PEI Association for Newcomers to Canada

A tri-partied perspective of competent health care

An Atlantic Immigrant Outlook

In: Health and Wellness > Health Care
Author: Our Diverse Cities Spring 2008: Swarna Weerasinghe
Language(s): English/French
Format: Magazine, 115-120; Library code: J3-20, Available copies: 2
Published: Spring 2008 Number 5
Tags: Health, Health Care, Culture, Immigrant, Canada

Cultural competence should be envisioned beyond the performances in the health care service sector

An Intersectional Approach to Queer Health Policy & Practice

Two-Spirit People in Canada

In: Diversity, Human Rights and Racism > Racism and Discrimination
Author: Canadian Diversity Winter 2004: Brotman & Ryan
Language(s): English
Format: Magazine, 59-63; Library code: J3-12, Available copies: 1
Published: Winter 2004 Volume 3:1
Tags: Discrimination, Oppression, Health Care, Gay Rights, Community

Exploring intersectional oppression and discrimination in health care policy as it relates to the queer community

Barriers & startegies for recruitment & rentention/immigrant

In: Business, Employment and Finance > Job Search
Author: Our Diverse Cities Summer 2006: Abu-Ayyash & Brochu
Language(s): English
Format: Magazine, 27-30; Library code: J3-17, Available copies: 2
Published: Summer 2006 Number 2
Tags: Immigrants, Canada, Employment, Health Care, Ontario

Immigrants moving elsewhere to find employment in their own professions: health care

Becoming a High Performance Organization

Toward culturally competent and inclusive care

In: Health and Wellness > Multicultural
Author: The Guardian
Language(s): English
Format: Article, 1; Library code: Z5-80, Available copies: 1
Published: December 3, 2009
Tags: Health Care, Nova Scotia, Canada, Diversity

The IWK is working on key projects, including the development of a diversity and inclusion strategy: creating an environment where diversity is respected, embraced and valued

Better Medicine

Reforming Canadian Health Care

In: Education > Math and Science
Author: Gratzer, David Dr.
Language(s): English
Format: Book, 326; Library code: IE-40, Available copies: 1
Published: 2002
Tags: Education, Medical, Health Care, Canada, IEHP

Blue Cross and Blue Shield System

A Collaborative Commitment to Diversity

In: Health and Wellness > Multicultural
Author: Diversity Inc October 2008
Language(s): English
Format: Magazine, 79-90; Library code: J3-4, Available copies: 1
Published: October 2008
Tags: Diversity, Multiculturalism, Health Care, Work

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association values and promotes diversity in their workplace

Closing the Healthcare Disparities Gap

In: Health and Wellness > Multicultural
Author: Diversity Inc Sept/Oct 2009
Language(s): English
Format: Magazine, 49-58; Library code: J3-2, Available copies: 1
Published: September/October 2009
Tags: Health Care, Diversity, Multiculturalism, Inequality

Getting minorities interested in the Health Care professions

Cross-Cultural Caring

A Handbook for Health Professionals in Western Canada

In: Health and Wellness > Multicultural
Author: Waxler-Morrison, Nancy; Anderson, Joan; Richardson, Elizabeth
Language(s): English
Format: Book; Library code: L2-2, Available copies: 1
Published: 01/1990
Tags: Immigrants, Health Care, Culture

Dalhousie consults on doctor qualities

In: Health and Wellness > Health Care
Author: CBC News
Language(s): English
Format: Article, 1; Library code: Z5-126, Available copies: 1
Published: February 22, 2010
Tags: Education, Health Care, Maritimes, Medical

Dalhousie Medical School wants to know what qualities Maritime patients would like to see in future doctors

Evaluating of Community Practice

In: Health and Wellness > Health Care
Author: McGuigan, Christina
Language(s): English
Format: Booklet, 4; Library code: I4-12, Available copies: 1
Published: 2004
Tags: Health Care, PEI, Education

First Steps an Orientation Pack for Newcomers

All About Health

In: Health and Wellness > Awareness
Author: Catholic Immigration Centre
Language(s): English
Format: Leaflet; Library code: D4-60, Available copies: 1
Published: Not specified
Tags: Resource, Health Care, Family

From Multiculturalism to the Intersections of Diversity

What can we learn from health care?

