Socio-economic status (SES) is recognized as an important determinant of health and the link between health status, utilization of health services and SES is well established. These reports, produced by the Health System Intelligence Project (HSIP), are designed to illustrate the relative socio-economic disadvantage of communities according to Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) geographic area. They provide a broad-ranging social, economic and demographic profile for each LHIN, using data from the 2001 Census of Canada.

Erie St. Clair LHIN 36 pages | 9Mb | PDF format

South West LHIN 36 pages | 15.5Mb | PDF format

Waterloo Wellington LHIN 36 pages | 7.5Mb | PDF format

Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant LHIN 36 pages | 13Mb | PDF format

Central West LHIN 36 pages | 8Mb | PDF format

Mississauga Halton LHIN 36 pages | 10Mb | PDF format

Toronto Central LHIN 36 pages | 10Mb | PDF format

Central LHIN 36 pages | 12Mb | PDF format

Central East LHIN 36 pages | 12.5Mb | PDF format

South East LHIN 36 pages | 13.5Mb | PDF format

Champlain LHIN 36 pages | 12Mb | PDF format

North Simcoe Muskoka LHIN 36 pages | 9.5Mb | PDF format

North East LHIN 36 pages | 13.5Mb | PDF format

North West LHIN 36 pages | 11Mb | PDF format

The Health Planner’s Toolkit provides conceptual guidance and practical advice on proven planning methods, as well as supporting evidence and targeted research summaries. It comprises seven modules :

Module 1 : The Planning Process
Module 2 : Assessing Need
Module 3 : Evidence-Based Planning
Module 4 : Understanding Integration
Module 5 : Community Engagement and Communication
Module 6 : Establishing Priorities
Module 7 : Assessment and Evaluation

This toolkit has been produced by the Health System Intelligence Project (HSIP), an initiative that is part of the Information Management Strategy.

Module 1 : The Planning Process 46 pages | 809 K | PDF format

Module 2 : Assessing Need 50 pages | 735 K | PDF format

Module 3 : Evidence-Based Planning 44 pages | 557 K | PDF format

Module 5 : Community Engagement and Communication 72 pages | 900 K | PDF format

Identifying and understanding patterns of health care utilization is essential for health care planning and monitoring. These reports, produced by the Health System Intelligence Project (HSIP), examine patterns of acute care hospital use. They are the first in a series of reports on health service utilization according to LHIN geographic area.

View the Acute Care Utilization Reports

The Health Analyst's Toolkit is specifically designed for analysts and epidemiologists working in, or for, Ontario’s Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs). The toolkit includes a Knowledge section, which covers a variety of important topics relevant to LHIN analyses, and a Data section, which identifies and describes highly relevant data sources.

The toolkit is intended to be used by those with some data analysis experience and assumes familiarity with basic technical language and concepts. The contributors all have experience manipulating data to provide local area estimates, health status measures and health care utilization indicators.

This toolkit has been produced by the Health System Intelligence Project (HSIP), an initiative that is part of the Information Management Strategy.

The Health Analyst's Toolkit 84 pages | 284 K | PDF format

These fourteen profiles provide the first snapshot of the overall health status of Ontarians within the new LHIN geographic areas. They also show how specific LHINs measure up to the provincial average in a number of areas associated with general population health status.

The profiles were developed for the LHINs by the Health System Intelligence Project (HSIP) and are part of a series of reports for their areas. Upcoming reports will focus on health services utilization and socio-demographic determinants of health.

View Population Health Profiles

The Ontario Health Planning Survey Guide was developed by the Information Management Team as a companion piece to the Ontario Health Planning Data Guide. The guide provides information about 49 current and historical health-related surveys. It is intended primarily for use by local and system-wide health care planners and analysts involved in research, policy development and information management.

Ontario Health Planning Survey Guide – Release 2.0 January 31, 2006 202 pages | 1.8Mb | PDF format | ZIP file

The Ontario Health Planning Data Guide has made finding the right data a little easier. Produced by the Information Management Team in collaboration with health sector partners who own databases or information holdings, such as the Cardiac Care Network of Ontario, the Canadian Institute for Health Information, and divisions and branches within the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, the guide is the first roadmap to many of the province’s authoritative sources of health care information.

Ontario Health Planning Data Guide – Release 3.0 February 28, 2006 313 pages | 2Mb | PDF format | ZIP file

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