Thompson Valerie D. creator Author text Toronto Elsevier Inc c2024 Fourth edition monographic eng

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xxiv,400pages: illustrations; 24cm Get the big picture on the past, present, and future of the Canadian health care system! The only text of its kind, Health and Health Care Delivery in Canada, 4th Edition helps to prepare you for a career as a health care professional in Canada. Content includes topics such as population health initiatives, the determinants of health, the role of federal agencies and provincial governments, health care funding, and issues and trends in health care. Case Examples and Thinking It Through questions guide you through the intersection of individual health and the health care system. Written by experienced educator Valerie D. Thompson, this textbook is ideal for all Canadian students beginning a career in health care CONTENTS 1. The History of Health Care in Canada-- 2. The Role of the Federal Government in Health Care-- 3. The Role of Provincial and Territorial Governments in Health Care-- 4. The Dollars and “Sense” of Health Care Funding-- 5. Practitioners and Workplace Settings-- 6. Essentials of Population Health in Canada-- 7. Health and the Individual-- 8. The Law and Health Care-- 9. Ethics and Health Care-- 10. Current Issues and Emerging Trends in Canadian Health Care. by Valerie D. Thompson previous edition copyrighted 2020 and 2010 Includes Bibliographical and Index Medical care--Canada Public health--Canada Medicine, Preventive--Canada RA449.T46 2024 9780323872881 260918 20260918145131.0