Delivering timely service and evidence-informed resources to people in BC and the Yukon facing cancer and those involved in oncology care or research.
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library | Available |
Summary:; LGBT people pervasively experience health disparities, affecting every part of their bodies and lives. Yet many are still grappling to understand the mutually reinforcing health care challenges that lead LGBT people to experience worsened health outcomes. Bodies and Barriers informs healt…
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library | Available |
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library | Available |
"Accounting for almost two thirds of the country's land-mass, Northern Canada is a vast region, host to rich natural resources and a diverse cultural heritage shared across Indigenous and non-Indigenous residents. In this book, Rebecca Schiff and Helle Møller analyse health and healthcare in Northe…
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library | Available |
"It feels as though the field of health equity has finally come into its time. Conversations about the presence of health disparities have evolved into discussions of how to eliminate them, which have in turn evolved into a broader movement to truly achieve equity in health predictors, statuses, an…
Report exploring end of life care for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender peoples.
Table of Contents:; Overview and theoretical framework -- What's in a word? Concepts related to sex/gender and sexuality -- The deadly effects of stigma -- Myths and facts about sexual orientation and gender identity -- Developmental transitions -- Cultures within cultures : diversity and LGBTQ co…
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Library | Available |
Report exploring the experiences of the Black, Minority and Ethnic communities affected by cancer.
Report exploring the experiences of members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender communities affected by cancer.
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library | Available |