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Health Indicators – Statistics Canada

Health Indicators – Statistics Canada. Kevin Manuel, MA, MLIS DLI National Training Day Montreal, QC, May 14, 2007. Who is this guy?. MA Sociology, MLIS from Western 2006 Data and Government Information Librarian Brock University, St Catharines, Ontario. Health Indicators - introduction.

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Health Indicators – Statistics Canada

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  1. Health Indicators – Statistics Canada Kevin Manuel, MA, MLIS DLI National Training Day Montreal, QC, May 14, 2007

  2. Who is this guy? • MA Sociology, MLIS from Western 2006 • Data and Government Information Librarian • Brock University, St Catharines, Ontario

  3. Health Indicators - introduction • Series of releases • Chronological Index • Information for Libraries

  4. Highlights • Highlights: What's new in this issue • New data tables • Updated/revised indicators

  5. Data Tables and Maps Health indicator framework: • Health status • Non-medical determinants of health • Health system performance • Community and health system characteristics

  6. Health region profiles • CANSIM tables for selected health region summary reports • based on a series of indicators from the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) and Census

  7. About Health Indicators • relevant to established health goals • based on standard (comparable) definitions and methods • broadly available - disseminated electronically across Canada at the regional, provincial and national level.

  8. About health regions Defined by the provincial Ministries of Health Health region peer groups • basic demographics • living conditions • working conditions

  9. Definitions and data sources Statistics Canada obtains its health indicators data from various sources. Definitions categorized into: • Health status • Non-medical determinants of health • Health system performance • Community and health system characteristics

  10. Data quality, concepts & methodology 1. Regional health indicators 2. Health status indicators based on vital statistics 3. Indicators based on Cancer Incidence 4. Indicators based on Statistics Canada surveys 5. Indicators based on crime data 6. Indicators based on labour force data 7. Indicators based on Census data 8. Health System Indicators

  11. Here’s to your health! • Useful definitions • Information on indicators and regions • Multiple formats to retrieve data

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