In: Health and Wellness > Health Care
Author: Canadian Diversity Winter 2004: Elizabeth Stanger
Language(s): English
Format: Magazine, 21-22; Library code: J3-12, Available copies: 1
Published: Winter 2004 Volume 3:1
Tags: Health Care, Women, Children, Diversity, Canada, British Columbia, Multiculturalism, Equity

This article discusses the experiences of Children's and Women's Health Centre of British Columbia in developing programs and services to ensure health service equity to the diverse populations it serves

Frustrated immigrant doctors leaving PEI

In: Immigration > Prince Edward Island
Author: CBC News
Language(s): English
Format: Article, 2; Library code: Z5-153, Available copies: 1
Published: March 4, 2010
Tags: Immigration, Health Care, Employment, PEI

Foreign-trained doctors and other health care workers are leaving PEI due to their inability to get work

Gracious goodwill ambassadors

4 PEI teens volunteer for a Mikinduri Children of Hope

In: Health and Wellness > Children and Youth
Author: The Guardian
Language(s): English
Format: Article, 3; Library code: Z5-175, Available copies: 1
Published: March 20, 2010
Tags: Health Care, Africa, Children, Youth, Volunteer, PEI

Four Island youth volunteer their services in Kenya as part of the Mikinduri Children of Hope Foundation which focuses on health care

Health Access and Equity: A Local Perspective

In: Health and Wellness > Multicultural
Author: Our Diverse Cities Spring 2004: Wendy Kwong
Language(s): English
Format: Magazine, 107-108; Library code: J3-16, Available copies: 2
Published: Spring 2004 Number 1
Tags: Health, Health Care, Equity, Policies, Immigrants, Refugee, Canada

Integrating research results into the development of policies and programs in relation to public health practices

Interpretive Description

In: Health and Wellness > Other
Author: Thorne, Sally
Language(s): English
Format: Book; Library code: L2-14, Available copies: 1
Published: 07/2008
Tags: Health Care

Killed By Care: Making Medicine Safe

Nature of Things

In: Education > Math and Science
Author: CBC Learning
Language(s): English
Format: DVD, 47:00; Library code: IE-V5, Available copies: 1
Published: 2004
Tags: Education, Medical, Health Care

Medicine

Muslim women in Quebec must show faces for health services

In: Religion and Multiculturalism > Canada
Author: The Canadian Press
Language(s): English
Format: Article, 1; Library code: Z5-171, Available copies: 1
Published: March 17, 2010
Tags: Canada, Health Care, Government, Religion, Muslim, Quebec, Women

Women wearing religious face-coverings aren't entitled to special treatment when receiving certain government services

New Course

English and Communication for the Healthcare Professional

In: Health and Wellness > Health Care
Author: The Guardian
Language(s): English
Format: Article, 1; Library code: Z5-87, Available copies: 1
Published: December 19, 2009
Tags: Health Care, Newcomers, PEI, Education, PEIANC

English and Communication classes offered to internationally educated healthcare providers

New Course

English and Communication for the Healthcare Professional

In: Health and Wellness > Health Care
Author: The Guardian
Language(s): English
Format: Article, 1; Library code: Z5-104, Available copies: 1
Published: January 2, 2010
Tags: Health Care, PEI, PEIANC, Education

A new course available on English and Communication for the Healthcare Professional

New Quebec law forces Muslim women to uncover faces

In: Government, Law and Policy > Canada
Author: The Canadian Press
Language(s): English
Format: Article, 1; Library code: Z5-182, Available copies: 1
Published: March 25, 2010
Tags: Quebec, Canada, Government, Women, Religion, Health Care, Muslim

