Health and Social Services

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Scope note(s)

  • Activities and systems for maintaining individual and community health and wellness that are provided by public, private or community agencies or individuals
  • Medical services, hospitals, and clinics
  • Social programs and services (eg. youth, seniors, mental illness, maternity, counseling, support)
  • Fire and emergency services, disaster relief
  • Protective services and emergency support (eg. community watch)--NOT police
  • Safety and community health programs and training
  • Individuals (eg. doctors, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, counselors, clinicians)
  • Health and wellness services offered by charitable groups (eg. meditation, retreats)
  • Businesses, professional and support organizations related to health and social services

Source note(s)

  • MemoryBC Subject Groups

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    Hierarchical terms

    Health and Social Services

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        Health and Social Services

          455 Archival description results for Health and Social Services

          455 results directly related Exclude narrower terms
          2009.5.3.87 · Item · [ca. 1910]
          Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

          Photograph depicts one man and three woman standing in front of shop windows of three story building with the sign "GERMAN. BAKERY. F. TIEMEYER" A window nook and small balcony extend from second floor. Road in foreground. Handwritten annotations on recto of photograph: "Main Building 30 x 32. Lean to for Bake Shop. Food cellar. Five Food Rooms upstairs. Electric lights throughout entire house. Burned badly Jan 15 - 9 45 PM 1969. Was originally moved from South."

          Men at Empress Hotel
          2009.5.3.84 · Item · [before 1914]
          Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

          Three men stand under deck of three story hotel. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph: "Empress Hotel South Fort George, B.C.", on recto: "according to Mrs [illegible] Williams this Hotel burned down New Years 1914 and the owner collected insurance & moved to Anchorage Alaska. (smell of kerosene)", "Boucher [sic]".

          2009.5.2.85 · Item · 18 April 1936
          Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

          Photograph depicts Bert Glassey in winter gear standing with snowshoes and what appears to be a dogsled. Bushes and trees in background. Typed annotation on recto of photograph: "The Tribulations and privations of a Coroner in Northern British Columbia. April 18th, 1936. Taken in the Teslin Lake country of B.C."

          2009.21 · Collection · 1932-1946

          Subject areas identified in this collection include: church and hospital buildings (including nurses quarters); group photos featuring doctors, nurses, and hospital workers; grave markers; landscapes; processing of oolichan fish; and various church-related events such as weddings and church openings.

          Thomas Crosby Mission Ships
          2008.3.1.22.2 · Item · 6 July 1979
          Part of Bridget Moran fonds

          Polaroid photograph depicting large building with the sign "TRADES SHOP". Power line and red car in foreground; hill and trees in background. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph: "The Sanatorium. Fort Qu'Appelle - July 6/79".

          Columbia Coast Mission Ship
          2007.17.4 · File · [ca.1930] , [ca. 1960]
          Part of James Joseph Claxton Photograph Collection

          This file consists of 32 photographs pertaining to the Yukon steamship Tutshi, ca. 1936 and J.J. Claxton’s time aboard the Columbia Cost Mission Ship M.S. Columbia III, ca. 1960. General subject areas identified in these photographs include: individuals and communities visited by the Columbia III; families involved in receipt of pastoral services such as marriages and baptisms; as well as medical care.

          Social Credit Cabinet
          2000.13.1.28 · Item · 1956
          Part of Ray Williston fonds

          Item is a photograph of the Cabinet taken in late February 1956 days before the resignation of Lands & Forests Minister Robert Sommers. From left: Highways Minister P.A. Gaglardi; Education Minister Ray Williston; Trade, Industry & Fisheries Minister R. Chetwynd; Health Minister Eric Martin; Agriculture Minister Ken Kiernan; Premier Bennett; Attorney-General R. Bonner; Provincial Secretary W. Black; Mr. Sommers; Labour Minister L. Wicks and Public Works Minister W. Chant.

          2011.3.3.3 · Item · [ca. 1910]
          Part of North Coast & Central BC Postcard Collection

          Printed captions below images on recto read: “Souvenir of Prince Rupert BC; Prince Rupert June 1st, 1909; Prince Rupert Sept 1st, 1913; Public School; Water Front; City Hall; Haye Cove; Margaeto Fleet; Harbour Scene; SS Prince Marquitta at Prince Georg; Sunrise Prince Rupert Harbour; General Hospital; Gold Storage Place; Prince Rupert from Summit”.

          2009.7.1.138 · Item · September 1933
          Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

          Boat floats close to shore in foreground, forest and hills on opposite shore in background. Joyce is the daughter of Bertha and W.E. Collison, and the granddaughter of Marion and Archdeacon W.H. Collison.

          Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Upper Nass River Sept. 1933. Joyce with Tom Moorhouse & the medical officer".

          2009.7.1.140 · Item · [ca. 1925?]
          Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

          Group of six men sit and stand on small boat close to shore. Rev. W.E. Collison stands on far right (son of Marion and Archdeacon W.H. Collison).

          Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Dr. Macdonald Med officer (Kincolith) / Dr. [McQuarrie?] Med officer Victoria / Steven Clayton Native boat owner / Capt. Bary - Insp. of Indian Schools / W.E. Collison Indian agent. / Inspection trip to villages of upper Nass River".

          2006.5 · Fonds · 1972 - 1996

          Collection consists of records created, received, and collected by the Prince George Women's Centre, the Prince George Women's Collective, the Prince George Women's Equal Rights Association, the Prince George Women's Resource Centre, and the Prince George Women's Connection. This collection also features some materials on the Daughters of Lilith organization.

          Prince George Women's Organizations
          Electronic Records
          2000.10.6 · Series · 1992 - 1997
          Part of David G. Fish fonds

          Series consists of 38 diskettes of the electronic records of Dr. David Fish, which have been migrated to 1 CD-ROM.

          Consultancies
          2000.10.5 · Series · 1957 - 1982
          Part of David G. Fish fonds

          Series consists of documents and reports related to David Fish's consultancy work in the Maldives and in Sri Lanka in the 1970s.

          2000.10.5.1 · Item · 1982
          Part of David G. Fish fonds

          Consists of 1 report entitled "Nutrition Research Project, Maldives." Written by Dr. David G. Fish, WHO Short-Term Consultant, for World Health Organization, South-East Asia Region.

          2000.10.3.02 · Item · Sep. 1965
          Part of David G. Fish fonds

          Consists of 1 unpublished paper entitled "Cost Studies in Canadian Medical Schools," presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Canadian Medical Colleges, Kingston, Ontario, September, 1965.

          Dentists
          2000.10.3.04 · Item · [between 1963 and 1983]
          Part of David G. Fish fonds

          Consists of 1 unpublished paper entitled "Dentists".

          Faculties and Finances
          2000.10.3.06 · Item · Dec. 1965
          Part of David G. Fish fonds

          Consists of 1 unpublished paper entitled "Faculties and Finances," presented at the Western Conference on Medical Education, Edmonton, Alberta, December 1965.

          Seneka Bibile: A Tribute
          2000.10.3.10 · Item · Feb. 1986
          Part of David G. Fish fonds

          Consists of 1 unpublished paper entitled "Seneka Bibile: A Tribute," presented by Mark Amerasinghe, Kandy, February 1986.

          2000.10.3.03 · Item · Sep. 1965
          Part of David G. Fish fonds

          Consists of 1 unpublished paper entitled "The Delivery of Health Care to Remote Populations: An Introduction," presented as an introduction to a seminar of the same name. By D.G. Fish, Ph.D., Head, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

          2000.10.3.11 · Item · 10 June 1967
          Part of David G. Fish fonds

          Consists of 1 unpublished paper entitled "The Two Scientists: A Study of the Career Orientation of Scientists in Industry and Academic Research Settings," presented by D. de Hesse and D.G. Fish, The Association of Canadian Medical Colleges, at the meetings of the Canadian Association of Sociology and Anthropology, Ottawa, 10-11 June 1967.

          David G. Fish fonds
          2000.10 · Fonds · 1963-1997

          Fonds contains 12.5 cm of textual records consisting of drafts of papers, off-prints of articles authored and co-authored by Fish, and files pertaining to his consultancy work in the Maldives and Sri Lanka. Also contains digital records and on diskettes (which have been migrated to CD), which include correspondence, memoranda, drafts, and other working files.

          Fish, David G.
          2009.7.1.060 · Item · [ca. 1873 - ca. 1920]
          Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

          Photograph depicts a large two-storey building with the sign: "CALEDONIA HOSPITAL". Fence crosses foreground, hills visible in background.

          Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Mission Hosp at Metlakatla B.C."

          Contracts and correspondence
          2000.10.1.4 · Item · 1996-1997
          Part of David G. Fish fonds

          Consists of correspondence, contract, book prospectus, and curriculum vitae of assistant relating to Dr. David Fish's chapter for Prospering Together.

