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Access to Primary Care and Preventative Health Services of Migrants
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat42918
Aldo Rosano, editor.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2018.
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This salient volume surveys the state of access to primary care and preventive health services by migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers across Europe. Experts in public health and allied fields identify obstacles to healthcare interventions for migrants, including costs, legal status, health-related behaviors and beliefs, and cultural and language barriers. The book includes the latest data concerning access to specific preventive services (e.g., vaccinations, colorectal screenings), specific …
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- Rosano, Aldo
- Responsibility
- Aldo Rosano, editor
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (x, 115 p.) : 3 illus., 1 illus. in color
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs in public health
- ISBN
- 9783319736303
- 9783319736297 (print ed.)
- 9783319736310 (print ed.)
- ISSN
- 2192-3698
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Emigrants and Immigrants
- Health Policy
- Health Services Accessibility
- Preventive Health Services
- Refugees
- Transients and Migrants
- Other Subjects
- Europe
- Specialty
- Minority Health
- Abstract
- This salient volume surveys the state of access to primary care and preventive health services by migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers across Europe. Experts in public health and allied fields identify obstacles to healthcare interventions for migrants, including costs, legal status, health-related behaviors and beliefs, and cultural and language barriers. The book includes the latest data concerning access to specific preventive services (e.g., vaccinations, colorectal screenings), specific issues of women and sexual minorities, and the potential for health promotion in prevention. Best practices for improving access are outlined as a basis for public health and policy directives toward reducing health disparities between migrant and native populations. Among the topics covered: Access to medical examination for prevention among migrants Access and barriers to infant vaccinations, female cancer screening and colorectal screening among migrant populations; Provision and policy gap between the primary and preventive care required by and the care provided to LGBTQ+ migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers; Health related lifestyles and intermediate health conditions of migrants; Quality of primary healthcare and preventive health services provided to migrants; Adaptations of primary health care for migrants; Access to primary health care and policies on migration and health at a time of economic crisis. Dedicated to bridging research and policy gaps in this vital area, Primary Care Access and Preventive Health Services of Migrants is intended for an international audience of academics, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners in public health and related disciplines.
- Contents
- 1. Foreword -- 2. Rights to primary care access and health prevention of non-nationals and migrants in the European Union Countries -- 3. Access and barriers to childhood immunization among migrant populations -- 4. Access to medical examination for primary prevention among migrants -- 5. Avoidable hospitalization among migrants and ethnic minorities in western countries -- 6. Female migrants' attitudes and access to cervical and breast cancer screening in Europe -- 7. Access to colorectal screening -- 8. Health-related lifestyles among migrants -- 9. Adaptation of primary health care for migrants: recommendations and best practices -- 10. Health policies, patterns, and barriers to migrants' access to primary health care -- 11. Access to primary care and preventive health services of LGBTQ+ migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers -- 12. Concluding remarks.
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- e-Book
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- Online
Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44707
Amelie G. Ramirez, Edward J. Trapido, editors.
--Cham:
SpringerOpen
, c2020.
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- Online
This open access book gives an overview of the sessions, panel discussions, and outcomes of the Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos conference, held in February 2018 in San Antonio, Texas, USA, and hosted by the Mays Cancer Center and the Institute for Health Promotion Research at UT Health San Antonio. Latinos – the largest, youngest, and fastest-growing minority group in the United States – are expected to face a 142% rise in cancer cases in coming years. Although there has been substa…
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- Ramirez, Amelie G.
- Trapido, Edward J.
- Responsibility
- Amelie G. Ramirez, Edward J. Trapido, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- SpringerOpen
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvii, 329 p.) : 18 illus., 13 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030292867
- 9783030292850 (Print ed.)
- 9783030292874 (Print ed.)
- 9783030292881 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Health Policy
- Health Promotion
- Health Status Disparities
- Hispanic Americans
- Minority Health
- Neoplasms - ethnology
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Health promotion
- Oncology
- Social structure
- Social inequality
- Cancer research
- Other Subjects
- United States
- Specialty
- Population Health
- Abstract
- This open access book gives an overview of the sessions, panel discussions, and outcomes of the Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos conference, held in February 2018 in San Antonio, Texas, USA, and hosted by the Mays Cancer Center and the Institute for Health Promotion Research at UT Health San Antonio. Latinos – the largest, youngest, and fastest-growing minority group in the United States – are expected to face a 142% rise in cancer cases in coming years. Although there has been substantial advancement in cancer prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment over the past few decades, addressing Latino cancer health disparities has not nearly kept pace with progress. The diverse and dynamic group of speakers and panelists brought together at the Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos conference provided in-depth insights as well as progress and actionable goals for Latino-focused basic science research, clinical best practices, community interventions, and what can be done by way of prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer in Latinos. These insights have been translated into the chapters included in this compendium. The chapters summarize the presentations and include current knowledge in the specific topic areas, identified gaps, and top priority areas for future cancer research in Latinos. Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos proves to be an indispensable resource offering key insights into actionable targets for basic science research, suggestions for clinical best practices and community interventions, and novel strategies and advocacy opportunities to reduce health disparities in Latino communities. It will find an engaged audience among researchers, academics, physicians and other healthcare professionals, patient advocates, students, and others with an interest in the broad field of Latino cancer.
