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Health promotion and quality of life in Canada : essential readings / edited by Dennis Raphael.
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Title:Health promotion and quality of life in Canada : essential readings / edited by Dennis Raphael.
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Other Contributors/Collections:Raphael, Dennis.
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Published/Created:Toronto : Canadian Scholar's Press, ©2010.
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Location:OKANAGAN LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Call Number: W84.DC2 H435 2010
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Location:OKANAGAN LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Library of Congress Subjects:Health promotion--Canada.
Quality of life--Canada.
Medical policy--Canada.
Public health--Social aspects--Canada.
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Description:xi, 310 p. : ill ; 23 cm.
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
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ISBN:9781551303673
1551303671
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Contents:Chapter 1. Setting the Stage: Why Quality of Life? Why Health Promotion? / Dennis Raphael
Part I. Individual Perspectives
Chapter 2. Quality of Life Indicators and Health / Irving
Rootman
Chapter 3. Quality of Life: What are the Implications for Health Promotion? / Irving Rootman
Chapter 4. Quality of Life Profile
-Adolescent Version / Emily Donato
Chapter 5. Measuring the Quality of Life of Older Persons / Kit Heathcote
Part II. Community and Policy Perspectives
Chapter 6. Making the Links between Community Structure and Individual Well-being / Sherry Phillips
Chapter 7. Community Quality of Life in Low-income Neighbourhoods / Brenda Steinmetz
Chapter 8. What Do Canadian Seniors Say Supports Their Quality of Life? / Joyce Young
Chapter 9. Welfare State as a Determinant of Women's Health / Toba Bryant
Part III. Role of the Social Determinants of Health
Chapter 10. Bridging the Gap between Research Findings and Public Policy / Dennis Raphael
Chapter 11. Present Status, Unanswered Questions, and Future Directions / Dennis Raphael
Chapter 12. Maintaining Population Health in a Period of Welfare State Decline / Toba Bryant
Chapter 13. State's Role in Promoting Population Health / Toba Bryant
Part IV. Vulnerable Populations
Chapter 14. Indigenous Well-being in Four Countries / Dan Beavon
Chapter 15. Impact of Race and Immigrant Status on Employment Opportunities and Outcomes in Canada / Grace-Edward Galabuzi
Chapter 16. Employment and Persons with Disabilities in Canada Canadian Council on Social Development
Chapter 17. Call to Combat Poverty and Exclusion of Canadians with Disabilities / Council of Canadians with Disabilities
Chapter 18. Economic Gender Equality Indicators 2000 / Warren Clark
Part V. Moving Towards Action
Chapter 19. Barriers to Addressing the Social Determinants of Health / Toba Bryant
Chapter 20. Income and Health in Canada / Jennifer MacDonald
Chapter 21. Identifying and Strengthening the Structural Roots of Urban Health in Canada / Robb Travers
Chapter 22. Getting Serious about the Social Determinants of Health / Dennis Raphael
Conclusion
Chapter 23. Can Increasing Concern with Quality of Life Encourage Health Promoting Public Policy? / Dennis Raphael.