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Machine generated contents note: CHAPTER 1 Concepts, Determinants, and Promotion of Health -- Concepts of Health and Disease -- Contemporary Definitions of Health -- Concepts of Disease and Its Consequences -- Theories of Disease Causation -- Determinants of Health -- Human Biology -- Environment -- Lifestyle, Behaviour, and Risk Factors -- Healthcare Organization -- Expanding the Determinants of Health Model: Population Health -- Spiritual Dimensions of Health -- Death and Dying -- Approaches to Achieving Health -- Traditional Model of Prevention -- Health Promotion: The Ottawa Charter -- Health Promotion strategies -- Public Health Ethics -- Summary -- References -- CHAPTER 2 Measurement and Investigation -- Epidemiological Studies -- Descriptive Studies -- Analytic Studies -- Investigation of Disease in Populations -- Clusters of Disease -- Screening -- Relevant Statistical Concepts -- Ratios, Proportions, and Rates -- Other Measures of Effect on Size -- Age Standardization -- Summary -- References -- CHAPTER 3 Health indicators and Data sources -- Health Indicators -- Health status -- Non-Medical Determinants -- Indicators of Health System Performance -- Community and Health system Characteristics -- Economic Evaluation of Health Programs -- Community Effectiveness -- Economic Burden of Disease -- Sources of Health Data -- Census Data -- Surveys -- Administrative Data -- Surveillance systems -- Vital Statistics -- Consumption Data -- Record Linkage -- Internet and Informatics -- Electronic Health Record -- Summary -- References -- CHAPTER 4 Determinants of Health and Disease -- Human Biology -- Demography of Canadian Population -- Sociodemographic Indicators -- Socioeconomic Indicators -- Physical Environment -- Lifestyle and Behavioural Risk Factors -- Substance Abuse -- Diet and Nutrition -- Physical Activity and Fitness -- Body Mass Index and Obesity -- Plasma Lipids and Lipoproteins -- Use of Protective Devices -- Cell Phone Use While Driving -- Sexual Practices -- Preventive Health Practices -- Use of Healthcare Services -- Summary -- References -- CHAPTER 5 Health status and Consequences -- Health Status -- Self-Assessed Health -- Objective Indicators -- Consequences -- Disability -- Physicians' Services -- Medication Use -- Use of Dental Care Services -- Economic Burden -- Summary -- References -- CHAPTER 6 The Health of Vulnerable Groups -- Health of Aboriginal Peoples -- Demography -- Determinants -- Health Status and Consequences -- Future Directions -- Health of Seniors -- Demography -- Determinants -- Health Status and Consequences -- Healthcare Utilization -- Future Directions -- Health of Children Living in Poverty -- Determinants -- Health Status and Consequences -- Future Directions -- Health of People with Disabilities -- Extent and Types of Disabilities -- Determinants -- Future Directions -- Summary -- References -- CHAPTER 7 Chronic Diseases and Injuries -- Major Modifiable Lifestyle Issues -- Substance Use and Abuse -- Health Promotion in Relation to Substance Use -- Nutrition -- Physical Inactivity -- Health Promotion for Nutrition and Physical Activity -- Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Strategy -- Specific Diseases -- Cardiovascular Disease -- Cancer -- Respiratory Diseases -- Diabetes -- Congenital Disorders -- Arthritis -- Chronic Pain -- Osteoporosis -- Mental Health -- Burden of Illness -- Mental Health Promotion -- Common Mental Illnesses and Problems -- Injuries -- Unintentional Injury -- Intentional Injury -- Summary -- References -- CHAPTER 8 Communicable Diseases -- Basic Concepts and Terminology of Communicable Disease Control -- Outbreaks of Infectious Diseases -- Verification of Existence of an Outbreak -- Implementation of Initial Control Measures -- Immunization -- Selected Vaccine-Preventable Diseases -- Trends in Other Significant Infectious Diseases -- Antibiotic Resistance -- Vector-Borne Diseases and Rabies -- Food-Borne and Water-Borne Illness -- Sexually Transmitted Diseases -- Incidence -- Traditional STD Prevention -- Health Promotion in Sexual Health -- Sexual Health and AIDS -- Emergency Preparedness and Bioterrorism -- Summary -- References -- CHAPTER 9 Environmental Health -- General Framework -- Methods and Tools -- Establishing Toxicity -- Risk Assessment -- Risk Management -- Risk Communication -- Environmental Health Issues -- Outdoor and Indoor Environments -- Climate Change, Greenhouse Gases, and Global Warming -- Ozone Depletion -- Indoor Air Pollution -- Water Quality -- Food Quality -- Toxic Chemicals -- Metals -- Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Dioxins -- Pesticides -- Multiple Chemical