Health News & Statistics Wire
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- Crime reported by police serving areas with majority Indigenous populations, 201818 November 2020, 1:30 pm
Self-reported data have repeatedly shown high rates of victimization in Canada among First Nations people, Métis and Inuit. In the criminal justice system, Indigenous peoples are notably over-represented, particularly among offenders in correctional services. There has been much discussion of the ongoing impact of colonization on First Nations people, Métis and Inuit in Canada. Many communities are dealing with the effects of socioeconomic marginalization, violence and intergenerational trauma... - Study: Labour market impacts of COVID-19 on Indigenous people, March to August 20202 November 2020, 1:30 pm
A new study provides insights on the labour market impacts of COVID-19 on Indigenous people in Canada, in the six-month period that followed the start of the pandemic. It uses data from the Labour Force Survey to report on trends in employment, unemployment and labour force participation among Indigenous people living off reserve in the provinces.... - Experiences of discrimination during the COVID-19 pandemic17 September 2020, 12:30 pm
The growing awareness about discrimination has highlighted the need for additional data on how this issue affects the lives of Canadians. Recently, people living in Canada were given an opportunity to share their experiences of discrimination during the pandemic via a new crowdsourcing initiative....
- HDI project is ending13 June 2016, 6:54 pm
The Health Data Interactive project is ending on Friday, July 22nd. We encourage you to use the data included in this project until that time. We also suggest that you investigate the following additional resources, which provide estimates of health topics from multiple data sources. • Health, United States • CDC WONDER • FastStats... - HDI Mortality tables updated with most recent data20 March 2015, 2:08 pm
The Health Data Interactive project is pleased to announce the release of updated tables for all topics included in "Mortality and Life Expectancy" topic. These tables include: Infant mortality by cause: US/State 2001-2012 (Source: NVSS) Life Expectancy at Birth, 65 and 85 Years of Age, US, Selected Years 1900-2012 (Source: NVSS) Injury mortality: US/State, 1999-2013 (Source: NVSS) Mortality by underlying and multiple cause, ages 18+: US, 1981-2013 (Source: NVSS) Mortality by underlying cause a... - Update and correction of two pregnancy and birth tables in HDI20 March 2015, 1:59 pm
The Health Data Interactive project announces the completion of data updates through 2013 to the tables in the Pregnancy and birth folder. Low birthweight: US/State, 1996-2013 (Source: NVSS) Preterm birth: US/State, 1996-2013 (Source: NVSS) These tables include minor corrections to the data for the previous years. All estimates in these two tables are new and should replace all previously published tables with these names.... - Infant mortality table updated with 2008-2010 data26 March 2014, 1:43 pm
The Health Data Interactive table titled "Infant mortality by cause: US/State 1999-2010 (Source: NVSS)", which describes infant mortality trends has been updated with the most recent data released by NCHS.... - Tutorial videos available7 February 2014, 3:21 pm
The Health Data Interactive project announces the release of three tutorial videos. These videos demonstrate how to use the detailed tables and drill into data. Part I explains how to access the site, how to open the data tables, and how the tables are oriented. Part II shows how to select categories among the variables, and how to change the rows and columns variables. Part III shows how to sort columns, and how to “nest” your variables. To use the tutorial, you can either start from Pa...
- QuickStats: Death Rates from Septicemia Among Persons Aged ≥65 Years, by Age Group - National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2000-201820 November 2020, 1:05 pm
This report describes death rates from septicemia in the United States among persons aged ≥65 years.... - QuickStats: Death Rates from Unintentional Falls Among Persons Aged ≥65 Years, by Age Group - National Vital Statistics System, United States, 1999-201813 November 2020, 1:05 pm
QuickStats: Death Rates from Unintentional Falls Among Persons Aged ≥65 Years, by Age Group - National Vital Statistics System, United States, 1999-2018... - QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Death Rates for Alzheimer Disease Among Adults Aged ≥65 Years, by Sex and Race/Hispanic Origin - National Vital Statistics System, 20186 November 2020, 1:06 pm
This report describes death rates for Alzheimer Disease among adults aged ≥ 65 by the National Vital Statistics System.... - QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years Who Had an Unmet Mental Health Care Need Because of Cost in the Past 12 Months, by Age Group and Sex - National Health Interview Survey, United States 201930 October 2020, 2:06 pm
This report describes the percentage of adults who had unmet mental health care needs because of cost in the past 12 months.... - QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged 20 Years or Older Who Used Antidepressant Medications in the Past 30 Days, by Sex and Marital Status - National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, United States, 2015-201823 October 2020, 2:03 pm
This report describes the use of antidepressant medications of adults aged 20 years or older by sex and marital status....
- WHO and UNICEF issue new guidance to promote breastfeeding in health facilities globally11 April 2018, 3:25 pm
WHO and UNICEF today issued new ten-step guidance to increase support for breastfeeding in health facilities that provide maternity and newborn services. Breastfeeding all babies for the first 2 years would save the lives of more than 820 000 children under age 5 annually. The Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding underpin the Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative, which both organizations launched in 1991. The practical guidance encourages new mothers to breastfeed and informs health workers how b... - WHO concerned about suspected chemical attacks in Syria11 April 2018, 10:00 am
WHO is deeply alarmed by reports of the suspected use of toxic chemicals in Douma city, East Ghouta. According to reports from Health Cluster partners, during the shelling of Douma on Saturday, an estimated 500 patients presented to health facilities exhibiting signs and symptoms consistent with exposure to toxic chemicals. In particular, there were signs of severe irritation of mucous membranes, respiratory failure and disruption to central nervous systems of those exposed.... - Nearly one billion people in Africa to be protected against yellow fever by 202610 April 2018, 4:00 pm
Nearly one billion people will be vaccinated against yellow fever in 27 high-risk African countries by 2026 with support from WHO, Gavi – the Vaccine Alliance, UNICEF and more than 50 health partners. The commitment is part of the Eliminate Yellow fever Epidemics (EYE) in Africa strategy, which was launched by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, Professor Isaac Folorunso Adewole, Nigeria’s Minister of Health and partners at a regional meeting in Abuja, Nigeria on Tuesday (1... - WHO at 70 - working for better health for everyone, everywhere5 April 2018, 9:00 am
On 7 April, World Health Day, the World Health Organization marks its 70th anniversary. Over the past 7 decades, WHO has spearheaded efforts to rid the world of killer diseases like smallpox and to fight against deadly habits like tobacco use. This year, World Health Day is dedicated to one of WHO’s founding principles: “The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, e... - Donors pledge over US$ 15 million to WHO’s Contingency Fund for Emergencies27 March 2018, 11:00 am
Donors have pledged an additional US$15.3 million to support quick action by the World Health Organization to tackle disease outbreaks and humanitarian health crises through its emergency response fund in 2018, the Contingency Fund for Emergencies (CFE). Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, the Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland announced contributions ranging from US$20,000 to US$5.6 million at a confere...
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