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Fifth Edition
By
Chandrakant Shah, MD, DCH, MRCP(Gals), FRCPC, SM(Hyg), FACPM, FAAP, Professor Emeritus, Department of Public Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University
of Toronto and Honorary Staff, The Hospital for Sick Children; Courtesy Staff, St. Michael's Hospital; Staff Physician, Anishnawbe Health
Toronto
Description
Public Health and Preventive Medicine in Canada by Dr. Chandrakant Shah is a book that is well-known and highly respected by health sciences
professionals, instructors, and students throughout the country. The book is an excellent primer for beginning healthcare professionals
and an important reference for administrators and practitioners who must understand health and the health system in order to work effectively
within it.
Dr. Shah has been diligent in updating previous versions of the text, thus making each edition essential reading for
Canadians and their international colleagues who want to learn about health and health care in Canada. This edition is no exception.
All of the chapters in this new fifth edition have been revised and updated to reflect the state of health care in Canada and the issues
and trends faced by anyone involved with health care delivery across the country.
A unique feature of this text is that it connects
health promotion and prevention models with the policy and history of the healthcare system. Dr. Shah leads the reader through the complex
determinants of health and its measurement to the development of contemporary health care in Canada. The assiduous attention to detail
ensures that the most current legislation, policy recommendations, and reports are included. Dr. Shah describes past and present thoughts
and events that will influence the future development of health and health care in Canada.
Readers can progress one chapter at
a time, or can easily reference facts about individual topics by referring to the detailed table of contents or the index. This comprehensive
work about the Canadian healthcare system should be required reading for students in all health disciplines, including medicine and nursing.
NEW
TO THIS EDITION:
* Health indicators
* Demography of Canadian population
* Telehealth
* Osteoporosis
*
West Nile Virus
* SARS
* Mental health
* Environmental health issues including climate change, greenhouse gases,
and ozone depletion
* Food quality
* Multiple chemical sensitivity
* Romanow Report
* Kirby Report
*
First Ministers' Accord on Health Care Renewal, 2003
Contents
Part I: Health and Disease
1. Concepts, Determinants, and Promotion of Health
2. Measurement and Investigation
Part
II: The Health of Canadians
3. Health Indicators and Data Sources
4. Determinants of Health and Disease
5.
Health Status and Consequences
6. The Health of Vulnerable Groups
7. Chronic Diseases and Injuries
8. Communicable
Diseases
9. Environmental Health
10. Occupational Health and Disease
11. Periodic Health Examinations
Part
III: The Healthcare System
12. Evolution of National Health Insurance
13. Federal and Provincial Health Organizations
14.
Funding, Expenditures, and Resources
15. Community Health Services
16. The Regulation and Health of Healthcare Professionals
17.
Quebec's Healthcare System: Origins, Organization, and Future (New chapter)
18. From Reports to Reforms to Reports (New chapter)
Appendix
A:
Quick Tables of Current Recommendations
Appendix B:
Educational Objectives
| Bibliographic details |
Paperback, 624 pages, publication date: AUG-2003
ISBN-13: 978-0-920513-93-4
ISBN-10: 0-920513-93-X
Imprint: SAUNDERS
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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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