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Genuine Progress Index (GPI) - Nova Scotia |
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| REGION: |  NOVA SCOTIA |
| TOPIC(S): | DIABETES, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, ASTHMA, BODY WEIGHT, SELF-RATED HEALTH, EXERCISE, TOBACCO, LUNG CANCER, OVARIAN CANCER, CERVICAL CANCER, BREAST CANCER - COMING SOON, STRESS, UNPAID WORK, NON-PARENTAL CHILD CARE, LIFE EXPECTANCY, EDUCATION, LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION |
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GPI Atlantic is a non-profit research and education organization that has created a Genuine Progress Index for Nova Scotia. This comprehensive report provides Nova Scotia with its first integrated set of progress measures that assess how the province is doing socially, economically, and environmentally. This 2008 Genuine Progress Index, which updates and completes 12 years of intensive research and development, presents the most recent available evidence on all 20 components of the Nova Scotia GPI (trends in health, crime, education, wealth, income, economic security, employment, and volunteer work to greenhouse gases, air pollution, fisheries, forests, transportation, energy, waste management, agriculture, and water quality).
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Project for an Ontario Women’s Health Evidence-Based Report (POWER) Study: Ontario Women’s Health Equity Report - Burden of Illness (Chapter 3) |
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| REGION: |  ONTARIO |
| TOPIC(S): | SELF-RATED HEALTH, ARTHRITIS, ASTHMA, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD), DIABETES, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, HIV/AIDS, LUNG CANCER, OVARIAN CANCER, CERVICAL CANCER, BREAST CANCER - COMING SOON, DEPRESSION, LOW INCOME, EDUCATION, BODY WEIGHT, EXERCISE, EXERCISE, TOBACCO, INJURY HOSPITALIZATIONS, SELF-RATED HEALTH, POTENTIAL YEARS OF LIFE LOST (PYLL), HEALTH-ADJUSTED LIFE EXPECTANCY (HALE), LIFE EXPECTANCY |
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The POWER Study is a multi-year project funded by Echo: Improving Women’s Health in Ontario, an agency of the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC). POWER is examining gender differences in access to care, as well as quality and outcomes of care for the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the province. A comprehensive two-volume report and interactive website tool will serve as evidence-based tools for policy makers, providers, and consumers in their efforts to improve health and reduce inequities among the women and men of Ontario.
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Project for an Ontario Women’s Health Evidence-Based Report (POWER) Study: Ontario Women’s Health Equity Report - Burden of Illness (Chapter 3) |
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| REGION: | ONTARIO |
| TOPIC(S): | SELF-RATED HEALTH, ARTHRITIS, ASTHMA, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD), DIABETES, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, HIV/AIDS, LUNG CANCER, OVARIAN CANCER, CERVICAL CANCER, BREAST CANCER - COMING SOON, DEPRESSION, LOW INCOME, EDUCATION, BODY WEIGHT, EXERCISE, EXERCISE, TOBACCO, INJURY HOSPITALIZATIONS, SELF-RATED HEALTH, POTENTIAL YEARS OF LIFE LOST (PYLL), HEALTH-ADJUSTED LIFE EXPECTANCY (HALE), LIFE EXPECTANCY |
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The POWER Study is a multi-year project funded by Echo: Improving Women’s Health in Ontario, an agency of the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC). POWER is examining gender differences in access to care, as well as quality and outcomes of care for the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the province. A comprehensive two-volume report and interactive website tool will serve as evidence-based tools for policy makers, providers, and consumers in their efforts to improve health and reduce inequities among the women and men of Ontario.
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Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) - Self-Rated Health |
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| REGION: |  NATIONAL |
| TOPIC(S): | SELF-RATED HEALTH |
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The CCHS is a national survey, providing sub-provincial level data on health status, health determinants, and health system utilization across Canada. It is intended as a flexible survey instrument that can pose focused survey questions through the years according to emerging health issues. Data are disaggregated by sex, age, and province/territory.
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Aboriginal People's Survey - Self-Rated Health |
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| REGION: | NATIONAL |
| TOPIC(S): | SELF-RATED HEALTH |
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This survey provides data on the social and economic conditions of Aboriginal people in Canada. Its specific purpose was to identify the needs of Aboriginal people focusing on issues such as health, language, employment, income, schooling, housing, and mobility. The data is disaggregated by: sex, age, Aboriginal ancestral group (North American Indian, Metis, Inuit), educational attainment, language, employment status, housing characteristics, and postal code.
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