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Statistics Canada, Canadian Institute for Health Information, Conference of Deputy Ministers of Health (Canada). Federal/Provincial/Territorial Advisory Committee on Population Health. [Ottawa, ON]: The Committee , 1999.

Audience: Professional

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Corporate Author: Statistics Canada; Canadian Institute for Health Information; Conference of Deputy Ministers of Health (Canada). Federal/Provincial/Territorial Advisory Committee on Population Health

Place of Publication: [Ottawa, ON]

Publisher: The Committee

Publication Date: 1999

Physical Description: 345 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Public Health; Health Status Indicators; Statistics; Canada

ISBN: 066227623X

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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Measuring health : a guide to rating scales and questionnaires

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McDowell, Ian. New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2006. 3rd ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WA900 M478m 2006

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Author: McDowell, Ian

Edition: 3rd ed.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: xvi, 748 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Series: Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects: Health Surveys; Health Status Indicators; Pain Measurement; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Psychological Tests; Questionnaires

ISBN: 9780195165678; 0195165675

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Internet

Call Number: WA900 M478m 2006

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Health effects of cannabis and cannabinoids : the current state of evidence and recommendations for research

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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…

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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

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Value for money : making Canadian health care stronger

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Health Council of Canada. [Toronto, ON]: Health Council of Canada , 2009.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: W74 H34 2009

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Corporate Author: Health Council of Canada

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Health Council of Canada

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: 48 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Delivery of Health Care - economics; Health Care Costs; Economics, Medical; Canada

ISBN: 9781897463406

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Internet

Call Number: W74 H34 2009

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Primer on scientific risk assessment at Health Canada

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Saner, Marc. [Ottawa, ON]: Health Canada , 2010.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WA900 S223 2010

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Author: Saner, Marc

Corporate Author: Canada. Health Canada

Place of Publication: [Ottawa, ON]

Publisher: Health Canada

Publication Date: 2010

Subjects: Risk Assessment; Consumer Product Safety; Public Health; Risk Management; Decision Making; Canada

ISBN: 9781100153773

Language: English; French

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Internet

Call Number: WA900 S223 2010

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World health statistics 2012

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World Health Organization. Geneva: World Health Organization , 2012.

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Corporate Author: World Health Organization

Place of Publication: Geneva

Publisher: World Health Organization

Publication Date: 2012

Subjects: World Health; Vital Statistics; Risk Factors; Health Status Indicators; Mortality; Morbidity; Life Expectancy; Demography; Statistics

ISBN: 9789241564441

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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http://www.who.int/gho/publications/world_health_statistics/2012/en/index.html

http://www.who.int/gho/publications/world_health_statistics/EN_WHS2012_Full.pdf

NIH State-of-the-Science Conference on management of menopause-related symptoms March 21-23, 2005

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National Institutes of Health. [Bethesda, MD]: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Public Health Service , 2009.

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Alternate Title: NIH Consens State-of-the-Science Statements, volume 22, number 1, March 21-23, 2005

Corporate Author: National Institutes of Health

Place of Publication: [Bethesda, MD]

Publisher: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Public Health Service

Publication Date: 2009

Subjects: Menopause; Hot Flashes; Behavior Therapy; Decision Making; Estrogen Replacement Therapy; Sleep Disorders - etiology; Evidence-Based Medicine; Quality of Life; Risk Factors; Risk Assessment

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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http://consensus.nih.gov/2005/menopausestatement.pdf

Practical management of complex cancer pain

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New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2022. 2nd ed.

Audience: Professional

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Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Publication Date: 2022

Series: Proquest Ebook Central; Oxford specialist handbooks in pain medicine

Subjects: Cancer Pain - prevention & control; Cancer Pain - therapy; Pain Measurement; Neoplasms - complications

ISBN: 9780192635143; 9780198865667

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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Health funding explained

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Auditor General of British Columbia. [Victoria, BC?]: Government of British Columbia , 2013.

Audience: Patient or Public

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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

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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.).

ISBN: 9780309215725

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Victoria Library; Internet

Call Number: WA590 I34 2011

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Health funding explained 2

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Auditor General of British Columbia. [Victoria, BC?]: Government of British Columbia , 2017.

Audience: Patient or Public

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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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Priorities in health

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Washington, DC: World Bank , 2006.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WA395 P958 2006

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Alternate Title: Disease control priorities project

Editor: Jamison, Dean T

Place of Publication: Washington, DC

Publisher: World Bank

Publication Date: 2006

Subjects: Public Health; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Developing Countries; Health Planning; Preventive Medicine

ISBN: 0821362607

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WA395 P958 2006

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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

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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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http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13255

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Guidelines for the economic evaluation of health technologies : Canada

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Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health. [Ottawa, ON]: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) , 2017. 4th ed.

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Call Number: W 82 G946 2017

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Corporate Author: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health

Edition: 4th ed.

Place of Publication: [Ottawa, ON]

Publisher: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: 76 p. ; 28 cm.

Series: CADTH methods and guidelines

Subjects: Technology Assessment, Biomedical - economics; Technology Assessment, Biomedical - methods; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Decision Making; Guidelines; Canada

Notes: In April 2006 Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment (CCOHTA) changed to Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)