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Search our collection of print books, eBooks, CDs and DVDs, games, and teaching tools on health topics.
Search our collection of print books, eBooks, CDs and DVDs, games, and teaching tools on health topics.
Activities to enccourage speech development for children aged birth to 2, 2 to 4 years and 4 to 6 years.
A pamphlet for women staying in the Antepartum Unit at BC Women's, with 8 points about how best to take an active role in your care.
This pamphlet looks at what a Central Venous Line (CVL) is, how it works, and why your child might need one. It also explains how doctors put a CVL in.
This guide for families summarizes the results of an international consensus on the medical care of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). This effort was supported by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in collaboration with patient advocacy groups and the TREAT-NMD network. The m…
This pamphlet provides information about ectopic pregnancy, including what it is, how do you know if you have an ectopic pregnancy, what tests you need, and what the treatment options are.
This resource provides information about violence and BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre, Girls Speak Out program, its curriculum and some recommended websites about this topic. It's aimed to support women with experiences of violence.
This book is of use to grandparents as well as the professionals and legal service providers that support them. It is based on interviews with nearly 200 grandparents across the; province of British Columbia who have had to deal with the issues and challenges of raising their grandchildren. It prov…
This pamphlet provides information on breast or bottle feeding a newborn baby with a cleft lip and/or palate.
Mirror Read transforms reading, and learning, for everyone: Teachers, Parents, Students, Reading Professionals, Researchers, and everyone from around in the world who is looking to play in reverse - in any language
From the authors:; "Many parents ask us, What can I read about cerebral palsy? This booklet was written to answer that very question. We hope this booklet will help explain what cerebral palsy (CP) is and what supports Holland Bloorview can offer."; Note: Pages 1-15 contain general information that…
This pamphlet provides information about a Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
This resource from BC Children?s Hospital can support families to explore their perspectives together and incorporate ways to foster the appropriate inclusion of children in healthcare decisions.; The Partnership Guide was developed to improve the guidance, support and participation of children ag…
A pamphlet for women staying at BC Women's, with 8 points about how best to take an active role in your care.
Gives information to parents and guardians on how to best work together with your child's health care team to keep your child safe during their stay at Children's & Women's Mental Health.
We have created this booklet to highlight a number of key topics for women with SCI (spinal cord injury) and their families to consider during the perinatal period, defined as the time before conceiving (pre-conception), pregnancy, labour, delivery and postpartum (the first few days and weeks after…
A printing program, developed by the Sunny Hill Health Research Centre Therapy Department, to support primary grade children learn the correct way to form each letter so that printing becomes easier and more automatic. This can also help to make printing neater and quicker. This printing program is…
This YouTube playlist includes 10 informational videos on sex education for people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.