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Reformed or rerouted? : women and change in the health care system
https://librarycatalogue.vch.ca/en/permalink/catalog118568
- Title
- Reformed or rerouted? : women and change in the health care system
- Author
- Fuller, Colleen
- Responsibility
- by Colleen Fuller
- Place
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- BC Centre of Excellence for Women's Health
- Year Published
- c1999
- Physical Description
- 40 p. ; 28 cm.
- Series
- Women's health reports
- Subjects
- Women's Health Services--British Columbia
- Women -- Health and hygiene -- British Columbia
- Health Care Reform--British Columbia
- Abstract
- "This study of British Columbia's health reform process reveals that information about the impact of health care reform on women is inadequate, non-existent or not easily accessible by the public...This paper places BC's health system reform in a national context and points out the large information gaps concerning issues affecting women users and workers in the system."
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 37-40).
- ISBN
- 1894356039
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Vancouver Community
- Call Number
- WA 309 F845 1999
You and your health : a woman's handbook
https://librarycatalogue.vch.ca/en/permalink/catalog118666
- Title
- You and your health : a woman's handbook
- Place
- Victoria
- Publisher
- Women's Health Bureau, BC Ministry of Health
- Year Published
- 1999
- Physical Description
- 45 p. : ill.
- Subjects
- Women -- Health and hygiene -- British Columbia
- Women's health services -- British Columbia
- Abstract
- This handbook is intended to help fill a need for a comprehensive general guide to staying healthy for women. It focuses on preventing, identifying, and managing common women's health concerns. Part 1 covers staying healthy, with sections on preserving health, self-esteem, managing stress, and using health care wisely. Part 2 contains information on specific problems such as addictions, cancer, menopause, sexually transmitted diseases, and violence. Part 3 provides guidance on protecting health through immunizations and screening tests. Part 4 contains a personal health checklist used for assessing one's health. Part 5 is a directory of general & specific information sources on women's health.
- ISBN
- 0772640300
- Format
- Booklet
- Location
- Vancouver Community
- Call Number
- WA 39 Y68 1999
The health needs of Somali women in the Lower Mainland : focus groups report
https://librarycatalogue.vch.ca/en/permalink/catalog118585
- Author
- Adam, Hawa
- Mohamud, Deeqa
- Mahamoud, Ayan
- Call Number
- WA 300 A33 1997
- Location
- Vancouver Community
- Title
- The health needs of Somali women in the Lower Mainland : focus groups report
- Responsibility
- prepared by Hawa Adam, Deeqa Mohamud and Ayan Mahamoud.
- Place
- [Vancouver]
- Publisher
- B.C.'s Women's Hospital and Health Centre
- MOSAIC
- Year Published
- c1997
- Physical Description
- 20 p.
- Notes
- "This project was sponsored by B.C. Women's Hospital and Health Centre, Office of Health Promotion (Children's and Women's Health Centre of British Columbia) and MOSAIC Family Programs."
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Vancouver Community
- Call Number
- WA 300 A33 1997