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ISBN 10: 1771721693
ISBN 13: 9781771721691 
Author: Valerie D. Thompson

Prepare for a career in Canadian health care with the only text of its kind! Written in a manageable, student-friendly style, Health and Health Care Delivery in Canada, 3rd Edition makes it easy to understand the nation’s approach to health, wellness, and illness. Set entirely within a Canadian context, this text includes coverage of individual and population health, the role of federal agencies and provincial governments, health care funding, and current issues and future trends in health care. This new edition includes updated coverage on mental health care, Indigenous Peoples, palliative and end-of-life care (including MAID), the legalization of marihuana, and the COVID-19 pandemic (on Evolve). With enhanced online resources and updated review questions, it’s ideal for all Canadian students considering a career in health care!

• Case examples provide real-world scenarios related to the chapter content.
• Thinking It Through questions ask you to critically consider key aspects of health and health care delivery.
• Review questions at the end of every chapter test your comprehension of the material.
• Chapter Summaries at the end of each chapter cover the main topics and their key takeaways.
• Key Terms open each chapter and include page references for definitions.

• NEW! Expanded and updated coverage on legislative and health care changes regarding mental health care, Indigenous Peoples, palliative and end-of-life care (including MAID), the legalization of marihuana, and the COVID-19 pandemic (on Evolve).
• NEW! Discussions about topical issues include the introduction of alternative and complementary health services in Canada, emergency preparedness, and e-mental health.
• NEW! Completely updated content in Think It Through and Case Example feature boxes.
• NEW! Improved organization of content introduces the role and responsibilities of federal, provincial, and territorial governments, as well as those of agencies and practitioners earlier in the text.
• NEW! Did You Know? boxes present real-life situations exemplifying content presented in the chapters.
• NEW! Enhanced Evolve site including new TEACH lesson plans, updated and expanded Discussion Questions, Review Questions, and an introduction to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Health and Health Care Delivery in Canada 3rd Table of contents:

Chapter 1: The History of Health Care in Canada

• Evolution of health care: an overview
• The introduction of health insurance
• Significant events leading up to the Canada Health Act
• The Canada Health Act (1984)
• After the Canada Health Act: commissioned reports and accords
• Summary
• Review questions

Chapter 2: The Role of the Federal Government in Health Care

• Health Canada: objectives and responsibilities
• Health Canada organization and structure
• Organizational structure of Health Canada
• Agencies of Health Canada
• Global organizations collaborating with Health Canada
• Summary
• Review questions

Chapter 3: The Role of Provincial and Territorial Governments in Health Care

• Provincial and territorial health care plans
• Regionalization initiatives across Canada
• Who pays for health care? Provincial/territorial roles
• Private and public health insurance
• Drug plans
• Summary
• Review questions

Chapter 4: The Dollars and “Sense” of Health Care Funding

• Funding versus the delivery of health care
• Levels of health care funding
• Expenditures for hospitals
• Continuing care in Canada
• Continuing care: options
• The rising cost of drugs
• Health human resources
• Other health care cost drivers
• Conclusion
• Summary
• Review questions

Chapter 5: Practitioners and Workplace Settings

• Categories of health care providers
• Regulation of health care professions
• Mainstream health care providers
• Practice settings
• Primary health care: issues and trends
• Summary
• Review questions

Chapter 6: Essentials of Population Health in Canada

• Population health
• Introduction of population health to Canada
• Determinants of health
• The population health approach: the key elements
• Population health promotion model
• Population health in Canada and abroad
• Summary
• Review questions

Chapter 7: Health and the Individual

• Health, wellness, and illness: key concepts
• Health models
• Changing perceptions of health and wellness
• The psychology of health behaviour
• The health–illness continuum
• The health of Canadians today
• Summary
• Review questions

Chapter 8: The Law and Health Care

• Laws used in health care legislation
• The law, the division of power, and the jurisdictional framework
• Health care as a right
• The legality of private services in Canada
• Informed consent to treatment
• The health record
• Health care professions and the law
• Other legal issues in health care
• Summary
• Review questions

Chapter 9: Ethics and Health Care

• What is ethics?
• Ethical theories: the basics
• Ethical principles and the health care profession
• Patients’ rights in health care
• Ethics at work
• End-of-life issues
• Allocation of resources
• Other ethical issues in health care
• Summary
• Review questions

Chapter 10: Current Issues and Future Trends in Health Care in Canada

• Mental health and addiction
• Caring for an aging population
• Home and continuing care
• Drug coverage
• Indigenous health care
• Information technology and electronic health records
• The financial sustainability of health care in Canada
• Summary
• Review questions

Appendix: Declaration of Alma-Ata

• Declaration

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