- Contents
- Part I. Introduction -- 1. Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos -- Part II. Genetics, Environment, Lifestyle, and Cancer -- 2. Disaggregated Hispanic Groups and Cancer: Importance, Methodology and Current Knowledge -- 3. Colorectal Cancer Disparities in Latinos: Genes vs. Environment -- Part III. Cancer Risk, Prevention, and Screening -- 4. Breast Cancer Risk and Mortality in Women of Latin American Origin -- 5. Prostate Cancer in U.S. Latinos: What Have We Learned and Where Should We Focus Our Attention -- 6. Differential Cancer Risk in Latinos: The Role of Diet -- Part IV. The Biology of Cancer Health Disparities -- 7. Biomarkers of Gastric Pre-Malignant Lesions -- 8. Molecular Subtypes and Driver Mutations in Latinos with Gastric Cancer: Implications for Etiological and Translational Research -- 9. The Biology of Breast Cancer Disparities in Hispanics: Current Knowledge, Gaps and Research Opportunities -- 10. Molecular Profiles of Breast Cancer in Hispanic/Latina -- Part V. Advances in Cancer Therapy and Clinical Trials -- 11. Biomarkers and Precision Medicine in Oncology Practice and Clinical Trials -- 12. Overcoming Barriers for Latinos on Cancer Clinical Trials -- Part VI. Cancer in the Era of Precision Medicine -- 13. Breast Cancer Precision Medicine in Hispanics/Latinas: Focus on Luminal B Tumors -- 14. Is Precision Medicine Widening Cancer Care Disparities in Latino Populations? The Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Experience -- Part VII. Cancer Outcomes and Survivorship in Latinos -- 15. A Vision for Improving Quality of Life Among Spanish-Speaking Latina Breast Cancer Survivors -- 16. Research Democracy in a Randomized Controlled Trial: Engaging Multiple Stakeholders in Patient-Centered Outcomes Research -- Part VIII. Engaging Latinos in Cancer Research -- 17. Es Tiempo: Engaging Latinas in Cervical Cancer Research -- 18. Reaching Latinos Through Social Media and SMS for Smoking Cessation -- 19. The Need for a Holistic Approach to Prevent Reproductive Cancers among US Latinas: The Potential Impact of Normalizing Sexuality and Improving Communication -- 20. Critical Steps for Engaging Hispanics in Cancer Research: Building Capacity to Enhance Participation in Biospecimen Donation with Hispanic Communities -- Part IX Charting the Future of Cancer Health Disparities Research in Latinos -- 21. Emerging Policies in US Health Care -- 22. A Way Forward: The Future of Cancer Health Disparities Research in Latinos.
- Access
- Open access
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Affirmative Mental Health Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth : A Clinical Guide
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat42979
Aron Janssen, Scott Leibowitz, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2018.
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This unique resource offers an in-depth, comprehensive look at different types of mental health needs of transgender and gender diverse youth, how these intersect with gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation, and provides practical information on how to ethically, responsibly, and sensitively care for these patients. Affirmative Mental Health Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth: A Clinical Guide begins with three introductory chapters which contain practical informa…
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- Other Authors
- Janssen, Aron
- Leibowitz, Scott
- Responsibility
- Aron Janssen, Scott Leibowitz, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xviii, 214 p.) : 4 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319783079
- 9783319783062 (print ed.)
- 9783319783086 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Adolescent Health Services
- Gender Dysphoria
- Gender Dysphoria - complications
- Health Services for Transgender Persons
- Mental Health Services
- Sexual and Gender Minorities
- Abstract
- This unique resource offers an in-depth, comprehensive look at different types of mental health needs of transgender and gender diverse youth, how these intersect with gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation, and provides practical information on how to ethically, responsibly, and sensitively care for these patients. Affirmative Mental Health Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth: A Clinical Guide begins with three introductory chapters which contain practical information regarding assessment, psychological interventions, and the potential medical and surgical interventions that are indicated for youth with gender identity concerns. The remaining chapters are illustrated by multiple cases build around overarching chapter themes. Each case chapter opens with broad questions applicable to clinical practices, while the cases themselves focus on a particular co-occuring mental health condition. The case chapters are structured with intersectionality in mind, including elements of ethnic, racial, and cultural diversity, and the patients range over the full developmental spectrum, from pre-pubertal children to older adolescents. cases range in complexity as well, to provide readers with the tools they need to evaluate patients, and to assist in the decision of which presenting factors to prioritize in treatment at which time. Ending each chapter are clinical take-home messages, closing with additional practical knowledge that can be applied to other cases providers may see in their own practices. Written by expert clinicians in the field, Affirmative Mental Health Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth: A Clinical Guide is an ideal resource not only for child and adolescent psychiatrists, but for clinicians across all mental health disciplines working with gender non-conforming youth, and who are interested in providing informed, affirmative, and intersectional care.
