliese A.

Place of Publication: Oakland, CA

Publisher: New Harbinger Publications

Publication Date: 2019

Series: Proquest Ebook Central; Social justice handbook series

Subjects: Racism - prevention & control; Prejudice; Resilience, Psychological; United States; Handbook

Abstract: This handbook "offers powerful and practical tools to help you explore the history of racism, challenge stereotypes, and manage the stress and remorse that result from living in an unequal worlds. You'll understand your own racial identity, navigate daily and past experiences of racism, and examine ways racism affects all aspects of life-- from work to family to relationships. Finally, you'll discover how you can fight for racial justice, be an ally, and forge the building blocks needed to create a community of healing."-- Cover

ISBN: 9781684032709; 9781684032723

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

Call Number: HT1561 S617 2019

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Responding to a radiological or nuclear terrorism incident a guide for decision-makers

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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. [Bethesda, MD]: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements , 2010.

Audience: Professional

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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

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Overcoming everyday racism : building resilience and wellbeing in the face of discrimination and microaggressions

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Cousins, Susan. London, UK: Jessica Kingsley Publishers , 2019.

Audience: Professional

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Author: Cousins, Susan

Place of Publication: London, UK

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Publication Date: 2019

Series: Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects: Prejudice; Racism; Resilience, Psychological

ISBN: 9781785928505; 9781785928512

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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Directory of physicians in the United States

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American Medical Association. Chicago, Ill.: American Medical Association , 1999-.

Audience: Professional

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Alternate Title: American Medical Directory

Corporate Author: American Medical Association

Place of Publication: Chicago, Ill.

Publisher: American Medical Association

Publication Date: 1999-

Subjects: Physicians - directories - U.S.

ISBN: 0899709133

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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Multicultural perspectives in working with families : a handbook for the helping professions

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New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC , [2021]. 4th ed.

Audience: Professional

Contents:; I Overview-- 1. Using the Culturagram and an Intersectional Approach in Practice With Culturally Diverse Families -- 2. Practice With Multiracial Individuals and Families -- 3. Transracial Adoption and Transracial Socialization: Clinical Implications and Recommendations -- 4. The DSM-5 F…

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Editor: Congress, Elaine; González, Manny

Edition: 4th ed.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company, LLC

Publication Date: [2021]

Series: R2 Library

Subjects: Cultural Diversity; Social work - methods; Counselling; Family Therapy - methods; Sexual and Gender Minorities; Culturally Competent Care; United States

Abstract: Contents:; I Overview-- 1. Using the Culturagram and an Intersectional Approach in Practice With Culturally Diverse Families -- 2. Practice With Multiracial Individuals and Families -- 3. Transracial Adoption and Transracial Socialization: Clinical Implications and Recommendations -- 4. The DSM-5 From a Multicultural Perspective -- 5. Evidence-Based Practice With Ethnically Diverse Clients -- II: ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL PERSPECTIVES -- 6. Managing Agencies for Multicultural Services -- 7. Legal Issues in Practice With Immigrants and Refugees -- III: LIFE CYCLE PERSPECTIVES -- 8. The Multicultural Triangle of the Child, the Family, and the School: Culturally Competent Approaches -- 9. Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Working With Adolescents -- 10. Working With Culturally Diverse Older Adults -- IV: PRACTICE WITH INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FROM DIFFERENT RACIAL/ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS AND GENDER ORIENTATION -- 11. Practice With African American Families -- 12. Practice With Hispanic Individuals and Families -- 13. Practice With Asian Immigrant Families and Intergenerational Issues -- 14. Practice With Native American Families -- 15. Practice With Arab American Families -- 16. Practice With Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People and Their Families -- V: PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES WITH MULTICULTURAL FAMILIES -- 17. Health Beliefs, Care, and Access of Individuals and Families From Diverse Backgrounds -- 18. Spirituality and Culturally Diverse Families: The Intersection of Culture, Religion, and Spirituality -- 19. HIV/AIDS and Latinx Families: Practice Considerations -- 20. Substance Abuse --21. Practice With Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence -- 22. Culture, Intersectionality, and Suicide -- VI ETHICAL ISSUES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS -- 23. Ethical Issues and Future Directions

ISBN: 082615414X; 9780826154149; 9780826154156

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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Complementary and alternative medicine in the United States

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Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by the Americal Public. Washington, DC: National Academies Press , c2005.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WB100 I59 2005

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Corporate Author: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by the Americal Public

Place of Publication: Washington, DC

Publisher: National Academies Press

Publication Date: c2005

Physical Description: xx, 337 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Complementary Therapies; Biomedical Research; Health Policy

ISBN: 0309092701 (hardcover)

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WB100 I59 2005

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States

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Washington, DC: National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Audience: Professional

Alternate Title: PNAS

Place of Publication: Washington, DC

Publisher: National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

ISSN: 0027-8424

Language: English

Material Type: Serial

Frequency: Weekly

Holdings: VC Library: 96-98,[99],100-102,[103]. 1999-2001,[2002],2003-2005,[2006].

