UNBC - Book Project

This is a book about the people who provide health care across the landscapes of northern British Columbia, a geography often described as unhealthy, as chronically under serviced, and as overlooked in an era of medical specialization and urban focus. Responding to this deficit perspective, this book instead celebrates caring people and the stories that comprise their lives. It is a book, comprised of photographs and narratives, that draws linkages between the land and the character of people choosing to live in and serve northern, rural, and remote communities. While many people lament the lack of physicians or health care providers, it will make the case that a very special collection of people are providing innovative and deeply caring services to people from the interior of the province through to the Yukon border and along the Pacific northwest coast. The book will discuss personal biographies of health care providers in northern British Columbia with images depicting them at work and play in the landscapes they love. The publication is expected to be completed in Spring 2011 and is a collaboration between NMP faculty member Dr Sarah de Leeuw and photographer Tim Swanky.

Louise Creyke Social Worker Louise's Story
Dr Inban Reddy Physician Dr Reddy's Story
Drs Patrick Turner and Nadine Caron Physician & Surgeon Dr Turner & Caron's Story
Darlene McIntosh Optician & Healing Touch Darlene's Story
Dr Tammy Attia Physician Dr Attia's Story