Health News & Statistics Wire
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- Study: Paused colorectal cancer screening during the COVID-19 pandemic: impact and strategies17 June 2021, 12:30 pm
Many cancer screening programs and their follow-up testing were suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic, including those for colorectal cancer, which is projected to be the third-most-diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related death in Canada in 2020....
- Study: Access to mental health consultations by immigrants and refugees in Canada16 June 2021, 12:30 pm
A new study by Statistics Canada and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is the first to use immigrant landing data linked with health survey data to examine the access to mental health consultation services of immigrants in Canada by admission category and other immigration characteristics (e.g., region of origin and duration since landing).... - Detailed preliminary data on confirmed cases of COVID-19, January 15, 2020 to June 6, 2021 (revised data)11 June 2021, 12:30 pm
An updated set of preliminary data on the number of confirmed novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases reported by provincial and territorial public health authorities to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is now available. Along with this dataset are two aggregated tables that summarize the information available in the dataset. The updated information covers the period from January 15, 2020, to June 6, 2021.... - Product/Study: Preliminary dataset on confirmed cases of COVID-19, Public Health Agency of Canada, 2020-2021, Vol. , No.11 June 2021, 12:30 pm
Catalogue number 13260003 (HTML)... - COVID-19 outbreaks in nursing and seniors' homes associated with certain facility characteristics10 June 2021, 12:30 pm
Nursing and residential care residents and staff have been particularly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, nursing homes (also called long-term care homes) and seniors' homes (also called retirement homes or assisted living facilities) have accounted for a significant number of cases and the majority of COVID-19-related deaths across Canada....
- Study: Access to mental health consultations by immigrants and refugees in Canada16 June 2021, 12:30 pm
A new study by Statistics Canada and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is the first to use immigrant landing data linked with health survey data to examine the access to mental health consultation services of immigrants in Canada by admission category and other immigration characteristics (e.g., region of origin and duration since landing).... - Aboriginal Peoples Survey: Data tables, 20175 May 2021, 12:30 pm
New data tables on various topics related to Indigenous peoples are now available.... - Report: Status First Nations people in Canada, a snapshot20 April 2021, 12:30 pm
Today, Statistics Canada is releasing the report "A snapshot: Status First Nations people in Canada," produced in collaboration with the Assembly of First Nations. This report includes a variety of social and economic statistics for Status First Nations people living on and off reserve, as well as comparisons with the non-Indigenous population.... - Product/Study: Indigenous Peoples Thematic Series, Vol. , No.20 April 2021, 12:30 pm
Catalogue number 41200002 (HTML | PDF)... - Gender Results Framework: Data table on the representation of men and women in First Nations band councils and Chiefs in First Nations communities in Canada, 201913 April 2021, 12:30 pm
Statistics Canada's Centre for Gender, Diversity and Inclusion Statistics is releasing a new data table today on the proportion of women and men in leadership roles in First Nations communities. Women in leadership positions, including political representation as elected officials across different levels of government, is a topic of much interest. This information on governance in First Nations communities will be used to create two indicators within the Gender Results Framework, a whole-of...
- 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: Percentage of Children Aged 2-17 Years Who Wear Glasses or Contact Lenses, by Sex and Age Group - National Health Interview Survey, United States, 201911 June 2021, 2:00 pm
This report describes the percentage of children who wear glasses or contacts by age and sex.... - QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Who Are Very Worried About Ability to Pay Medical Bills if They Get Sick or Have an Accident, by Home Ownership and Age Group - National Health Interview Survey, United States, 20194 June 2021, 2:04 pm
This report describes the percentage of adults who are worried about paying medical bills when they get ill or have an accident.... - QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged 18-26 Years Who Ever Received a Human Papillomavirus Vaccine, by Race and Hispanic Origin and Sex - National Health Interview Survey, United States, 201928 May 2021, 2:00 pm
This report describes the percentage of adults aged 18-26 years who received a human papillomavirus vaccine, by race and Hispanic origin and sex.... - QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Death Rates for Four Selected Mechanisms of Injury - National Vital Statistics System, United States, 1979-201921 May 2021, 2:15 pm
This report describes death rates for falls, motor vehicle traffic, firearms, and drug poisonings in the United States.... - QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥50 Years with Osteoporosis, by Race and Hispanic Origin - United States, 2017-201814 May 2021, 2:05 pm
This report describes the percentage of adults aged ≥50 years with Osteoporosis....
- 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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