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Bristol University Press Aging People Aging Places
Book SynopsisBringing together academic research, practitioner reflections and personal narratives from older adults across Canada, this text provides a rare spotlight on the local implications of aging in Canadian cities and communities. They provide a wide-ranging and comprehensive discussion of how to build supportive communities for Canadians of all ages.Table of ContentsIntroduction ~ Maxwell Hartt and Samantha Biglieri Part One: Urban Aging in Urban Canada ~ Samantha Biglieri, Maxwell Hartt and Natalie S. Channer “An Accessible Route is Always the Longest” ~ Atiya Mahmood and Delphine Labbé Urban Community Vignette ~ Lillian Wells Walking in the City: Seniors’ Experiences in Canada and France ~ Marie-Soleil Cloutier and Florence Huguenin-Richard Urban Practitioner Vignette ~ Marianne Wilkat and Barry Pendergast, with Natalie S. Channer Part Two: Suburban Aging in Suburban Canada ~ Maxwell Hartt, Natalie S. Channer and Samantha Biglieri An Age-Friendly City? LGBTQ and Frail Older Adults ~ Lindsay Herman, Ryan Walker and Mark Rosenberg Suburban Community Vignette ~ Candace Skrapek and Elliot PausJenssen New Mobilities and Aging in the Suburbs ~ Jennifer Dean and Edward Donato Suburban Practitioner Vignette ~ Chris Kawalec with Madison Empey-Salisbury Part Three: Rural Aging in Rural Canada ~ Natalie S. Channer, Samantha Biglieri, and Maxwell Hartt A Profile of the Rural and Remote Older Population ~ Mark W. Rosenberg Rural Community Vignette ~ Della Webster and Sylvia Humphries Supports and Limitations of Aging-in-a-Rural-Place for Women Age 85 and Older ~ Olive Bryanton, Lori E. Weeks and William Montelpare Rural Practitioner Vignette ~ John Whalley Part Four: Indegeinous Aging in Indigenous Canada ~ Sarah Nelson Pursuing Pathways to Care: Dementia and Aging in Indigenous Communities ~ Carrie Bourassa, Mackenzie Jardine, Danette Starblanket, Sebastian Lefebvre, Marlin Legare, Dana Hickey, Jessica Dieter, Betty McKenna, Gail Boehme and Nicole Akan Indigenous Community Vignette ~ Larry McDermott Métis Older Adults and the Negotiation of Nativeness ~ John Lewis Indigenous Practitioner Vignette ~ Connie Paul Conclusion ~ Mark W. Rosenberg
£76.00
Elsevier Science Safe Water in Healthcare
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Overview of water / drainage systems and what you need to know 2. Overview of a hospital water system and how to identify microbial risks 3. Legislation, regulatory and statutory aspect of providing safe water 4. Overview of waterborne (including drain) microorganisms and infections 5. Monitoring water systems 6. Clinical surveillance of waterborne patient infections 7. The role of the water safety group 8. Control waterborn pathogens in hot and cold-water systems 9. Management of water systems in a crisis/pandemic 10. State of the art in water microbiology in healthcare – current research findings 11. Innovation and new technology 12. Glossary
£86.36
Cinnamon Press Perori
Book SynopsisWhen Bard and linguist, Easten wins the right to bear Perori at an Eisteddfod, he little suspects how exceptional this lute really is. Perori' means music in Welsh, but her music does more than soothe and entertain. When Easten's liege lord, Caradoc, comes under attack from an aggressive neighbour, Easten sets off to plead for assistance from Caradoc's relative, High King Cormac of Tara. On his journey from Cymru to Ireland, Easten discovers more of Perori's healing powers and soon the instrument reveals that she can also help him understand even more languages, a skill that helps with his first task of negotiating safe passage from the small Viking colony in the place that will become Liverpool, still part of the Danegeld. There he also meets a young novitiate monk from Birkenhead Priory, who becomes Easten's travel companion. When the ship is attacked by pirates and a violent storm, Perori helps to save lives on both occasions, and continues to rescue the party as they march acro
£999.99
