Health News & Statistics Wire
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- Health Reports, September 202115 September 2021, 12:30 pm
The September 2021 issue of Health Reports contains two articles.... - Detailed preliminary data on confirmed cases of COVID-19, January 15, 2020 to September 5, 2021 (revised data)10 September 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 September 5, 2021.... - Product/Study: Preliminary dataset on confirmed cases of COVID-19, Public Health Agency of Canada, 2020-2021, Vol. , No.10 September 2021, 12:30 pm
Catalogue number 13260003 (HTML)... - Provisional death counts and excess mortality, January 2020 to June 20219 September 2021, 12:30 pm
From March 2020 to the beginning of June 2021, there were an estimated 23,547 excess deaths in Canada. Age-standardized mortality rates for 2020 are compared with previous years to better understand how overall mortality trends for certain age groups may have been driven by different causes of death.... - Canadian Community Health Survey, 20208 September 2021, 12:30 pm
A new study released today shows that in the fall of 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic continued, slightly fewer Canadians aged 12 and older (63.9%) reported their mental health as being excellent or very good than in the fall of 2019, when two-thirds of Canadians (65.8%) had reported positive mental health....
- Low-income statistics for the population living on reserve and in the North using the 2016 Census21 September 2021, 12:30 pm
People living in First Nations communities and the territories have historically been absent from most research and statistics concerning low-income measures. Today, Statistics Canada is releasing a study entitled "Low-income statistics for the population living on reserve and in the North using the 2016 Census," which empirically investigates the production of low-income statistics for the North and Indigenous communities....
- National Indigenous Peoples Day21 June 2021, 12:30 pm
Today marks National Indigenous Peoples Day, a unique opportunity to celebrate the heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding contributions of First Nations, Métis and Inuit in 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)....
- 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: Age-Adjusted Death Rates for Cancer, by Urban-Rural Status and Sex - National Vital Statistics System, United States, 1999-201917 September 2021, 2:01 pm
This report describes age-adjusted cancer death rates by urban-rural status and sex.... - QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥20 Years Who Consumed Fruit on a Given Day, by Race and Hispanic Origin - United States, 2015-201810 September 2021, 2:01 pm
This report describes the percentage of adults who consumed fruit on a given day.... - QuickStats: Death Rates from Colorectal Cancer, by Age Group - United States, 1999-20193 September 2021, 2:02 pm
This report describes death rates from colorectal cancer in the United States.... - QuickStats: Percentage of Children and Adolescents Aged 0-17 Years Who Have Experienced a Specified Stressful Life Event, by Type of Event and Poverty Status - National Health Interview Survey, United States, 201927 August 2021, 2:08 pm
This report describes the percentage of children and adolescents aged 0-17 years who have experienced a stressful life event.... - QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Percentage of Adults Aged ≥65 Years Who Have a Lot of Difficulty Hearing or Cannot Hear at All Even When Using Hearing Aids, by Urbanization Level - National Health Interview Survey, United States, 201920 August 2021, 2:03 pm
This report describes the percentage of adults aged ≥65 years who have difficulty hearing or who can't hear even when using hearing aids....
- 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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