- Contents
- 1. Affirming and Gender-Informed Assessment of Gender Diverse and/or Transgender Youth Across Development -- 2. Social Gender Transition and the Psychological Interventions -- 3. Transgender Adolescents and the Gender Affirming Interventions: Pubertal Suppression, Hormones, Surgery, and Other Pharmacological Interventions -- 4. Gender Dysphoria and Family Dynamics, and Culture: A Case Composite -- 5. The Gender Nonbinary Adolescent -- 6. "I'm Here to Get Taller and Because I Want to be a Boy": A Case of Down-Turner Mosaicism in a Prepubescent Gender-Nonconforming Child -- 7. Pre-pubertal Children with Gender Dysphoria: A Case to Illustrate the Management of Co-Occurring Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Disruptive Behavior Disorders -- 8. Gender Dysphoria and Autism Spectrum Disorders -- 9. Anxiety and Gender Dysphoria -- 10. Childhood Gender Nonconformity and Trauma Recovery in a Transgender Latina: A Retrospective Case Example -- 11. Depression and Gender Dysphoria -- 12. Gender Dysphoria and Psychotic Spectrum Disorders -- 13. Gender Dysphoria and Multiple Co-Occurring Psychiatric Issues: Compare and Contrast.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
An introduction to indigenous health and healthcare in Canada : bridging health and healing
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat46226
Vasiliki Douglas.
(2nd ed.)
--New York, NY:
Springer Publishing Company
, c2022.
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This book is intended primarily to provide nursing students with an accessible guide to the health of Canadian First Nations, Me´tis and Inuit-the Indigenous peoples of Canada. It provides an explanation of how their values and worldview may differ from those of their colleagues but can still be accommodated within the profession.
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- Author
- Douglas, Vasiliki
- Responsibility
- Vasiliki Douglas
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Alternate Title
- Introduction to indigenous health and healthcare in Canada
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer Publishing Company
- Date of Publication
- c2022
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource
- ISBN
- 9780826164124
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Indigenous Peoples
- Minority Health
- Health services, indigenous
- Transcultural Nursing - methods
- Culturally Competent Care
- Canada
- Other Subjects
- Canada
- Specialty
- Minority Health
- Social Medicine
- Abstract
- This book is intended primarily to provide nursing students with an accessible guide to the health of Canadian First Nations, Me´tis and Inuit-the Indigenous peoples of Canada. It provides an explanation of how their values and worldview may differ from those of their colleagues but can still be accommodated within the profession.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Asian immigrants in North America with HIV/AIDS : stigma, vulnerabilities and human rights
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat34053
AKM Ahsan Ullah, Ahmed Shafiqul Huque.
--Singapore:
Springer
, c2014.
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This book explores a number of issues related to the stigma arising from HIV/AIDS infection, perceived or actual discrimination from the community and society, and the extent of vulnerabilities for infected Asian refugees and immigrants. It assesses the health care and treatment regimen for HIV/AIDS accessed by immigrants and refugee claimants in North America, including treatments offered by the health-care system and ethnic communities, and their perceptions and biases relating to HIV/AIDS is…
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- Author
- Ullah, A. K. M. Ahsan
- Other Authors
- Huque, Ahmed Shafiqul
- Responsibility
- AKM Ahsan Ullah, Ahmed Shafiqul Huque
- Place of Publication
- Singapore
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2014
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xix, 198 pages)
- ISBN
- 9789812871190 (electronic bk.)
- 9789812871183
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Asian Continental Ancestry Group
- Emigrants and Immigrants
- HIV Infections
- Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
- Minority Health
- Social Stigma
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Other Subjects
- Canada
- Abstract
- This book explores a number of issues related to the stigma arising from HIV/AIDS infection, perceived or actual discrimination from the community and society, and the extent of vulnerabilities for infected Asian refugees and immigrants. It assesses the health care and treatment regimen for HIV/AIDS accessed by immigrants and refugee claimants in North America, including treatments offered by the health-care system and ethnic communities, and their perceptions and biases relating to HIV/AIDS issues. On another level, the book identifies the ways in which HIV-sufferer immigrants and refugees/refugee claimants from Asia are vulnerable to discrimination due to 1) lack of information about HIV/AIDS incidence in the community; 2) inability of the health system to respond appropriately; and 3) the community's need for introspection on their own health issues. This book reveals the dynamics that influence choice, behavior, and lifestyle of HIV sufferer immigrants, adds to the existing knowledge about refugees and migrants, and proposes a unified theory of discrimination and stigmatization within the context of human rights. In addition, the book presents a number of policy recommendations based on empirical findings with a view to helping reshape polices regarding refugee HIV sufferers and their social ramifications. This book will be of interest to researchers and students in any field from social sciences, health and psychology, as well as practitioners in the field of development and public policy.