Muslim women will be forced to uncover their faces if they want services from the Quebec government

No Refuge, Access Denied

Medical & Humanitarian Needs of Zimbabweans in South Africa

In: Health and Wellness > Multicultural
Author: Doctors Without Boders
Language(s): English
Format: Booklet, 25; Library code: D4-69, Available copies: 1
Published: 2009
Tags: Refugee, Health Care, South Africa

Obama staked it all on health care-legacy assured

In: Government, Law and Policy > Other
Author: Globe and Mail
Language(s): English
Format: Article, 2; Library code: Z5-180, Available copies: 1
Published: March 22, 2010
Tags: United States, Health Care, President, Government

President Obama and health care

One Global Clinic: Diversity, Population Mobility & Health

In: Health and Wellness > Multicultural
Author: Our Diverse Cities Spring 2004: Brian Gushulak
Language(s): English
Format: Magazine, 103-106; Library code: J3-16, Available copies: 2
Published: Spring 2004 Number 1
Tags: Medicine, Health Care, Migration, Health, Immigration, Diversity

Migration and population mobility are invalidating many of the concepts of international health and geographic medicine

Opportunities for Collaboration Immigrant Settlement on PEI

Final Report

In: Immigration > Settlement and Sponsorship
Author: Arsenault, Kevin
Language(s): English
Format: Article, 24; Library code: I4-45, Available copies: 1
Published: 2001
Tags: Economy, Education, History, Health Care, Immigrant, PEI

Preparing for Diversity: Improving Preventive Health Care

In: Health and Wellness > Health Care
Author: Our Diverse Cities Fall 2007: Pottie & Ortiz & Kuile
Language(s): English/French
Format: Magazine, 59-63; Library code: J3-19, Available copies: 2
Published: Fall 2007 Number 4
Tags: Health, Health Care, Immigrants, Diversity

Improving health care for immigrants

Research on the Health & Well-Being of Diverse Populations

Informing Municipal Policy and Practice

In: Government, Law and Policy > Canada
Author: Our Diverse Cities Spring 2004: Swarna Weerasinghe
Language(s): English
Format: Magazine, 111-114; Library code: J3-16, Available copies: 2
Published: Spring 2004 Number 1
Tags: Government, Canada, Health, Health Care, Diversity

Municipal governments play a crucial role in the area of public health

The PEI ANC is offering a FREE WORKSHOP

Orientation to the PEI and Canadian Healthcare System

In: Education > Multicultural
Author: The Guardian
Language(s): English
Format: Article, 1; Library code: Z2-189, Available copies: 1
Published: August 29, 2009
Tags: PEIANC, Education, Health Care

PEI ANC offering free workshop with emphasis on courses focusing on employment in the health care system

Tough transition for foreign health workers on PEI

In: Business, Employment and Finance > Multicultural
Author: CBC News
Language(s): English
Format: Article, 1; Library code: Z5-127, Available copies: 1
Published: February 24, 2010
Tags: PEI, PEIANC, Employment, Health Care, Newcomers,

Finding work for health workers on PEI is more difficult to find says a study conducted by the PEI Association for Newcomers

Tough transition for foreign health workers on PEI

In: Business, Employment and Finance > Multicultural
Author: CBC News
Language(s): English
Format: Article, 4; Library code: Z5-128, Available copies: 1
Published: February 24, 2010
Tags: PEI, PEIANC, Employment, Health Care, Newcomers

Getting qualifications to work on PEI in the health care field can be difficult

Valerie Fitzpatrick

Medavie Blue Cross gets health contract

In: Health and Wellness > Multicultural
Author: Not specified
Language(s): English
Format: Article, 2; Library code: Z5-106, Available copies: 1
Published: January 6, 2010
Tags: Health Care, New Brunswick, Refugees

Medavie Blue Cross of Moncton said there's a major deal to administer claims to Ottawa's health program for refugees