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Here is a quick review of the newest happenings in the Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control. In this index you will find new reports, publications and articles. We will also post information about new Web sites and Web initiatives.
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Canadian Best Practices Portal
The Canadian Best Practices Portal for Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention is a central and early component of the Canadian Best Practices System. The Portal provides decision makers with easier and informed access to published and unpublished sources related to effective and emerging best practices approaches (models and theories), methods, research evidence and practical experience.
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The Human Face of Mental Health and Mental Illness in Canada 2006
The purpose of this report is to raise awareness and increase knowledge and understanding about mental health and mental illness in Canada. This report is the culmination of many hours of work by many dedicated people who care about improving the quality of life of people coping with mental illness and their families, and who believe in the power of positive mental health to help people “realize aspirations, satisfy needs and … cope with a changing environment.”
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How Healthy Are Rural Canadians? An Assessment of Their Health Status and Health Determinants
This report focuses on the analyses of several national data sources to examine whether there are differences in health between rural and urban Canadians. It explores many of the disadvantages and disparities facing rural communities of Canada. It is not our intent to diminish the advantages and attractions that many rural areas offer to their residents or visitors; rather, the aim is to create a wider understanding of rural health needs and to inform and support programs and policies that will attend to these needs.
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Cancer in Young Adults in Canada
The monograph is an example of what is often defined as "descriptive epidemiology", presenting the risk of different types of cancer (defined in terms of anatomical site, and often by histological features too) according to sex, age, geography (within Canada, and internationally), and over time.
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National Research Forum for Young Investigators in
Circulatory and Respiratory Health
The Public Health Agency of Canada is a proud partner of the 2005 YI Forum. The YI Forum series is a major training and educational initiative of the CIHR Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health and its many partners, and is co-organized with the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Manitoba. The inaugural YI Forum, held in 2004, was a huge success and was attended by more than 500 individuals spanning disciplines and research themes. The 2005 YI Forum will build on the success of the first YI Forum, on a pathway towards this event becoming a magnet for young investigators and trainees who are pursuing a research career in the circulatory and respiratory sciences.
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The Canadian Childhood Cancer Surveillance and Control Program (CCCSCP)
The Canadian Childhood Cancer Surveillance and Control Program (CCCSCP) is a partnership between health care providers, researchers, consumers, provincial/territorial and federal governments, voluntary agencies, universities and organizations concerned with cancer in Canada's children. It aims to examine the implications of childhood cancer on Canada's health care system and fill gaps in knowledge about the control of childhood cancer. Its goal is to contribute toward reducing mortality, improving the prognosis, and reducing the suffering and burden of childhood cancer.
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Progress Report on Cancer Control in Canada
The Progress Report on Cancer Control in Canada is the first national report of its kind, offering Canadians a comprehensive overview of how Canada is doing in the fight against cancer. Its purpose is to raise overall awareness of cancer issues among general readers and to focus public attention on key issues related to cancer control and care in Canada. The report also aims to help health policy makers understand past efforts in cancer control, enabling them to apply lessons learned to better allocate health resources and to better determine the most appropriate strategies for cancer control in Canada.
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Diagnosis and Initial Treatment of Cancer in Canadian Children 0 to 14 Years, 1995-2000
This report provides information on Canadian children diagnosed with cancer during the years 1995 to 2000 from the Treatment and Outcome Surveillance System, a component of the Canadian Childhood Cancer Surveillance and Control Program. The report includes incidence counts and rates, in addition to descriptive statistics on patterns of initial diagnosis and treatment. and unspecified malignant neoplasms.
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Quality Determinants of Organized Breast Cancer Screening Programs
This document identifies the requirements and conditions for high-quality screening through an organized approach, an approach that relies on adoption of best practices for all aspects of a breast cancer screening program, evidence-based decision making and, if necessary, expert opinion.
