Health And Health Care Delivery In Canada, 4th Edition (PDF)

By Valerie D. Thompson RN PHC NP Primary Care
Get the big picture on the past, present, and future of the Canadian health care system!The only text of its kind, Thompson’s Health and Health Care Delivery in Canada, 4th Editionexamines the nation’s approach to health, wellness, and illness. It’s ideal for all Canadian students beginning a career in health care!

Comprehensive approach features an engaging, easy-to-understand, personal writing style.
Thinking It Through questions ask you to explore personal views and critically consider the aspects of health and health care delivery.
Case Examples provide real-world scenarios related to the chapter topics.
Did You Know? boxes present facts, points of interest, and actual health care situations.
Chapter Summaries cover the chapter’s key takeaways.
Review questions at the end of every chapter test your comprehension of the material.
Key Terms open each chapter.
NEW! Completely updated content is included in Thinking It Through, Did You Know? and Case Example feature boxes.
NEW! Content on Indigenous health includes the pre-colonial history of health care in Canada as well as post-colonial policies affecting Indigenous populations.
NEW! Issues of inclusion and inequality vis-à-vis the Social Determinants of Health are threaded throughout the book.
NEW! Coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic includes its impact on health care spending, social inequality, quarantine powers, public health, and the rights of the individual.

Product Details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Elsevier; 4th edition (August 15, 2023)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Digital eBook ‏ : ‎ 424 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0323872883
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0323872881