Why Use Books?
Books are a great resource to use when searching for general information on a topic. They are useful for understanding a topic in its context and provide summaries of existing research as well as offer a historical perspective.
Books are best located using the Search feature in our Library Catalogue.
E-Books
Health for the Whole Person: The Complete Guide to Holistic Medicine by Publication Date: 2019This book presents attitudes, information, and tools for a holistic approach to medicine, health, and mental health. In our discussions among ourselves and with the contributing authors we defined three aspects of a holistic approach. First, such an approach involves expanding our focus to include the many personal, familial, social, and environmental factors that promote health, prevent illness, and encourage healing. Second, a holistic approach views the patient as an individual person, not as a symptom-bearing organism. This attitude emphasizes the self-responsibility of the person for his or her health and the importance of mobilizing the person's own health capacities, rather than treating illness only from the outside. Third, the holistic approach tries to make wise use of the many diagnostic, treatment, and health modalities that are available in addition to the standard materia medica- including alternative medical and healing systems as well as psychological techniques and physical modalities. Some of these methods of treatment and health practices are already accepted, others are accepted but not applied in practice, and still others need further research to explore the range of their uses.
Borrowing from Other Libraries
If McMaster Library does not own a book that interests you, you can request it through RACER, our interlibrary loan system.
Relevant Call Numbers
The Health Science Library on campus also has books organized according to the National Library of Medicine. When looking for books in Health, Aging and Society it is a good idea to start with Class W- Medicine and Related Subjects.
Subclasses that may be of interest to you include:
W 84-85.5 General medicine. Health Services
WA 1-106 Public Health General Works
WA 525-590 Health Administration and Organization
Social Capital and Health by Call Number: WA 30 .S673 2008
Social Determinant of Health: Canadian PerspectivesCall Number: WA 30 .S6757 2009
Global Public Goods for Health by Call Number: WA 530.1 .G5624 2003
Our books are arranged according to the Library of Congress Classification system. When looking for books in Health, Aging and Society it is a good idea to start with Class R- Medicine.
Subclasses that may be of interest to you include:
RA 1-1270 Public Aspects of Medicine
particularly,
RA 1-418.5 Medicine and the State. Medicine and Society.
Global Health Governance by Call Number: RA 441 .G558 2009
Health Care in Canada by Call Number: RA 395 .C3 F53 2011
The Sociology of Health, Illness, and Health Care by Call Number: RA 418.3 .U6 W46 2017
Resources
- Realigning Health Canada to Better Serve Canadians byCall Number: CA1.. HW....- 2000R23
- Audit of Health Canada byCall Number: CA1.. CS.105- 2009H42
Community Health and Well-Being by Call Number: RA 395 .G6C643 2007
Health and Canadian Society by Call Number: W 84 DC2 .H434 1998
Health Care - A Community Concern? by Call Number: W 84 DC2 .H4347 1997
Multicultural Approaches to Health and Wellness in America by Call Number: RA 776.9 .M85 2014 V.1-2
Library Catalogue
