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Statistics Canada is releasing data from the second cycle of the Canadian COVID-19 Antibody and Health Survey, whose purpose is to better understand the health of Canadians, the spread and longer-term impacts of COVID-19. This release, based on information collected between April and August 2022, focuses on the seroprevalence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. (Source: Statistics Canada, The Daily: Health)
Source: Statistics Canada, The Daily: Health - March 27, 2023 Category: Statistics Authors: Statistics Canada Source Type: research

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Nursing and residential care facilities in Canada have been dealing with the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Staffing shortages have been prevalent since the number of employees fell 2.1% in 2020. As well, nursing and residential care facilities faced higher operating expenses for personal protective equipment purchases, testing and screening measures, and other infection control measures and supplies. In 2020, the number of residents dropped 4.3% because of fewer admissions and a higher number of deaths. (Source: Statistics Canada, The Daily: Health)
Source: Statistics Canada, The Daily: Health - March 21, 2023 Category: Statistics Authors: Statistics Canada Source Type: research

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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 March   9,   2023. (Source: Statistics Canada, The Daily: Health)
Source: Statistics Canada, The Daily: Health - March 17, 2023 Category: Statistics Authors: Statistics Canada Source Type: research

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Opioid-related overdoses continue to be a public health crisis with deaths significantly increasing since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Previous studies have identified a range of individual characteristics associated with a higher risk of opioid overdoses including low income, precarious employment and contacts with police, but information on the intersection of these characteristics, that is, the combination of characteristics to identify profiles of individuals that may be at higher risk, has been missing. Identifying these profiles can help healthcare providers better target prevention and harm reduction programs. (Sour...
Source: Statistics Canada, The Daily: Health - March 15, 2023 Category: Statistics Authors: Statistics Canada Source Type: research

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Three years after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, life in Canada has changed in many ways. Economic activity in Canada has proved resilient throughout the pandemic, as households and businesses adjusted to the enforcement and removal of public health restrictions. However, many of the social impacts of the pandemic, particularly those related to mental health challenges and substance use among younger Canadians, are still being felt. (Source: Statistics Canada, The Daily: Health)
Source: Statistics Canada, The Daily: Health - March 9, 2023 Category: Statistics Authors: Statistics Canada Source Type: research

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In its commitment to keep Canadians informed of the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, Statistics Canada is releasing today new and updated provisional data on deaths, excess mortality and the causes of death from the Canadian Vital Statistics Death Database. To understand the direct and indirect effects of the pandemic, it is important to measure excess mortality, which occurs when there are more deaths than expected in a given period. (Source: Statistics Canada, The Daily: Health)
Source: Statistics Canada, The Daily: Health - March 9, 2023 Category: Statistics Authors: Statistics Canada Source Type: research

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Data related to the 2022 Employment and Social Development Canada Employee Wellness Survey are now available. These data provide insight on key factors in the work environment that affect employee well-being, including work-life balance, job satisfaction and performance, as well as training and development opportunities. (Source: Statistics Canada, The Daily: Health)
Source: Statistics Canada, The Daily: Health - March 8, 2023 Category: Statistics Authors: Statistics Canada Source Type: research

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Catalogue number 13250008 (HTML | EFT) (Source: Statistics Canada, The Daily: Health)
Source: Statistics Canada, The Daily: Health - March 1, 2023 Category: Statistics Authors: Statistics Canada Source Type: research

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Medical assistance in dying (MAID) is defined as the administration or prescription of a substance to a person that causes their death, at their request and after having met specific criteria. In Canada, federal legislation was introduced in   2016 to allow individuals who are suffering from a serious and incurable illness, disease or disability to apply for and, if eligible, receive MAID. Today, Statistics Canada is releasing data on MAID requests and on those who received MAID in   2021. Health Canada, the federal department responsible for the monitoring of MAID, has published detailed findings in their Third Annual R...
Source: Statistics Canada, The Daily: Health - February 13, 2023 Category: Statistics Authors: Statistics Canada Source Type: research

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To understand the direct and indirect consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to measure excess mortality, which occurs when there are more deaths than expected in a given period. (Source: Statistics Canada, The Daily: Health)
Source: Statistics Canada, The Daily: Health - February 9, 2023 Category: Statistics Authors: Statistics Canada Source Type: research

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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 January 5, 2023. (Source: Statistics Canada, The Daily: Health)
Source: Statistics Canada, The Daily: Health - January 13, 2023 Category: Statistics Authors: Statistics Canada Source Type: research

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The emergence of COVID-19 variants of concern and community response to shifting public health measures continue to influence the course of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada and worldwide. (Source: Statistics Canada, The Daily: Health)
Source: Statistics Canada, The Daily: Health - January 12, 2023 Category: Statistics Authors: Statistics Canada Source Type: research

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Catalogue number 13260004 (HTML | PDF) (Source: Statistics Canada, The Daily: Health)
Source: Statistics Canada, The Daily: Health - December 23, 2022 Category: Statistics Authors: Statistics Canada Source Type: research

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From 2016 to 2019, 75% of people diagnosed with diabetes visited an eye care professional during the previous year. While it is well known that diabetes is a condition that requires regular visits to an eye specialist, less is known about the need for visits by people without diabetes. The article "Sociodemographic and endogenous factors associated with access to eye care in Canada, 2016 to 2019" used data from two cycles of the Canadian Health Measures Survey to assess the importance of factors, such as the presence of an eye disease or encouragement by a doctor, and sociodemographic variables to the likelihood of having ...
Source: Statistics Canada, The Daily: Health - December 21, 2022 Category: Statistics Authors: Statistics Canada Source Type: research

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Vaccination during pregnancy has been shown to protect the health of mothers and their babies. The Childhood National Immunization Coverage Survey has been undertaken by Statistics Canada in partnership with the Public Health Agency of Canada every two years since 2011. The findings provide an update on vaccinations during pregnancy in Canada including a comparison with the results of the 2019 survey cycle. (Source: Statistics Canada, The Daily: Health)
Source: Statistics Canada, The Daily: Health - December 13, 2022 Category: Statistics Authors: Statistics Canada Source Type: research