Thinking Women and Health Care Reform in Canada

Author:   Pat Armstrong ,  Barabara Clow ,  Karen Grant ,  Margaret Haworth-Brockman
Publisher:   Women's Press of Canada
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9780889614857


Pages:   250
Publication Date:   27 January 2012
Format:   Paperback
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Thinking Women and Health Care Reform in Canada explores why health care is a woman's issue and seeks to address gender equity in health services. Written by members of Women and Health Care Reform (WHCR), this collection establishes the importance of including gender in discussions and decisions surrounding health sector reform. In twelve concise chapters, Thinking Women and Health Care Reform in Canada addresses a wide range of issues, including obesity, maternity care, mental health of health care workers, and private health insurance. This thought-provoking collection is an essential read for students and researchers in the fields of women's studies, health sciences, sociology, and nursing, as well as for anyone who is looking for a new picture of health care in Canada.

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Author:   Pat Armstrong ,  Barabara Clow ,  Karen Grant ,  Margaret Haworth-Brockman
Publisher:   Women's Press of Canada
Imprint:   Women's Press of Canada
Weight:   0.466kg
ISBN:  

9780889614857


ISBN 10:   0889614857
Pages:   250
Publication Date:   27 January 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us.

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The topics are timely...the manuscript's strength is in its thoughtful and careful analysis of the topics it covers. It would seem this strength is derived from the authors' many years of experience engaged in health care activism, in thinking and in writing about these topics. - Dr. Lynda Ross, Athabasca University


The topics are timely...The manuscript's strength is in its thoughtful and careful analysis of the topics it covers. It would seem this strength is derived from the authors' many years of experience engaged in health care activism, in thinking and in writing about these topics. Dr. Lynda Ross, Athabasca University


The topics are timely...the manuscript's strength is in its thoughtful and careful analysis of the topics it covers. It would seem this strength is derived from the authors' many years of experience engaged in health care activism, in thinking and in writing about these topics. - Dr. Lynda Ross, Athabasca University


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Pat Armstrong is Professor of Sociology at York University and is Principal Investigator of a seven-year interdisciplinary study on re-imagining long-term residential care. Ann Pederson is co-director of the British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health.

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