Health Reports
A Canadian peer-reviewed journal of population health and health services research
October 2024
From BpTRU to OMRON: The impact of changing automated blood pressure measurement devices on adult population estimates of blood pressure and hypertension
by Tracey Bushnik, Heather Gilmour, Vincent Mak and Anne Mather
Hypertension is common in Canada, affecting almost one-quarter of the adult population aged 20 to 79 years. It is an important modifiable risk factor for chronic disease and associated with increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Ongoing surveillance via population health surveys is necessary to monitor and assess the population burden of hypertension in Canada.
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Trends in household food insecurity from the Canadian Community Health Survey, 2017 to 2022
Food insecurity, referring to inadequate or insecure access to food because of financial constraints, is a potent determinant of health and a sensitive marker of pervasive financial hardship. Households with children, one-parent households, renters, and those reliant on government assistance for income are particularly vulnerable to experiencing food insecurity in Canada.
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Child care for young children with disabilities
by Stacie Kerr, Leanne Findlay and Rubab Arim
Before formal schooling, child care is the primary environment in which young children spend their time outside the family, with 56% of Canadian children aged 0 to 5 years participating in non-parental child care. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) recognizes that children with physical or mental disabilities have the right to actively participate in society, including in child care settings. Bill C-35, the Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act, sets out a vision for a Canada-wide early learning and child care (CWELCC) system, emphasizing a rights-based approach in line with the CRC, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), and other human rights frameworks.
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- Findlay L, Wei L, Arim R. Patterns of participation in early learning and child care among families with potential socioeconomic disadvantages in Canada. Economic and Social Reports. 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25318/36280001202100800002-eng
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