Health status

1. Well-being

Self-rated health
Changes over time in self-rated health
Self esteem

2. Health conditions

Body mass index (BMI)
Arthritis/rheumatism
Diabetes
Asthma
High blood pressure
Chronic pain - affects activities
Chronic pain - severity
Depression
Low birth weight
Cancer incidence
Injury hospitalization
Injuries

3. Human function

Functional health
Two-week disability days
Activity limitation
Disability-free life expectancy
Disability-adjusted life expectancy (DALE)

4. Deaths

Infant mortality
Perinatal mortality
Life expectancy
Age-standardized mortality rate - (for provincial level time-series)
Total mortality
All diseases of the circulatory system deaths
All malignant neoplasms (cancer) deaths
All diseases of the respiratory system deaths
Suicide
Unintentional injury deaths
AIDS deaths
Potential Years of Life Lost (PYLL) rate - (for provincial level time-series)
Total mortality Potential Years of Life Lost (PYLL)
Cancer deaths Potential Years of Life Lost (PYLL)
Circulatory disease deaths Potential Years of Life Lost (PYLL)
Respiratory disease deaths Potential Years of Life Lost (PYLL)
Unintentional injury deaths Potential Years of Life Lost (PYLL)
Suicide Potential Years of Life Lost (PYLL)
AIDS deaths Potential Years of Life Lost (PYLL)

Non-medical determinants of health

1. Health behaviours

Smoking status
Smoking initiation
Changes over time in smoking behaviour
Frequency of heavy drinking
Leisure-time physical activity
Breastfeeding practices
Dietary practices

2. Living and working conditions

High school graduates
Post-secondary graduates
Unemployment rate
Long-term unemployment rate
Low income rate (income for the year prior to the Census)
Children in low-income families (income for the year prior to the Census)
Average personal income (income for the year prior to the Census)
Housing affordability (income for the year prior to the Census)
Decision latitude at work
Median share of income (income for the year prior to the Census)
Government transfer income (income for the year prior to the Census)
Owner-occupied dwellings and average dwelling value
Crime Incidents
Adults and Youth Charged

3. Personal resources

Social support (National Population Health Survey)
Social support (Canadian Community Health Survey)
Life stress (National Population Health Survey)
Life stress (Canadian Community Health Survey)

4. Environmental factors

Exposure to second-hand smoke at home
Exposure to second-hand smoke in vehicles and public places

Health system performance

1. Acceptability

Patient satisfaction (and quality rating of services received)

2. Accessibility

Influenza immunization
Screening mammography, women aged 50-69
Pap smear, women aged 18-69

3. Appropriateness

Caesarean sections

4. Effectiveness

Pertussis
Measles
Tuberculosis
HIV
Chlamydia
Deaths due to medically treatable diseases: Bacterial infections
Deaths due to medically treatable diseases: Cervical cancer
Deaths due to medically treatable diseases: Hypertensive disease
Deaths due to medically treatable diseases: Pneumonia and unspecified bronchitis
Ambulatory care sensitive conditions
30-day Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) in-hospital mortality rate
30-day Stroke in-hospital mortality rate
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) readmission rate
Asthma readmission rate
Hysterectomy readmission rate
Prostatectomy readmission rate

5. Efficiency

6. Safety

Hip fracture hospitalization
In-hospital hip fracture

Community and health system characteristics

1. Community

Population
Population density
Dependency ratio
Urban population
Aboriginal population
Immigrant population
Internal migrant mobility
Strong MIZ
Lone-parent families
Visible minority
Teen pregnancy

2. Health system

Inflow/outflow ratio
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
Hip replacement
Knee replacement
Hysterectomy
Contact with alternative health care providers
Contact with medical doctors
Contact with health professionals about mental health
Contact with dental professionals

3. Resources

Health expenditures
Doctors

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