Health Reports
A Canadian peer-reviewed journal of population health and health services research
August 2024
Extent and socioeconomic correlates of small area variations in life expectancy in Canada and the United States
by Michael Wolfson, Derek Chapman, Jong Hyung Lee, Vid Bijelic and Steven Woolf
An extensive literature shows wide variations in life expectancy (LE) across various subnational geographic areas. The most often found correlates of these often-dramatic variations are socioeconomic status (SES) factors. However, little is known about these variations across very small levels of geographic disaggregation in Canada.
Full article PDF versionHousehold food insecurity among persons with disabilities in Canada: Findings from the 2021 Canadian Income Survey
by Shikha Gupta, Daphne Fernandes, Nicole Aitken and Lawson Greenberg
Food insecurity is a persistent public health issue in Canada. It has been defined as an inability to acquire or consume an adequate quality or a sufficient quantity of food, or the uncertainty that one will be able to do so, because of financial constraints. It is a marker of both deprivation and impoverishment and is an important social determinant of health. Household food insecurity (HFI) has been found to be associated with poor self-rated physical and mental health, suicidal thoughts and attempts, high health care service use, and mortality. Over 6.9 million individuals in Canada lived in a household that experienced varying degrees of HFI from 2021 to 2022.
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