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The Daily


Thursday, May 29, 2008

The publication Health Indicators is a joint project between Statistics Canada and the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) that provides the latest information about the health system and the health of the population in Canada's health regions, provinces and territories. The Health Indicators 2008 print publication is available today and includes a selection of indicator data and presents analysis on hospitalization rates for ambulatory care sensitive conditions.

This print publication can be accessed directly from the Canadian Institute for Health Information website (www.cihi.ca) or through the Highlights section of the latest volume of the Internet publication Health Indicators 2008, no. 1 (82-221-XWE, free), which is now available. From the Publications module of our website, choose Free Internet publications, and then Health.

On June 18, 2008, the latest indicators from Statistics Canada will be accessible from the Health Indicators Internet publication, including health region level data collected from the 2007 Canadian Community Health Survey and the 2006 Census.

Definitions, data sources and methods: survey numbers, including related surveys, 3207, 3226, 3231, 3233, 3608 and 3701.

For more information, contact Client Services (613-951-1746; hd-ds@statcan.gc.ca), Health Statistics Division, Statistics Canada, or Christina Lawand (613-694-6805; clawand@cihi.ca), Canadian Institute for Health Information.