- Contents
- 1. Refugees, Immigrants and HIV/AIDS -- 2. Understanding and Exploring HIV/AIDS and Discrimination -- 3. Poverty, Migrants and HIV/AIDS in Canada -- 4. Discrimination, Xenophobia and Stigmatization -- 5. Vulnerability and Resilience in Living with HIV/AIDS -- 6. Managing the Crisis and Policy Directions.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Atlas of Black Skin
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44820
Ali Moiin, editor.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2020.
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As both experience and evidence-based findings indicate, specific dermatological conditions can prove harder to diagnose in patients with darker skin tones. Lack of knowledge or experience can compromise effective treatment and management, leading to lasting consequences for the patient. This atlas strives to supplement a lack of real world experience by providing more than 800 hundred high quality photographs and illustrations help guide physicians in treating the nuances of darker skinned pat…
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- Other Authors
- Moiin, Ali
- Responsibility
- Ali Moiin, editor
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiii, 236 p.) : 838 illus., 831 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030314859
- 9783030314842 (Print ed.)
- 9783030314866 (Print ed.)
- 9783030314873 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- African Continental Ancestry Group
- Pigmentation Disorders - pathology
- Skin Diseases - pathology
- Specialty
- Dermatology
- Minority Health
- Abstract
- As both experience and evidence-based findings indicate, specific dermatological conditions can prove harder to diagnose in patients with darker skin tones. Lack of knowledge or experience can compromise effective treatment and management, leading to lasting consequences for the patient. This atlas strives to supplement a lack of real world experience by providing more than 800 hundred high quality photographs and illustrations help guide physicians in treating the nuances of darker skinned patient populations. Dr. Moiin's own professional experience in treating patients of color on a daily basis and the sheer volume with which he is acquainted with these diseases on darker skin, enable him to provide broader insight and include a myriad of photos to better illustrate diagnoses and treatment plans. Photos range from common to rare diseases to aid in delineating nuances in diseases. Since dermatology is a highly visual field, the focus is more on the images, while the text is comprehensive but concise and often bulleted to allow for practical use. Written for residents and practicing dermatologists and all other medical professionals, Atlas of Black Skin is an essential tool for practitioners looking to broaden the scope of their care.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction: The Differences of Black Skin -- 2. Common Conditions in Skin of Color -- 3. Cutaneous Infections in Black Skin -- 4. Immunological Diseases -- 5. Keloids -- 6. Disorders of Hyperpigmentation -- 7. Disorders of Hypopigmentation -- 8. Diseases of the Scalp -- 9. Alopecia -- 10. Cancers Arising in Black Skin.
- Format
- e-Book
- Publication Type
- Atlas
- Location
- Online
Atlas of Dermatological Conditions in Populations of African Ancestry
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat46953
Claudia M.Y.A. Donkor, Jeannette Aryee-Boi, Itohan Roseline Osazuwa, Francis Kwame Afflu, Andrew F. Alexis.
Springer
, 2021.
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- Online
- Available Online
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- Responsibility
- Claudia M.Y.A. Donkor, Jeannette Aryee-Boi, Itohan Roseline Osazuwa, Francis Kwame Afflu, Andrew F. Alexis
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2021
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvii, 264 pages) : illustrations
- ISBN
- 9783030726171
- Specialty
- Dermatology
- Minority Health
- Format
- e-Book
- Publication Type
- Atlas
- Location
- Online
Autistic Community and the Neurodiversity Movement : Stories from the Frontline
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44710
Steven K. Kapp, editor.
--Singapore:
Palgrave Macmillan
, c2020.
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- Open access
- Location
- Online
This open access book marks the first historical overview of the autism rights branch of the neurodiversity movement, describing the activities and rationales of key leaders in their own words since it organized into a unique community in 1992. Sandwiched by editorial chapters that include critical analysis, the book contains 19 chapters by 21 authors about the forming of the autistic community and neurodiversity movement, progress in their influence on the broader autism community and field, a…
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- Other Authors
- Kapp, Steven K.
- Responsibility
- Steven K. Kapp, editor
- Place of Publication
- Singapore
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xix, 330 p.) : 7 illus., 6 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9789811384370
- 9789811384363 (Print ed.)
- 9789811384387 (Print ed.)
