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Healthy public policy : trade-offs and priorities, role of the physician, role of the individual citizen

Item is a videocassette of a panel discussion with Dr. D. Gass, Dr. J. Kazimirski, Dr. J. Savage, Ms. S. Marshall, and Ms. G. Haliburton. The discussion was part of the lecture series "Current Topics in Health Promotion/Disease Prevention: A Life Cycle Approach." The video was requested by K. MacPherson from the Department of Community Health and Epidemiology.

Carleton Stanley's address at the luncheon meeting of the Community Chest

Item consists of an annotated typescript copy of Carleton Stanley's address at the Community Chest luncheon meeting, held at the Lord Nelson Hotel, Halifax, on October 30, 1933, discussing the problems faced by charitable organizations since 1929 -- "[though] I am not advising any of you to take a pair of thumbscrews along with you on your canvass [for charitable contributions]" -- and the growth of the Halifax Public Health Clinic.

Recent legislation in reference to the public health and sanitoria / A.P. Reid : [facsimile]

Item consists of a facsimile of an article submitted by A.P. Reid to the November 1900 issue of Maritime Medical News (Vol. XII, No. 11; the "Original Communications" section), titled "Recent Legislation in Reference to the Public Health and Sanatoria". The article was also read before a meeting of the Medical Society of Nova Scotia, held in Amherst on July 6th, 1900.

Social impact on the usage of health care services

Item is a videocassette of a guest lecture by Janis Kief, a social worker with seniors in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. He discusses the inverse relationship between the availability of therapy and those who most need it getting service. The video was created for use in the Dalhousie Medical School curriculum. The video was requested by Dr. Ruderman from the Department of Community Health and Epidemiology.