Health and health care delivery in Canada / Valerie D. Thompson.

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 init...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Thompson, Valerie D., 1948- (Author)
Published:	Toronto, ON : Elsevier, 2024.
Edition:	Fourth edition.
Subjects:	Medical care > Canada. Public health > Canada. Medicine, Preventive > Canada. Medical care. National health insurance. Health insurance. Public health. Medical care > Canada > Textbooks. Public health > Canada > Textbooks. Patient Care. Public Health. Soins médicaux > Canada. Santé publique > Canada. Médecine préventive > Canada. Soins médicaux. Assurance-maladie. Santé publique. Textbooks.
Genre:	Textbooks.
Physical Description:	xxiv, 400 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format:	Book

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
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