- 9789811384394 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Cultural Diversity
- Human Rights
- Mental Health - ethics
- Minority Health
- Psychology, Social - ethics
- Subjects (LCSH)
- People with disabilities
- Child psychiatry
- Social work
- Medical ethics
- Abstract
- This open access book marks the first historical overview of the autism rights branch of the neurodiversity movement, describing the activities and rationales of key leaders in their own words since it organized into a unique community in 1992. Sandwiched by editorial chapters that include critical analysis, the book contains 19 chapters by 21 authors about the forming of the autistic community and neurodiversity movement, progress in their influence on the broader autism community and field, and their possible threshold of the advocacy establishment. The actions covered are legendary in the autistic community, including manifestos such as “Don’t Mourn for Us”, mailing lists, websites or webpages, conferences, issue campaigns, academic project and journal, a book, and advisory roles. These actions have shifted the landscape toward viewing autism in social terms of human rights and identity to accept, rather than as a medical collection of deficits and symptoms to cure.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- Part I: Gaining Community -- 2. Historicizing Jim Sinclair’s “Don’t Mourn for Us”: A Cultural and Intellectual History of Neurodiversity’s Origins -- 3. From Exclusion to Acceptance: Independent Living on the Autistic Spectrum -- 4. Autistic People Against Neuroleptic Abuse -- 5. Autistics.org and Finding our Voices as an Activist Movement -- 6. Losing -- Part II: Getting Heard -- 7. Neurodiversity.com: A Decade of Advocacy -- 8. Autscape -- 9. The Autistic Genocide Clock -- 10. Shifting the System: AASPIRE and the Loom of Science and Activism -- 11. Out of Searching Comes New Vibrance -- 12. Two Winding Parent Paths to Neurodiversity Advocacy -- 13. Lobbying Autism’s Diagnostic Revision in the DSM-5 -- 14. Torture in the Name of Treatment: The Mission to Stop the Shocks in the Age of Deinstitutionalization -- 15. Autonomy, the Critical Journal of Interdisciplinary Autism Studies -- 16. My Time with Autism Speaks -- 17. Covering the Politics of Neurodiversity: And Myself -- 18. “A Dream Deferred” No Longer: Backstory of the First Autism and Race Anthology -- Part III: Entering the Establishment? -- 19. Changing Paradigms: The Emergence of the Autism/Neurodiversity Manifesto -- 20. From Protest to Taskforce -- 21. Critiques of the Neurodiversity Movement -- 22. Conclusion.
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- Open access
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Cardiovascular Disease in Racial and Ethnic Minorities
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat29594
edited by Keith C. Ferdinand, Annemarie Armani.
--Totowa, NJ:
Humana Press
, c2010.
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- Location
- Online
- Available Online
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- Author
- Ferdinand, Keith C
- Other Authors
- Armani, Annemarie
- Responsibility
- edited by Keith C. Ferdinand, Annemarie Armani
- Place of Publication
- Totowa, NJ
- Publisher
- Humana Press
- Date of Publication
- c2010
- Series Title
- Contemporary cardiology (Totowa, N.J. : Unnumbered)
- ISBN
- 9781597454100
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Cardiovascular Diseases - genetics
- Minority Groups
- Ethnic Groups
- Healthcare Disparities
- Minority Health
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Cardiovascular Disease in Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat47124
Keith C. Ferdinand, Herman A. Taylor, Jr., Carlos J. Rodriguez.
(Second edition)
Humana
, 2021.
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- Location
- Online
- Available Online
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- Responsibility
- Keith C. Ferdinand, Herman A. Taylor, Jr., Carlos J. Rodriguez
- Edition
- Second edition
- Publisher
- Humana
- Date of Publication
- 2021
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiii, 237 pages) : illustrations
- Series Title
- Contemporary cardiology
- ISBN
- 9783030810344
- Specialty
- Cardiology
- Minority Health
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Child, Adolescent and Family Refugee Mental Health : A Global Perspective
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45594
Suzan J. Song, Peter Ventevogel, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2020.
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- Online
This book aims to provide an overview of the latest theoretical insights from research on sociocultural aspects of mental health and connect these with clinical insights from practical mental health care provision. Using strengths-based, resiliency-oriented and family-centered approaches can enrich clinical practice in refugee mental health, but clinicians need to translate the emerging evidence into concrete steps and interventions. This requires additional skills for the assessment and manage…
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- Other Authors
- Song, Suzan J.
- Ventevogel, Peter
- Responsibility
- Suzan J. Song, Peter Ventevogel, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xviii, 275 p.) : 7 illus., 6 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030452780
- 9783030452773 (Print ed.)
- 9783030452797 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Adolescent
- Child
- Mental Disorders
- Mental Health Services
- Minority Health
- Refugees - psychology
- Specialty
- Mental Health Services
- Minority Health
- Abstract
- This book aims to provide an overview of the latest theoretical insights from research on sociocultural aspects of mental health and connect these with clinical insights from practical mental health care provision. Using strengths-based, resiliency-oriented and family-centered approaches can enrich clinical practice in refugee mental health, but clinicians need to translate the emerging evidence into concrete steps and interventions. This requires additional skills for the assessment and management of mental health conditions in refugee children and families. The chapters in this book are written by a diverse group of authors using global, multi-disciplinary approaches. The chapters provide examples from various contexts including refugees who are displaced to neighboring countries, refugees ‘on the move’, and refugees and asylum seekers in resettlement settings. This book is therefore a unique resource for clinicians, researchers and policy makers working on mental health issues of refugee children and adolescents around the world.
