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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results69 Connexions Library21 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 10 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 5 Sources Library 2 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryAlternative Press Center Organization Annotated links to alternative points of view available on the Internet. AlterNet Website Online news magazine and community featuring original journalism as well as material from many other independent media sources. AlterNet's aim is to inspire action and advocacy on the environment, hum... The AT Reader: Theory and Practice in Appropriate Technology Carr, Marilyn Book 1985 An introduction to appropriate technology, both as an explanation of the concerpt and extensive examples and applications. Blueprint for a Green Economy Pearce, David; Markandya, Anil; Barbier, Edward B. Book 1989 A set of practical proposals for financing a sustainable environment. Canadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 1, Number 6 - March 1977 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1977 Canadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 2, Number 3 - September 1977 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1977 Canadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 3, Number 1 - February 1978 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1978 Canadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 3, Number 2 - April 1978 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1978 Canadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 3, Number 3 - June 1978 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1978 Canadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 3, Number 4 - August 1978 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1978 Connexions: Volume 4, Number 5 - October 1979 - Nuclear Energy\Energie Nucleaire Serial Publication (Periodical) 1979 Connexions: Volume 5, Number 1 - January 1980 - Literacy/Alphabetisation Serial Publication (Periodical) 1980 Connexions: Volume 5, Number 5 - January 1981 - Militarism/Militarisme Serial Publication (Periodical) 1981 Connexions: Volume 6, Number 1 - February 1981 - Lesbians/Gay Men/Lesbiennes/Hommes Gais Serial Publication (Periodical) 1981 Connexions: Volume 6, Number 2 - April 1981 - Urban Core/Milieu Urbain Serial Publication (Periodical) 1981 Connexions: Volume 6, Number 3 - September 1981 - Atlantic Development/Le Developpement Atlantique Serial Publication (Periodical) 1981 Connexions: Volume 6, Number 4 - November 1981 - Unorganized Workers/Travailleurs Non-Organises Serial Publication (Periodical) 1981 Connexions: Volume 8, Number 3-4 - Winter 1983/84 - Native Issues - A Digest of Resources and Groups for Social Serial Publication (Periodical) 1984 Connexions: Volume 9, Number 1 - Spring 1984 - Energy - A Digest of Resources and Groups for Social Change Serial Publication (Periodical) 1984 Connexions: Volume 9, Number 2 - Summer 1984 - Rights and Liberties - A Digest of Resources & Groups for Social Serial Publication (Periodical) 1984 Connexions: Volume 10, Number 1 - Spring 1986 - The Arts and Social Change Serial Publication (Periodical) 1986 Connexions: Volume 11, Number 1 - Spring 1987 - A Digest of Resources and Groups for Social Change Serial Publication (Periodical) 1987 Connexions: Volume 11, Number 2 - Winter 1988 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1988 Connexions Annual 1989: A Social Change Sourcebook: Information and ideas about social and environmental alternatives Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Book 1989 The Connexions Annual is simultaneously a reference book and an introduction to the world of social and environmental alternatives. Connexions Annual 1994: A Sourcebook of Social and Environmental Alternatives Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1994 Simultaneously a reference book and an introduction to the world of social and environmental alternatives. The bulk of the Annual is devoted to listings of grassroots groups. It also contains a series... Connexions Digest: Volume 12, Number 1 - Fall 1988 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1988 Connexions Digest: Volume 12, Number 2 - Issue 48 - Winter 1988-89 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1989 Connexions Digest: Issue 50 - December 1989 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1989 Connexions Digest: Issue 51 - May 1990 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1990 Connexions Digest: Issue 52 - August 1990 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1990 Connexions Digest: Issue 53 - January 1991- A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1991 Connexions Digest: Issue 54 - February 1992- A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1992 Connexions Library: Health Focus  Website Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on health. Critical Paths: Organizing on health Issues in the community Keck, Jennifer; Dauphinais, Denriette; Lewko, John Book 1989 A Decade of Gulf War Illness: Against