Children Politics & Medicare: Experiences in a Canadian Province

Calgary: Univ of Calgary Press, 1993. Soft cover. Very Good. Bright, unmarked pages, firmly bound. Cover shows slight wear only. Contents: pt. I. population-based health care in Canada: Personal and population medicine -- The Canadian health care system: the role of the federal government --The provincial health care system in British Columbia -- The division of vital statistics -- The British Columbia health surveillance registry -- pt. II. Population-based institutional services: Acute and long stay hospital services -- The provincial biochemical disease program -- Services for children with cancer -- Children with chronic physical illness -- British Columbia ambulance services -- British Columbia Drug and Poison Information Centre -- British Columbia maternal and neonatal program -- pt. III. Population-based community services: Dental health program -- Mental health services for children/youth -- Services for children with cerebral palsy -- Speech and hearing services -- Alcohol and drug programs -- Medical genetic services -- Services to the handicapped -- Developmental screening of infants and preschool children -- pt. IV. Population-based services for children and youth: The evolution and scope of population-based medicine in British Columbia -- Health care services for children and youth.