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West Coast Medical Historical Society oral history collection Health education--British Columbia
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Lorraine Krakow interview

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Women's Health Collective RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1976-03-03 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Birth of the Women's Health Collective in 1971; concept; reason for; women involved in the birth, and their studying and gathering of information to prepare them for their lay clinic; present services; training of clinic staff; in 1972, moved to A Women's Place; December 1 of that year, first Canadian women's self-help clinic; spawning of the new health groups; collective formed in 1973 between three different women's health groups; projects formed; publications; 1973, society formed; funding; opposition; salary of seven full-time staff; research grants; doctors' involvement; their part in changing the attitudes towards health care; referrals; teaching medical students; patients; atmosphere; lack of knowledge among women; services other than medical; formation of a doctors directory; patients' involvement; health education groups. TRACK 2: Helping other clinics; diaphragm-fitting clinics; hopes for future funding; structure; needed services; direction; summation.

Dennis Cocke interview

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Health care in British Columbia RECORDED: New Westminster (B.C.), 1976-03-27 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Introduction; personal background; beginning in politics; duties of Minister of Health; departments in the Department of Health; definition of health; state of health care in BC in 1972; Hall Commission; Castinguay Report; Alcohol and Drug Commission (1973); LeDain Commission. TRACK 2: Foulkes Report; public health education; community health centres; manpower distribution; financing; British medical system; problems; federal/provincial relationship; problem with hospital service; abortion; state of health care in BC in 1975; future of health care in BC.