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

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

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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.

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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

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Dietary supplements : a framework for evaluating safety

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Institute of Medicine, National Research Council, Committee on the Framework for Evaluating the Safety of Dietary Supplements. Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2005.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QU145 D565 2005

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Corporate Author: Institute of Medicine; National Research Council; Committee on the Framework for Evaluating the Safety of Dietary Supplements

Place of Publication: Washington, DC

Publisher: National Academies Press

Publication Date: 2005

Subjects: Dietary Supplements - standards - United States; Safety - United States; Product Surveillance, Postmarketing - methods - United States; United States Food and Drug Administration

ISBN: 0309091101

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QU145 D565 2005

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Medical physicists and malpractice

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Shalek, Robert J, Gooden, David S. Madison, Wi.: Medical Physics Publishing , 1996.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WN110 S528 1996

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Author: Shalek, Robert J; Gooden, David S

Place of Publication: Madison, Wi.

Publisher: Medical Physics Publishing

Publication Date: 1996

Subjects: Health Physics - legislation - United States; Radiation Injuries - legislation - United States; Malpractice - United States

ISBN: 944838642

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: VIC Medical Physics; Kelowna Library

Call Number: WN110 S528 1996

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Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks

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Skloot, Rebecca. New York, NY: Crown Publishers , 2010.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WO690 S629i 2010

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Author: Skloot, Rebecca

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Crown Publishers

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: x, 369 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 25 cm.

Subjects: Tissue Donors; Tissue and Organ Procurement - ethics; Confidentiality - ethics; HeLa Cells; Prejudice; Human Experimentation - ethics; African Americans; Cell Line; History, 20th Century; United States; Biography

ISBN: 9781400052172; 1400052173

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Kelowna Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WO690 S629i 2010

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Combined analyses of cancer mortality among nuclear industry workers in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States of America

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Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer , 1995.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ200 C731 1995

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Editor: Cardis, E

Place of Publication: Lyon, France

Publisher: International Agency for Research on Cancer

Publication Date: 1995

Series: IARC technical report 25

Subjects: Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced - epidemiology; Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced - mortality

ISBN: 9283214404

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ200 C731 1995

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Fast facts about LGBTQ+ care for nurses

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Traister, Tyler. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC , 2022.

Audience: Professional

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Alternate Title: Fast facts about LGBTQ+ care for nurses : how to deliver culturally competent and inclusive care

Author: Traister, Tyler

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company, LLC

Publication Date: 2022

Series: Proquest Ebook Central; Fast facts series

Subjects: Nursing Care - methods; Culturally Competent Care - methods; Sexual and Gender Minorities; Education, Nursing; Social Stigma

ISBN: 9780826161512; 9780826161567

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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Lead from the outside : how to build your future and make real change

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Abrams, Stacey. New York, NY: Picador , 2019.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WX159 A161a 2019

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Alternate Title: Minority leader

Author: Abrams, Stacey

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Picador

Publication Date: 2019

Physical Description: xxx, 226 p. ; 21 cm

Subjects: Leadership; Social Change; Political Activism; Personal Narratives; United States

Notes: "Previously published as Minority leader"-- Cover.

ISBN: 9781250214805

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Status: Processing

Audience: Professional

Location: Kelowna Library; Victoria Library

Call Number: WX159 A161a 2019

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If it sounds like a quack...: a journey to the fringes of American medicine

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Hongoltz-Hetling, Matthew. New York: PublicAffairs , 2023.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WZ310 H772 2023

Availability: 3 copies, 2 available

Author: Hongoltz-Hetling, Matthew

Editor: 1st ed.

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: PublicAffairs

Publication Date: 2023

Physical Description: vii, 323 p. ; 25 cm.

Subjects: Quackery; Complementary Therapies; Social medicine - United States; Popular Work

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

ISBN: 9781541788879

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WZ310 H772 2023

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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

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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.).