Health

Key indicators

Changing any selection will automatically update the page content.

View results

Filter results by

Search Help
Currently selected filters that can be removed

Keyword(s)

Subject

Sort Help
entries

Results

All (2,869)

All (2,869) (60 to 70 of 2,869 results)

Data (1,080)

Data (1,080) (40 to 50 of 1,080 results)

Analysis (1,657)

Analysis (1,657) (1,590 to 1,600 of 1,657 results)

  • 1,591. Who needs short-term help? Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-008-X19980023924
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article looks at those who receive help because of a temporarily difficult time

    Release date: 1998-09-15
  • 1,592. Falling short of Pap test guidelines Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X19980013862
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article examines the associations between women's characteristics and getting or not getting a Pap test.

    Release date: 1998-07-27
  • 1,593. Pregnancy-related hospital use Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X19980013874
    Geography: Province or territory
    Description: This article describes provincial variations in women's hospital use during pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period.
    Release date: 1998-07-27
  • 1,594. Home care in Canada Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X19980013875
    Geography: Canada
    Description: This article describes the social, socioeconomic and other health-related characteristics of people receiving formal, publicly funded home care services.
    Release date: 1998-07-27
  • 1,595. Seniors' needs for health-related personal assistance Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X19980013876
    Geography: Canada
    Description: This article examines social and economic diferences in the prevalence of needs and unmet needs for health-related personal assistance among the household population aged 65 and older and the sources from whuch they received support.
    Release date: 1998-07-27
  • 1,596. Cancer incidence and mortality across Canada Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X19980013877
    Geography: Province or territory
    Description: This article analyses provincial and territorial patterns in incidence and mortality rates for selected cancer sites.
    Release date: 1998-07-27
  • 1,597. Multiple medication use among seniors Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X19970043682
    Geography: Canada
    Description: This article examines the prevalence of medication use among Canadian seniors. Indicators of patient-physician and patient-pharmacist communication were also investigated.
    Release date: 1998-04-29
  • 1,598. At risk of first or recurring heart disease Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X19970043683
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    The self-reported prevalence of risk factors for heart disease among Canadians with and without heart disease is estimated. The characteristics associated with these risk factors are examined in order to identify groups to be targeted for primary and secondary prevention.

    Release date: 1998-04-29
  • 1,599. Smoking prevalence, quit attempts and successes Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X19970043684
    Geography: Canada
    Description: This article provides a brief overview and update of Canadian smoking trends since 1966. It presents the characteristics of daily smokers who have successfully quit as well as those who have tried to quit but continue to smoke daily.
    Release date: 1998-04-29
  • 1,600. Age of smoking initiation: Implications for quitting Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X19970043685
    Geography: Canada
    Description: The effect of an early age of smoking initiation on cigarete consumption and on the probability of quitting is analyzed for people aged 21 to 39.
    Release date: 1998-04-29
Reference (107)

Reference (107) (30 to 40 of 107 results)

  • 31. There's Omegas in Those Hemp Seeds Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 96-328-M2004020
    Description:

    This activity focusses on fat in our diet. The discussion centres on the nutritional benefits of omega fatty acids, which are found in hemp and other oilseeds.

    Release date: 2004-10-29
  • 32. Growing Herbs for the Medicine Chest Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 96-328-M2004021
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    In this activity, students learn about the different medicinal herbs that are being grown on Canadian farms.

    Release date: 2004-10-29
  • 33. Canadian Community Health Survey - Methodological overview Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 82-003-X20010036099
    Description:

    Cycle 1.1 of the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) will provide information for 136 health regions. A brief overview of the CCHS design, sampling strategy, interviewing procedures, data collection and processing is presented.

    Release date: 2002-03-13
  • 34. Guide to Health Statistics Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 82-573-G
    Description:

    The Guide to health statistics leads to health-related information with links to vital statistics such as births, deaths, marriages and divorces, to cancer statistics, health determinants, health status, health care, smoking and tobacco use and more. There is also information on cross-sectional and longitudinal surveys from the Canadian Community Health Survey and the National Population Health Survey.

    This user's guide has been developed by Health Statistics Division to facilitate access on health information at Statistics Canada. It includes information with links to products and programs from Health Statistics Division, other divisions at Statistics Canada and other health related programs outside Statistics Canada.

