Links from our Epidemiologist
Our resident epidemiologist, Kelly Cimek, spends part of her day looking at data for our LHIN. On this page, she shares with you links to some of the interesting data that she has come across. The links are posted in the order in which she finds them.
- Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Dataset Pilot Project – Phase I includes information on traumatic brain injury (TBI) and non-traumatic brain injury (non-TBI) by Local Health Integration Network.
- The POWER Study (Project for an Ontario Women's Health Evidence-Based Report) includes information on women's health. The most recent chapter explores cardiovascular disease.
- Statistics Canada, Daily, January 22, 2010 - Employment Insurance.
- Healthy people, healthy places report from Statistics Canada examines the health of the Canadian population using a indicators that focus on demography, health status, health behaviours, and the environment.
- Canadian Health Measures Survey from Statistics Canada examines fitness levels of Canadians. The survey collected information through direct physical measurements such as height, weight, body measurements, physical fitness, blood pressure, lung function and oral health.
- Long-term care public reporting site is now live. This site is in its first phase of development with 73 homes included. By the end of 2011, all homes will be reporting on a broad range of indicators.
Helping Patients Help Themselves: Are Canadians with chronic conditions getting the support they need to manage their health? This bulletin is based on the 2008 Canadian Survey of Experiences with Primary Health Care.
The Impact of Dementia on Canadian Society from the Alzheimer Society.