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.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Dedication - p. v 6. Preface - p. vii 7. Acknowledgements - p. xi 8. Reviewers - p. xiii 9. Special Features - p. xxi 10. 1. The History of Health Care in Canada - p. xxiv 11. 2. The Role of the Federal Government in Health Care - p. 45 12. 3. The Role of Provincial and Territorial Governments in Health Care - p. 75 13. 4. The Dollars and “Sense” of Health Care Funding - p. 116 14. 5. Practitioners and Workplace Settings - p. 156 15. 6. Essentials of Population Health in Canada - p. 201 16. 7. Health and the Individual - p. 234 17. 8. The Law and Health Care - p. 270 18. 9. Ethics and Health Care - p. 310 19. 10. Current Issues and Emerging Trends in Canadian Health Care - p. 345 20. GLOSSARY - p. 374 21. Index - p. 382 22. Glossary - p. e1
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.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Dedication - p. v 6. Preface - p. vii 7. Acknowledgements - p. xi 8. Reviewers - p. xiii 9. Special Features - p. xxi 10. 1. The History of Health Care in Canada - p. xxiv 11. 2. The Role of the Federal Government in Health Care - p. 45 12. 3. The Role of Provincial and Territorial Governments in Health Care - p. 75 13. 4. The Dollars and “Sense” of Health Care Funding - p. 116 14. 5. Practitioners and Workplace Settings - p. 156 15. 6. Essentials of Population Health in Canada - p. 201 16. 7. Health and the Individual - p. 234 17. 8. The Law and Health Care - p. 270 18. 9. Ethics and Health Care - p. 310 19. 10. Current Issues and Emerging Trends in Canadian Health Care - p. 345 20. GLOSSARY - p. 374 21. Index - p. 382 22. Glossary - p. e1
