Health & Wellness 2011
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Health planning: In 2006, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care divided the province into 14 regions, more commonly known [...]
Hospitalization for adverse health events … Niagara data indicates we are above Ontario and Canada in rates of hospitalization of [...]
The Niagara Health System (NHS), Ontario’s largest multi-site hospital amalgamation is comprised of 7 sites and serves over 434,000 residents [...]
Health care providers in Niagara: Physicians are one important professional group involved in primary health care. It is important to [...]
Wait times for surgeries and emergency rooms … Ontario’s Wait Time Strategy was developed to improve access to 5 key [...]
Emergency response times: The Niagara Emergency Medical System (EMS) dispatch center has seen an increase in the emergency call volume [...]
Cancer rates: Niagara Region Public Health compiled a report in August, 2011 entitled Niagara Cancer Statistics, 2000-2007 (Excerpt from PHSSC [...]
Low birth weight rate: This refers to the percent of babies born weighing less than 2,500 grams. Low birth weight [...]
Mental health and mental illness: Mental illness hospitalization rates in Niagara are reported to be very high - at 616 [...]
Obesity rates: The Niagara region continues to fight rising obesity rates and the concerns that arise from increasing obesity rates [...]
Rates of chronic conditions in 2011: Rates are decreasing slightly in Niagara for arthritis (17.7% in 2009 compared to 22.2% [...]
The lifestyle indicators for Niagara, 2009 are: Tobacco use 30.1% of Niagara adults over the age of 20 reported smoking [...]
Life expectancy: According to Statistics Canada Health Profile 2011, female life expectancy at birth is 80 years in Niagara and [...]