- Contents
- Part I. Theoretical Approaches to Comprehensive Understanding of Child, Adolescent, and Family Refugee Mental Health -- 1. Bridging the Humanitarian, Academic, and Clinical Fields Toward the Mental Health of Child and Adolescent Refugees -- 2. Children and Adolescents in Conflict and Displacement -- 3. Unpacking Context and Culture in Mental Health Pathways of Child and Adolescent Refugees -- 4. Supporting Mental Health in Young Refugees: A Resilience Perspective -- Part II. Mental Health Assessment of Refugee Children -- 5. Principles of the Mental Health Assessment of Refugee Children and Adolescents -- 6. Conducting the Mental Health Assessment for Child and Adolescent Refugees -- 7. UNICEF Community-Based Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Operational Guidelines -- Part III. Mental Health Symptom Clusters in Refugee Children and Adolescents -- 8. Grief and Loss in Displaced and Refugee Families -- 9. Intervening to Address the Impact of Stress and Trauma on Refugee Children and Adolescents Resettled in High-Income Countries -- 10. Depression and Anxiety in Refugee Children -- 11. Substance Use Among Refugee and Conflict-Affected Children and Adolescents -- 12. Children and Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities in Humanitarian Settings -- 13. Severe Mental Disorders and Neuropsychiatric Conditions in Refugee Children and Adolescents -- Part IV. Transforming Theory into Intervention Programs -- 14. What My Grandmother Would Have Taught Me: Enhancing Resilient Behavior in Unaccompanied Young Males in Denmark – A Pilot Project -- 15. A Family-Centered Approach to Working with Refugee Children and Adolescents -- 16. Engaging Refugee Families in a Family-Strengthening Intervention to Promote Child Mental Health and Family Functioning.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Child Refugee and Migrant Health
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat47022
Christian Harkensee, Karen Olness, B. Emily Esmaili.
Springer
, 2021.
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- Location
- Online
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Responsibility
- Christian Harkensee, Karen Olness, B. Emily Esmaili
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2021
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvii, 471 pages) : illustrations
- ISBN
- 9783030749064
- Specialty
- Minority Health
- Pediatrics
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Clinical Care for Homeless, Runaway and Refugee Youth : Intervention Approaches, Education and Research Directions
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45252
Curren Warf, Grant Charles, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2020.
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- Location
- Online
Adolescent homelessness is a growing problem that results in a variety of health challenges. This text is a practical resource designed to promote effective interdisciplinary health and social care interventions targeting adolescents who are homeless or at risk for homelessness. It is based on extensive interdisciplinary experience, reviews of pertinent research and insights and contributions of leading professionals who are directly involved in the care of these young people. Divided into four…
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- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Warf, Curren
- Charles, Grant
- Responsibility
- Curren Warf, Grant Charles, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxi, 443 p.) : 44 illus., 42 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030406752
- 9783030406745 (Print ed.)
- 9783030406769 (Print ed.)
- 9783030406776 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Adolescent Health Services
- Homeless Youth
- Specialty
- Adolescent Health
- Health Services Administration
- Minority Health
- Social Medicine
- Social Work
- Abstract
- Adolescent homelessness is a growing problem that results in a variety of health challenges. This text is a practical resource designed to promote effective interdisciplinary health and social care interventions targeting adolescents who are homeless or at risk for homelessness. It is based on extensive interdisciplinary experience, reviews of pertinent research and insights and contributions of leading professionals who are directly involved in the care of these young people. Divided into four main sections, Section 1: (Chapters 1-7) section one is a review of the structure and professional involvement of program models targeting youth experiencing or at risk for homelessness to encourage broader understanding and utilization of principles and practices underlying effective programs and identify replicable components. Section 2: (Chapters 8-16) Section two is clinically focused with recommendations for working with adolescents and youth experiencing homelessness and interventions for common and significant medical and mental health conditions, and substance use disorders. Section 3: (Chapter 17) Reviews international agreements regarding stabilization and care of refugee youth and families, description of experiences of refugee children and youth in developed countries, and an outline of conditions from which refugee youth and families have left. Section 4: (Chapters 18 and 19) Engagement of homeless youth in research and future research directions to address needs of youth experiencing homelessness. Written by experts from a variety of disciplines, Clinical Care for Homeless, Runaway and Refugee Youth is a first of its kind text for physicians, social workers, public health workers and any other individual that works directly with these vulnerable populations.
- Contents
- 1. The Prevalence of Youth Homelessness in the United States -- 2. Youth Homelessness in Canada: An Overview -- 3. Interviewing Homeless Adolescents in the Context of Clinical Care: Creating Connections, Building on Strengths, Fostering Resilience, and Improving Outcomes -- 4. Homeless Adolescents: Identification, Outreach, Engagement, Housing, and Stabilization -- 5. Youth in Care: A Very High-Risk Population for Homelessness -- 6. Refugee and Migrant Youth in Canada and the United States: Special Challenges and Healthcare Issues -- 7. Social Pediatrics: A Model to Confront Family Poverty, Adversity, and Housing Instability and Foster Healthy Child and Adolescent Development and Resilience -- 8. Substance Use Among Young People Experiencing Homelessness: A Brief Motivational Enhancement Approach -- 9. Building an Effective System of Care for Adolescents Following Opiate Overdose: Stabilization Care, Residential Secure Care, Family and Community Engagement, and Ethical Concerns -- 10. Providing Clinical Care to Youth Experiencing Homelessness -- 11. Contraception -- 12. Sexually Transmitted Infections and Sexual Healthcare of Homeless and Street-Involved Youth -- 13. Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome -- 14. Medical Care of Youth After Acute Sexual Assault -- 15. Suicide Risk and Intervention Among Homeless and Precariously Housed Youth -- 16. Common Dermatology Problems Among Youth Experiencing Homelessness -- 17. Challenges Faced by International Migrants and Refugees to the Health, Development, and Well-Being of Adolescents and Youth -- 18. Meaningfully Engaging Homeless Youth in Research -- 19. Conclusion: Next Steps for Investigation and Research.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Clinical Management of the Homeless Patient
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat46875
Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, Maria D. Llorente.