The Current vol. 91 Ensign, Tod Article 2001 The demon is back: Ten years after the U.S. air war began over Kuwait and Iraq on January 17, 1991, tens of thousands of sick Gulf War vets await treatment and/or compensation for chronic health probl... Deformities, sickness and livestock deaths: the real cost of GM animal feed?: Deformities, Sickness and Livestock Death Wasley, Andrew Article 2013 Feeding animals a diet containing genetically modified (GM) ingredients or more specifically feed made from GM soya and sprayed with the controversial herbicide glyphosate is responsible for deformiti... Doubt is their Product: How Industry's Assault on Science Threatens Your Health Michaels, David (ed.) Book 2008 Reveals how the tobacco industry's duplicitious tactics spawned a multimillion-dollar industry that is dismantling public health safeguards. Offers concrete, workable suggestions for how it can be res... Fed Up Soechtig, Stephanie Film 2014 An examination of America's obesity epidemic and the food industry's role in aggravating it. The Great Power-Line Coverup: How the Utilities and the Government are Trying to Hide the Cancer Hazrd Posed by Electromagnetic Fields Brodeur, Paul Book 1994 The Growth Illusion: How economic growth has enriched the few, impoverished the many and endangered the planet Douthwaite, Richard Book 1992 Douthwaite argues that strategies used by governments to raise national income often increase poverty and unemployment. Moreover, in the USA, Britiain, Germany and Australia, each increase in national... Health and environmental victories for South African activists Bond, Patrick Article 2009 In South Africa, major advances in health and the environment during the 2000s were only won by social activists by removing the profit motive. HealthSources.ca Website 2017 A web portal featuring information and resources about health, with articles, documents, books, websites, and experts and spokespersons. The home page features a selection of recent and important arti... Home Sweet Home?: The Impact of Poor Housing on Health Marsh, A; Gordon; Pantazis, C; Heslop, P Book The authors set out to research three topics: the link between overcrowding and respiratory and infectious diseases; how and if housing deprivation impacts on overall health and finally the link betw... Mirage of Health: Utopias, Progress, and Biological Change Dubos, Rene Book 1959 Dubos attempts to show that while it may be comforting to imagine a life free of stresses and strains in a carefree world, this will remain an idle dream. Humans cannot hope to find another Paradise o... Moral Threats and Dangerous Desires: AIDS in the News Media Lupton, Deborah Book 1994 "The mass media have played a key role in constructing public understandings of the epidemic. In the majority of instances, HIV-related disease has been presented as a condition affecting social and/o... Our Stolen Future: Are We Threatening Our Fertility, Intelligence, and Survival? A Scientific Detective Story Colborn, Theo;Dumanoski, Dianne;Myers, John Peterson Book 1996 The authors reveal in this work that chemicals in the environment have affected human reproductive patterns in a way that may threaten the survival of the species. Out of Africa: A Migrant's Story: New Internationalist June 2005 - #379 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2005 An issue on the story of a nurse's return back to Kenya and the reason why she has worked so far away from home. Also, a discussion on a widespread crisis in international healthcare and the human co... Poverty and Policy in Canada: Implications for Health and Qualityof Life Raphael, Dennis Book 2007 Raphael writes with authority on the problem of inequality and poverty in Canada. Income variability has increased while social assistance and minimum wages have not kept people up. Snake Oil Science: The Truth about Complementary and Alternative Medicine Bausell, R. Barker Book 2009 Illustrates how the placebo effect conspires to make medical therapies appear to be effective - not just to consumers, but to therapists and poorly trained scientists as well. Explores this phenomeno... Sugar The sugar trap: New Internationalist December 2003 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2003 A look into sugar as a consumer product and its corporate globalization. Discusses trade and business of sugar, its history with slavery as well as its effects on the body. Transforming Ourselves Transforming the World: An Open Conspiracy for Social Change Murphy, Brian K. Book 1999 Addresses society's pessimism about social change and provides a theoretical means and practice to overcome this fatalism. Working Class Experience: Rethinking the History of Canadian Labour, 1800-1991 Palmer, Bryan D. Book 1983 From nineteenth-century tavern life to late twentieth-century cinema, from rough canallers and the first stirrings of craft unionism to contemporary public-sector strikes, this books provides a sweepi... World Health Organization Organization The WHO is the United Nations' specialized agency for health, established inl 1948. WHO's objective is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. Health is defined in WHO's... Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesArusha Cross-Cultural Centre Stimulate reflection and action by Canadians to promote equitable development of peoples at home and abroad, and communication and understanding among people of different cultures. Canadian Society for International Health To facilitate education and research in international health through the mobilization of Canadian resources. Center for Global Development An independent, not-for-profit think tank that works to reduce global poverty and inequality by encouraging policy change in the U.S. and other rich countries through rigorous research and active enga... Childbirth by Choice Trust To educate the public on the issues of birth control, abortion and family planning. Citizens for Public Justice CPJ is a national organization promoting justice in Canadian public affairs, responding politically to God's call for love toward our neighbour and responsibility for our environment. We use research,... Common Ground Magazine Independent magazine about health, the environment, personal growth and creativity. Connexions Information Sharing Services Connexions provides information and services for advocacy groups, voluntary and non-profit organizations, and individuals, who are working for social and economic justice, environmental responsibility... Dying With Dignity To improve the quality of dying for all Canadians in accordance with their own wishes, values and beliefs. EarthSave Canada EARTHSAVE CANADA is a Vancouver-based registered charity. We advocate the move towards a more whole food, plant-based diet for environmental sustainability, better health, and compassion toward animal... Entr'@ide Entr'@ide vous propose des ressources humanitaires du monde francophone: un annuaire de plus de 220 associations et des liens en rapport. Son objectif est d'aider … la communication entre les acteurs ... Federation of Canadian Naturists Established in 1985, this national non-profit organization promotes naturism/nudism in Canada and informs/represents the interests of Canadian naturist/nudist individuals, families, clubs, resorts and... Health Action Network Society (HANS) A membership-based consumer health organization; information resource centre on alternative health since 1982. Information collected and disseminated is in the realm of self-care, alternative medicine... KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives KAIROS brings together churches and religious organziations to respond to issues of common concern, advocate for social change and join faith with action for social transformation. Non-Smokers' Rights Association To eliminate the discomfort, disease and risk of premature death caused by environmental tobacco smoke. As a preventive approach, the NSRA is committed to eliminating the tobacco epidemic through the ... Ontario Public Health Association To enhance the health of all the people of Ontario and to eliminate all preventable health problems. Ontario Public Interest Research Group - Guelph OPIRG is committed to providing students and community members with a socially meaningful outlet for their skills and a hands-on lesson in participatory democracy. Ontario Public Interest Research Group - Ottawa A student-based organization dedicated to research, education, and action for social change. Ram's Horn A watchdog report on food issues and the agribusiness industry. Union Art Service The Union Art Service is a co-operative of Canadian political cartoonists. The trade union and progressive publications across Canada that subscribe to the U. A. S. are sent a monthly package of carto... Union of Ontario Indians We serve the Anishinabek Nation as a political advocate and secretariat organization serving 43 First Nation communities. From the north shore of Lake Superior, around Lake Nipigon, Lake Huron, throug... Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryMany European Pesticide Approvals Are 'unlawful' Says EU Ombudsman Latham, Jonathan 2016 Many current pesticides in the European Union appear to have been approved illegally the Ombudsman of the EU has said. This judgment was reached on Feb 22nd by the EU Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, follow... Medicine Wars Will Alternative and Mainstream Medicine Ever Be Friends Seidman, Barry F. 2001 In the wake of dozens of new and complementary medicines flooding both the marketplace and some hospitals, which path will medicine take? Social determinants of health Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Social determinants of health are the economic and social conditions under which people live which determine their health. Sources Select Health Experts Health experts available to take media calls about their area of expertise. From the Connexions ArchivesHealth and Medicine - Are They Synonymous? Periodical profile published 1978 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1978 HealthWatcher.net Consumer Health Watchdog Website Web site which seek to expose quackeryand bogus practices in health care, including cancer quackery and diet scams. |