          2000.10.1.3 · Item · 1997
          Part of David G. Fish fonds

          Consists of 1 later draft of chapter for Prospering Together, entitled "Chapter 7: Unlocking the Medicine Chest: the Implications of Transferring Control of Health Services to First Nations." Also includes 1 Laurier Institution brochure entitled "The Challenge of Diversity," and 1 cover letter. Cover letter, from Ann G. Roberts, Executive Assistant, Laurier Institution, asks Dr. David Fish to amend submitted chapter and then approve the final version for publication.

          2000.10.1.2 · Item · [ca. 1995]
          Part of David G. Fish fonds

          Consists of 1 edited and revised early draft of chapter for Prospering Together. Initial paper--which was subsequently heavily revised--was written by Lee G. Morrison and David Fish, and was entitled "Land Claims Settlement and the Devolution of Control of Health Services: The Health and Economic Report".

          2000.10.1 · Series · 1995-1997
          Part of David G. Fish fonds

          Series consists of different drafts of Chapter 7, "Unlocking the Medicine Chest: The Implications of Transferring Control of Health Services to First Nations," for the book, Prospering Together: The Economic Impact of Aboriginal Settlement in British Columbia, published by the Laurier Institute, as well as other related records. Includes publication "A Statistical Report on the Health of First Nations in British Columbia", Health Canada, 1995.

          2001.8.1.02 · Subseries · 1960-1998 (1975-1980 predominant)
          Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

          Subseries primarily consists of articles by other authors, some with related correspondence between Weller and the author. A large amount of the material is related to health policy specifically in Canada; however, the records also range to health policy in the United States and other countries. The subseries also includes the text of speeches by government officials, publications created by government bodies, newspaper clippings, and other material collected over the course of Weller’s research on health policy. The series contains drafts by Weller with titles which correspond to early papers and chapters of his dissertation: "The Public Interest in Professional Politics: The Case of the Canadian Medical Association,” "Chapter 4: Health Care and Medicare Policy in Ontario," "Health Policy in Ontario," and "The Executive, the Legislature and the Health Policy Process: The Case of Ontario." The first 243 files are primarily scholarly works and government documents individually filed by Weller and generally arranged alphabetically by author. The other 72 files contain notes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other material in files created by Weller in broader files by topic. The bulk of the material was gather around the dates 1975 to 1980, though some files contain items from dates in the mid-1980s and four files with dates into the 1990s suggesting the material was also involved in later research (see subseries 10).

          2001.8.1.05 · Subseries · 1974-1999 (1980-1990 predominant)
          Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

          Subseries consists of material related to a 1983 project titled "The Politics of Health in South Africa" conducted in conjunction with Pranlal Manga and Weller’s travel to South Africa to conduct research for this project. This paper was never published. Material includes notes regarding contacting and interviewing persons involved with health polity in South Africa, publications by other scholars, documents released by government bodies of African countries, and newspaper clippings. The files are generally one of two types: files of newspaper clippings on a particular topic or individually filed publications alphabetized by author. Many files have dates past Weller’s work on his project with Manga suggesting continued research on politics in South Africa into the 1990s.

          2001.8.1.06 · Subseries · [196-?]-1998, (1983-1991 predominant)
          Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

          Subseries consists of material related to Weller’s roles on the Advisory Committee for the Health Promotion and Prevention Project of the Ontario Council of Health (1983-1984), the Thunder Bay District Health Council (1983-1988), focus group of The Premier's Council on Health Strategy (1987-1988), board of the Victorian Order of Nurses (1987-1988), the study advisory group on the Study on Health and Social Service Professionals in Northern Ontario (1989-1990). The subseries also contains material involved in Weller’s academic research on healthcare in northern regions, specifically the projects titled "The Politics of Health in the Circumpolar North,” "The Delivery of Health Care to Underserviced Areas,” and "Health Care Delivery in Northern Hinterlands.” It also contains research pertaining to the Canada Health Act of 1984. Material includes documents produced for meetings of the advisory committees and Thunder Bay District Health Council, such as minutes and reports, correspondence, and other material produced by these groups as well as government bodies and scholars in the areas of health policy and circumpolar health.

          Health Policy
          2001.8.1.10 · Subseries · 1965-[1999?] (1986-1999 predominant)
          Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

          Subseries consists of material involved in Weller’s research on health policy, some of which pertains to comparing health policy in different countries. The material consists of primarily newspaper clippings and photocopied academic papers. There may be connections between the files and subseries 2, as some of the files in the earlier subseries appear to have been used again in later research.

          Research
          2001.8.1 · Series · 1960-2000
          Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

          Series consist of material gathered or created by Weller in his research for scholarly work, government contracts, and community service involvement.