Springer
, 2021.
- Available Online
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- Location
- Online
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Responsibility
- Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, Maria D. Llorente
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2021
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xi, 353 pages) : illustrations
- ISBN
- 9783030701352
- Specialty
- Minority Health
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Comprehensive care of the transgender patient
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat43783
Cecile Ferrando.
--Philadelphia, PA:
Elsevier
, c2020.
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- Location
- Online
From a renowned specialist at the Cleveland Clinic and medical and surgical experts in this growing field comes an up-to-date, multidisciplinary resource on transgender health care and surgery. Comprehensive Care of the Transgender Patient, by Dr. Cecile Ferrando, covers all aspects of transgender health care, beginning with epidemiology and history and progressing to an in-depth review of the complex transition for patients, including mental health services, endocrine and hormone therapy treat…
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- Author
- Ferrando, Cecile
- Responsibility
- Cecile Ferrando
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource, 176 p.
- ISBN
- 9780323496421
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Sex Reassignment Procedures - methods
- Sex Reassignment Surgery - methods
- Transgender Persons
- Specialty
- Minority Health
- Sexual Health
- Abstract
- From a renowned specialist at the Cleveland Clinic and medical and surgical experts in this growing field comes an up-to-date, multidisciplinary resource on transgender health care and surgery. Comprehensive Care of the Transgender Patient, by Dr. Cecile Ferrando, covers all aspects of transgender health care, beginning with epidemiology and history and progressing to an in-depth review of the complex transition for patients, including mental health services, endocrine and hormone therapy treatment, and surgical options.
- Access
- Registration required for PDF access.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
COVID-19 in New York City : An Ecology of Race and Class Oppression
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat46414
Deborah Wallace, Rodrick Wallace.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2021.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Access
- NEW Springer 2021
- Location
- Online
This book is the first social epidemiological study of COVID-19 spread in New York City (NYC), the primary epicenter of the United States. New York City spread COVID-19 throughout the United States. The context of epicenter formation determined the rapid, extreme rise of NYC case and mortality rates. Decades of public policies destructive of poor neighborhoods of color heavily determined the spread within the City. Premature mortality rates revealed the "weathering" of policy-targeted communiti…
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- Author
- Wallace, Deborah
- Other Authors
- Wallace, Rodrick
- Responsibility
- Deborah Wallace, Rodrick Wallace
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2021
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xi, 77 p.) : 29 illus., 3 illus. in color
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs in public health
- ISBN
- 9783030596248
- 9783030596231 (Print ed.)
- 9783030596255 (Print ed.)
- ISSN
- 2192-3698
- Subjects (MeSH)
- COVID-19 - epidemiology
- Healthcare Disparities
- Health Policy
- Health Status Disparities - ethnology
- Minority Health
- Sociology, Medical
- Other Subjects
- New York City
- Abstract
- This book is the first social epidemiological study of COVID-19 spread in New York City (NYC), the primary epicenter of the United States. New York City spread COVID-19 throughout the United States. The context of epicenter formation determined the rapid, extreme rise of NYC case and mortality rates. Decades of public policies destructive of poor neighborhoods of color heavily determined the spread within the City. Premature mortality rates revealed the "weathering" of policy-targeted communities: accelerated aging due to chronic stress. COVID attacks the elderly more severely than those under the age of 60. Communities with high proportions of prematurely aged residents proved fertile ground for COVID illness and mortality. The very public policies that created swaths of white wealth across much of Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn destroyed the human diversity needed to ride out crises. An exemplary study in health disparities, COVID-19 in New York City: An Ecology of Race and Class Oppression is essential reading for social epidemiologists, public health researchers of health disparities, those in public service tasked with addressing these problems, and infectious disease scientists who focus on spread in human populations of new zoonotic diseases. The brief also should appeal to students in these fields, civil rights scholars, science writers, medical anthropologists and sociologists, medical and public health historians, public health economists, and public policy scientists.
- Contents
- 1. Premature Death Rate Geography in New York City: Implications for COVID-19 -- 2. NYC COVID Markers at the ZIP Code Level -- 3. Prospero’s New Castles: COVID Infection and Premature Mortality in the NY Metro Region -- 4. Pandemic Firefighting vs. Pandemic Fire Prevention -- 5. Conclusion: Scales of Time in Disasters.
- Access
- NEW Springer 2021
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Cultural competency skills for health professionals : a workbook for caring across cultures
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat26363
Earle Waugh, Olga Szafran, Jean A. C. Triscott, Roger Parent ; with Susan Chaudoir, Sarah Hanafi.
