Public Health and Preventive Health Care in Canada, 6th Edition
Public Health and Preventive Health Care in Canada
Authors :
Bonnie Fournier & Dr. Fareen Karachiwalla
Date of Publication: 02/2020
Work more effectively with a complete understanding of Canadian public health! Shah’s Public Health and Preventive Health Care in Canada, Sixth Edition examines health care policy in Canada and the issues and trends faced by today’s health care p ...view more
Work more effectively with a complete understanding of Canadian public health! Shah’s Public Health and Preventive Health Care in Canada, Sixth Edition examines health care policy in Canada and the issues and trends faced by today’s health care professionals. It puts health promotion and prevention models into a historical perspective, with discussions including the evolution of national health insurance, determinants of health and disease, and approaches to achieving health for all. Written by educators Bonnie Fournier and Fareen Karachiwalla, and based on the work of noted author Dr. Chandrakant Shah, this text provides an excellent foundation in Canadian public health for nurses and other health care professionals.
Work more effectively with a complete understanding of Canadian public health! Shah’s Public Health and Preventive Health Care in Canada, Sixth Edition examines health care policy in Canada and the issues and trends faced by today’s health care professionals. It puts health promotion and prevention models into a historical perspective, with discussions including the evolution of national health insurance, determinants of health and disease, and approaches to achieving health for all. Written by educators Bonnie Fournier and Fareen Karachiwalla, and based on the work of noted author Dr. Chandrakant Shah, this text provides an excellent foundation in Canadian public health for nurses and other health care professionals.
New to this edition
NEW! Full-colour design
enhances illustrations and improves readability to better illustrate complex concepts.
NEW! Indigenous Health chapter.
NEW! Groups Experiencing Health Inequitieschapter.
NEW!Pan-Canadian focus uses a community health perspective, discussing the social determinants of health, health equity, and health promotion in each chapter.
NEW! Learning tools include chapter outlines and learning objectives, key terms, practical exercises, critical thinking questions, and summary boxes such as Case Study, Research Perspective, In the News, Interprofessional Practice, Clinical Example, Real World Example, and Evidence-Informed Practice, plus key websites.
NEW! Evolve companion website.
NEW! Emerging infectious diseases (EID) and COVID-19 discussion and exercises on Evolve, offer insight into current and developing challenges facing public health.
Key Features
Quintessentially Canadian content
is designed especially for Canadian nursing and health care professionals.
Comprehensive coverage includes in-depth, current information on public health and preventive care topics.
End-of-chapter summaries reinforce your understanding of key health care concepts.
End-of-chapter references provide recommendations for further reading and research.
Author Information
By Bonnie Fournier, RN, MSc, PhD, Associate Professor
School of Nursing
Thompson Rivers University
Kamloops, British Columbia; Dr. Fareen Karachiwalla, MD MPH CCFP FRCPC, Associate Medical Officer of Health
York Region Public Health
Newmarket, Ontario;
Adjunct Assistant Professor
School of Medicine
Queen’s University
Kingston, Ontario and
Adjunct Lecturer
Clinical Public Health Division
Dalla Lana School of Public Health
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario
https://www.mea.elsevierhealth.com/public-health-and-preventive-health-care-in-canada-9781771722162.html134116Public Health and Preventive Health Care in Canadahttps://www.mea.elsevierhealth.com/media/catalog/product/9/7/9781771722162_32.jpg68.3975.99USDInStock/Nursing & Midwifery/Community Nursing/Medicine and Surgery/Primary Care / General Practice/eBooks10488992952550401373997237499285145120<p>Work more effectively with a complete understanding of Canadian public health! <b>Shah’s Public Health and Preventive Health Care in Canada, Sixth Edition </b>examines health care policy in Canada and the issues and trends faced by today’s health care professionals. It puts health promotion and prevention models into a historical perspective, with discussions including the evolution of national health insurance, determinants of health and disease, and approaches to achieving health for all. Written by educators Bonnie Fournier and Fareen Karachiwalla, and based on the work of noted author Dr. Chandrakant Shah, this text provides an excellent foundation in Canadian public health for nurses and other health care professionals.</p> <p>Work more effectively with a complete understanding of Canadian public health! <b>Shah’s Public Health and Preventive Health Care in Canada, Sixth Edition </b>examines health care policy in Canada and the issues and trends faced by today’s health care professionals. It puts health promotion and prevention models into a historical perspective, with discussions including the evolution of national health insurance, determinants of health and disease, and approaches to achieving health for all. Written by educators Bonnie Fournier and Fareen Karachiwalla, and based on the work of noted author Dr. Chandrakant Shah, this text provides an excellent foundation in Canadian public health for nurses and other health care professionals.</p>USD00add-to-cart97817717221622020ProfessionalBy Bonnie Fournier, RN, MSc, PhD and Dr. Fareen Karachiwalla, MD MPH CCFP FRCPC20216E-BookSaunders Canada026 Feb 2020IN STOCKBy <STRONG>Bonnie Fournier</STRONG>, RN, MSc, PhD, Associate Professor
School of Nursing
Thompson Rivers University
Kamloops, British Columbia; <STRONG>Dr. Fareen Karachiwalla</STRONG>, MD MPH CCFP FRCPC, Associate Medical Officer of Health
York Region Public Health
Newmarket, Ontario;
Adjunct Assistant Professor
School of Medicine
Queen’s University
Kingston, Ontario and
Adjunct Lecturer
Clinical Public Health Division
Dalla Lana School of Public Health
University of Toronto
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