Offers an extensive overview of health policy and the expanding role of nurses in Canada. Focusing specifically on the larger nursing profession, Michael J. Villeneuve examines how health politics, funding, and practices have been reformed in ways that influence nurses and their involvement in policy-making decisions.
"The third edition of Social Determinants of Health focuses on the socio-economic conditions that shape the health of individuals and communities. This edited collection includes contributions from top academics and high-profile experts from across the country. The chapters take a public policy approach that sees the mainsprings of health emerging from the social distribution of resources. The collection as a whole integrates insights from the health sciences, the sociology of health, and the p…
Substance Use and Abuse provides both students and practitioners in the field of addiction counselling with a foundational working knowledge of psychoactive drugs. It helps the reader understand the bio-psycho-social components of addiction by providing a comprehensive overview of the fundamental concepts and theories of addiction, the major types of psychoactive substances, treatment options and resources, and numerous prevention strategies. It also contains a chapter on the legal, ethical, an…
"Community Health Nursing: A Canadian Perspective, Fourth Edition, has been written with the undergraduate student in mind. The work on this edition is in response to the needs expressed by faculty and students for a broad, comprehensive, and yet concise textbook providing an overview of community health nursing. Each topic is written on with the understanding that this will be the student's first foray into the community health nursing arena. We have chosen to incorporate the individual, famil…