    Release date: 2000-10-11
  • 35. Cancer Record, Newsletter for Cancer Registries in Canada Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 82F0081X
    Description:

    The Cancer Record is a newsletter for cancer registries in Canada. Its main purpose is to improve the quality and consistency of data submitted to the Canadian Cancer Registry. The goals of the newsletter are to establish and continue communication among cancer registry personnel, establish a mechanism for identifying and resolving coding or reporting inconsistencies in the national registry and update cancer registries regarding the continued development at the national level.

    Release date: 2000-05-24
  • 36. Factors associated with nursing home entry for elders in Manitoba, Canada Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 11-522-X19990015676
    Description:

    As the population ages, a greater demand for long-term care services and, in particular, nursing homes is expected. Policy analysts continue to search for alternative, less costly forms of care for the elderly and have attempted to develop programs to delay or prevent nursing-home entry. Health care administrators required information for planning the future demand for nursing-home services. This study assesses the relative importance of predisposing, enabling, and need characteristics in predicting and understanding nursing-home entry.

    Release date: 2000-03-02
  • 37. Information About the National Population Health Survey Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 82F0068X
    Description:

    This document gives information concerning the National Population Health Survey (NPHS). Annexed is the questionnaire of NPHS 1996-97, a comparison table between the cycles, general information on the NPHS and a list of NPHS products and services, as well as an excerpt from The daily of May 29, 1998 (data release of the NPHS: Cycle 2). The questionnaire includes content related to health status, use of health services, determinants of health and a range of demographic and economic information.

    Release date: 1999-01-27
  • 38. Health Statistics: Catalogue of Products and Services Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 82F0058X
    Description:

    This catalogue provides a comprehensive reference to health information available from Statistics Canada. The products, services and surveys listed in this publication cover such broad subject areas as vital statistics, health status, health determinants, and health care.

    Release date: 1998-10-21
  • 39. National Work Injuries Statistics Program
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2605
    Description: This survey was conducted to collect accident information in Canada.
  • 40. Hospital Morbidity Database
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3203
    Description: The Hospital Morbidity Database (HMDB) is a national database containing demographic, administrative and clinical data on inpatient hospitalizations in Canada.

Browse our partners page to find a complete list of our partners and their associated products.

Report a problem or mistake on this page
Date modified:

Search help

How do I use the filters and the search box?

  • You can initiate a search by entering keywords or selecting filters (e.g., under Subject, Geography, etc.) on the left side of the page.

  • Filters can be used together or in any combination. Each time you select a filter, the results on the page are updated.

  • To start a new search, click on the Clear all button above the search box or deselect each filter.

  • Specified keywords and filters appear above the search box. You can deselect any or all the tags to refine or clear your search.

How do I refine my search?

  • You can enter keywords in the search box. It is not necessary to use “+” or “, “ or “AND”.

  • You can delete some or all of the keywords from your search string.

  • Quotes around keywords limit the search to a specific phrase.

    • For example, “labour force survey” will limit results to products containing this phrase.

  • Use “or” between keywords to obtain results that contain one or more search terms.

    • For example, labour or­ force or survey will limit results to products containing any or all of these words.

How does the search work?

  • This search looks for results that have your query term in the title, description, subject, geography, product number or other information about the product.

    • For example, when searching the term ‘Diseases’, all results with the word ‘Diseases’ in the title, description or tagged the subject appear.

  • The text within an article or publication are not searched. For full text searching of articles, use the site search.

Sort help

How are the results ordered?

The Sort by feature provides three options:

  • By date – sorts results by product release date starting with the most recent.
  • By relevance is only needed or beneficial when you use the search box and submit a search query. Results are ordered by a combination of where the search term appears in the content, e.g., if it appears in the title, it likely means the product is more relevant to your search; how up to date or new the content in the product is; how popular the product is; and other factors.
  • By title – sorts results alphabetically.

Sort help

How are the results ordered?

The Sort by feature provides four options:

  • By date – sorts results by product release date starting with the most recent.
  • By most popular – gives priority to results that are most frequently selected by users, followed by the most recent.
  • By relevance is only needed or beneficial when you use the search box and submit a search query. Results are ordered by a combination of where the search term appears in the content, e.g., if it appears in the title, it likely means the product is more relevant to your search; how up to date or new the content in the product is; how popular the product is; and other factors.
  • By title – sorts results alphabetically.