sensitivity -- Creating a Healthy Environment -- Healthy Public Policy -- Managing Environmental Accidents -- Summary -- References -- CHAPTER 10 Occupational Health and Disease -- Occupational Health -- Canadian Workforce -- Health indicators among Canadian Workers -- Issues Related to Occupational Health Data -- Occupational Health Resources -- Health Promotion and Health Protection -- Disease Prevention -- Rehabilitation -- Common Occupational Exposures -- Chemical Agents -- Physical Agents -- Biological Agents -- Mechanical and Ergonomic Agents -- Psychosocial Agents -- Skin Diseases -- Summary -- References -- CHAPTER 11 Periodic Health Examinations -- Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care -- Terms of Reference -- Recommendations -- Quality of Published Evidence -- Grades of Recommendations -- Health Protection Packages -- Compliance -- Summary -- References -- CHAPTER 12 Evolution of National Health Insurance -- Health Care Prior to 1950 -- Health and the British North America Act -- 1867 to 1948 -- Healthcare system between 1948 and 1977 -- National Health Grants -- Equalization Program -- Hospital Insurance and Diagnostic Services Act of 1957 -- Medical Care Act of 1966 -- 1977-1984: New Financing of Healthcare Programs and the Canada Health Act -- Established Programs Financing Act, 1977 -- Canada Health Act -- Other Health Programs Financed by The Government -- From the Canada Health Act to the social Union -- Canada Health and Social Transfer Act (1996) -- Social Union: New Prescription for Canadian Health Care -- Description of the Financing and Delivery of Health Care in Selected Countries -- United Kingdom -- United States -- Australia -- France -- Germany -- Summary -- References -- CHAPTER 13 Federal and Provincial Health Organizations -- Health Canada: Federal Health Organization -- Branches of Health Canada -- Independent Agencies of Health Canada -- Health Canada Offices -- Relevant Social Programs -- Other Relevant Programs -- Provincial and Territorial Health Systems -- Local and Regional Health Authorities -- Functional Organization of Provincial Ministries of Health -- Service Delivery -- Service Financing -- Administrative services -- Summary -- References -- CHAPTER 14 Funding, Expenditures, and Resources -- Financing of Health Care -- Sources of Financing -- Health Expenditures -- Overall Expenditures -- Trends in Health Expenditures -- Sustainability in Health Care -- Federal Government's Response -- International Comparisons -- Categories of Health Expenditures -- Institutional Expenditures -- Institutional resources -- Human Health Resources Expenditures -- Drugs -- Enhancing Health System Performance -- Selected Health Indicators and Improvement of Delivery -- Rationing in Health Care -- Summary -- References -- CHAPTER 15 Community Health services -- Overview of Community Health Services -- Primary Healthcare Services -- Secondary, Tertiary, and Quaternary Health Care -- Provision of Medical Services -- Physician Remuneration -- Organization of Primary Care -- New Model of Primary Health Care -- Services of Other Healthcare Professionals -- Healthcare Institutions -- Hospitals and Acute Care Facilities -- Public Health services -- Local Public Health Units/Departments -- Home Care -- History -- Types of Home Care -- Funding and Delivery -- Palliative Care -- Services for Mental Illness -- Services for Cancer Patients -- Services for Persons with special Needs -- Voluntary Agencies -- Self-Help Groups -- Telehealth -- Summary -- References -- CHAPTER 16 The Regulation and Health of Healthcare Professionals -- Professionalism -- Evolution of the Medical Profession -- Evolution of Other Healthcare Professions -- Regulation of Healthcare Professions -- Professional Code of Quebec -- Regulated Health Professions Act of Ontario (1991) -- Major Healthcare Professions -- Sexual Abuse of Patients -- Health of Healthcare Workers -- Trends and issues -- Summary -- References -- CHAPTER 17 Quebec's Healthcare system: Origins, Organization, and Future -- Development of Quebec's Healthcare System -- Organization of the Healthcare System in Quebec -- Services Financed by the Public System -- Organization of the Public System -- Human Resources and Regulation -- Health System in Transformation -- Summary -- References -- CHAPTER 18 From Reports to Reforms to Reports -- Themes of Recent Reports -- Overall Values and Guiding Principles -- Financing -- Scope of Services to be Covered -- Restructuring or Improving the Delivery System -- Population Health -- Issues Related to Infrastructure -- Issues Related to special Populations -- Scientific Advances -- |
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