--[Edmonton, AB]:
Brush Education
, c2014.
- Call Number
- W 21 C968 2014
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Halifax Infirmary
- Call Number
- W 21 C968 2014
- Other Authors
- Waugh, Earle
- Szafran, Olga
- Triscott, Jean A. C.
- Parent, Roger
- Responsibility
- Earle Waugh, Olga Szafran, Jean A. C. Triscott, Roger Parent ; with Susan Chaudoir, Sarah Hanafi
- Place of Publication
- [Edmonton, AB]
- Publisher
- Brush Education
- Date of Publication
- c2014
- Physical Description
- 169 pages + 1 DVD
- ISBN
- 9781550596205
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Cultural Competency
- Culturally Competent Care
- Minority Health
- Notes
- "Includes 11 video case studies"--Cover.
- "Centre for Health & Culture, Department of Family Medicine".
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Halifax Infirmary
- Copies
- 2
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Determinants of Minority Mental Health and Wellness
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat29629
edited by Sana Loue, Martha Sajatovic.
--New York, NY:
Springer Science+Business Media
, c2009.
- Available Online
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- Location
- Online
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Author
- Loue, Sana
- Other Authors
- Sajatovic, Martha
- Responsibility
- edited by Sana Loue, Martha Sajatovic
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media
- Date of Publication
- c2009
- ISBN
- 9780387756592
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Mental Health - ethnology
- Minority Health
- Minority Groups - psychology
- Psychosocial Support Systems
- Social Medicine
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Other Subjects
- United States
- Contents
- 1. Health and Wellness -- 2. City Living and Mental Health in History -- 3. Mental Health, Mental Health Courts, and Minorities -- 4. Migration and Mental Health -- 5. Media, Minorities, and the Stigma of Mental Illness -- 6. Minority Mental Health and Wellness: A Perspective from Health Care Systems -- 7. Social Support, Mental Health, Minorities, and Acculturative Stress -- 8. Religion and Mental Health Among Minorities and Immigrants in the U.S -- 9. Cultural Considerations Regarding Perspectives on Mental Illness and Healing -- 10. Gender and Minority Mental Health: The Case of Body Image -- 11. Family Determinants of Minority Mental Health and Wellness -- 12. Family-Focused Psychoeducational Programs for Minorities with Serious Mental Illness -- 13. Socioeconomic Status: Risks and Resilience -- 14. Psychiatric Genetics: An Update -- 15. Substance Abuse in Minority Populations -- 16. Neurocognitive Testing of Minorities in Mental Health Settings -- 17. Stress and Resilience -- 18. Methodological Challenges in Research on the Determinants of Minority Mental Health and Wellness.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Determinants of minority mental health and wellness
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat24452
Loue, Sana.
--New York, NY:
Springer Science+Business Media
, 2009.
- Call Number
- WM 30 L886d 2009
- Location
- Nova Scotia Hospital
- Call Number
- WM 30 L886d 2009
- Author
- Loue, Sana
- Other Authors
- Sajatovic, Martha
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media
- Date of Publication
- 2009
- Physical Description
- 396 p.
- ISBN
- 9780387756585
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Mental health
- Minority Health
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Nova Scotia Hospital
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Devices for mobility and manipulation for people with reduced abilities
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat33135
by Teodiano Freire Bastos-Filho, Dinesh Kumar, Sridhar Poosapadi Arjunan.
--Boca Raton, FL:
Taylor and Francis
, c2014.
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- Location
- Online
Exploring the details of mobility and manipulative technologies, this volume provides insight into current research trends and discusses technologies that are under development. Each chapter covers one specific technology, starting with a general introduction, followed by technical details and an assessment from the user viewpoint including the user benefits, user suitability, cost, reliability, and required infrastructure. Each chapter also provides illustrations or photographs of the devices…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Kumar, Dinesh
- Poosapadi Arjunan, Sridhar
- Responsibility
- by Teodiano Freire Bastos-Filho, Dinesh Kumar, Sridhar Poosapadi Arjunan
- Place of Publication
- Boca Raton, FL
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis
- Date of Publication
- c2014
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvii, 206 p.)
- Series Title
- Rehabilitation science in practice series
- ISBN
- 9781466586475 (electronic bk.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Artificial Limbs
- Walkers
- Wheelchairs
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Self-help devices for people with disabilities
- Electric wheelchairs - Automatic control
- People with disabilities - Orientation and mobility
- Rehabilitation technology
- Self-Help Devices
- Disabled Persons
- Abstract
- Exploring the details of mobility and manipulative technologies, this volume provides insight into current research trends and discusses technologies that are under development. Each chapter covers one specific technology, starting with a general introduction, followed by technical details and an assessment from the user viewpoint including the user benefits, user suitability, cost, reliability, and required infrastructure. Each chapter also provides illustrations or photographs of the devices, making it accessible to lay and clinical audiences. The book also identifies shortcomings, current research related to the technology, and possible development opportunities"--Provided by publisher.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