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Chronic Diseases in Canada
Volume 24, Number 4, Fall 2003
- Potential impact of population-based colorectal cancer screening in Canada
- Colorectal Cancer Screening: A note of caution
- Lifetime costs of colon and rectal cancer management in Canada
- Which cancer clinical trials should be considered for economic evaluation? Selection criteria from the National Cancer Institute of Canada's Working Group on Economic Analysis
- Cause-deleted health-adjusted life expectancy of Canadians with selected chronic conditions
- Geographic variation in health services use in Nova Scotia
- Using a linked data set to determine the factors associated with utilization and costs of family physician services in Ontario: effects of self-reported chronic conditions
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Women's Health Surveillance Report
This report on the health of Canadian women is intended to: (i) determine the extent to which currently available data can be used to provide gender-relevant insights into women's health; (ii) provide information to support the development of health policy, public health programs, and interventions aimed at improving the health of Canadian women; and (iii) serve as the basis for further indicator development. The report provides information and descriptive statistics on determinants of health, health status, and health outcomes for Canadian women.
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Responding to the Challenge of Diabetes in Canada
This is the first report comprehensively describing NDSS. It covers:
- the original concept of using health care administrative databases to track disease burden in a population;
- studies that have demonstrated the feasibility and validity of the concept;
- activities directed towards assessing and improving provincial/territorial capacity to participate in NDSS;
- strengths and limitations of the NDSS approach;
- structure and governance;
- a special focus on Aboriginal populations;
- methods of data capture;
- prevalence and mortality data; and
- future plans, including validation of a diagnostic algorithm for diabetes in people under 20 years of age.
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National Diabetes Surveillance System (NDSS)
The NDSS is a multi-sectorial initiative of government, non-government agencies, Aboriginal groups and industry who are committed to reducing the incidence and complications of diabetes through leadership in the development, implementation and national coordination of provincial, territorial and Aboriginal diabetes surveillance systems.
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Arthritis in Canada
Arthritis in Canada is the first report to paint a comprehensive picture of the impact of arthritis in Canada. It brings together data from national population health surveys, provincial physician billing and drug databases, data on hospital admissions and day surgery procedures, as well as mortality data. This is also the first national report to aggregate data from provincial health service databases for surveillance purposes.
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Organized Breast Cancer Screening Programs in Canada: 1999 & 2000 Report
This document presents an evaluation of the performance of organized breast cancer screening programs in Canada for the 1999 and 2000 calendar years using newly established Canadian performance measures and targets. Data for this evaluation were submitted to the Canadian Breast Cancer Screening Database by all 10 provinces.
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Major Chronic Diseases Surveillance On-Line
This web site will provide you with the most current major chronic diseases statistics in Canada. You will be able to look at trends in major chronic diseases mortality by province and territory, by age group, over time, and for many different chronic diseases. Both graphs and tables will be displayed and instructions will be available for downloading the information to your personal computer.
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Reducing the Risk of Breast Cancer
This pamphlet identifies biological and
lifestyle risk factors associated with
breast cancer and offers information
and advice to help you better
understand and address them. It also
highlights environmental factors
which may lead to increased risks and
identifies non-risk factors often
mistakenly associated with breast
cancer.
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A Report on Mental Illnesses in Canada
A Report on Mental Illnesses in Canada is designed to raise the profile of mental illness among government and non-government organizations, and the industry, education, workplace, and academic sectors. It describes major mental illnesses and outlines their incidence and prevalence, causation, impact, stigma, and prevention and treatment.
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Chronic Diseases in Canada
Volume 23, Number 3, Summer 2002
- The Medical Care Cost of Childhood and Adolescent Cancer in Manitoba, 1990-1995
- Work and life stressors and psychological distress in the Canadian working population: A structural equation modelling approach to analysis of the 1994 National Population Health Survey
- Small area comparisons of health: Applications for policy makers and challenges for researchers
- Prevalence of PSA testing and effect of clinical indications on patterns of PSA testing in a population-based sample of Alberta men
- Book Review
- Calendar of Events
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Cervical Cancer Screening in Canada: 1998 Surveillance Report
Cervical Cancer Screening in Canada: 1998 Surveillance Report is the first national surveillance report on cervical cancer screening activities in six provinces across Canada. The report provides information on key areas of program performance, including participation in cervical cancer screening, specimen adequacy, cytology results, and incidence and mortality of cervical cancer.
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