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Health Data Sources Sunny Kaniyathu 03 February 2011

Health Data Sources Sunny Kaniyathu 03 February 2011. Data Sources. Statistics Canada Survey data [health status of individuals] License: Data Liberation Initiative Canadian Institutes for Health Information [CIHI] Data on the health-care system International [cross-country data]

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Health Data Sources Sunny Kaniyathu 03 February 2011

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  1. Health Data Sources Sunny Kaniyathu 03 February 2011

  2. Data Sources • Statistics Canada • Survey data [health status of individuals] • License: Data Liberation Initiative • Canadian Institutes for Health Information [CIHI] • Data on the health-care system • International [cross-country data] • Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development [OECD] • World Health Organization [WHO]

  3. Statistics Canada DLI PUMF Profile Tables Master Files Aggregate data FTP Research Data Centres U of S Archive Data Library Equinox CANSIM Restricted

  4. DLI Files • Complete list:http://www.statcan.gc.ca/cgi-bin/spider/dli.cgi

  5. Statistics Canada

  6. CANSIM • CANSIM on CHASS / E-STAT • CHASS updated weekly [Wednesdays] • E-STAT • Updated yearly • Some data series may be aggregated • for example: yearly versus monthly data • Contains some census data • Access to platforms: Data and GIS Library Services • Or search library catalogue [A – Z list]

  7. CANSIM on CHASS

  8. EQUINOX

  9. StatsCanNesstar • View detailed metadata • Variable level information including frequencies

  10. U of S Archive

  11. Data Library

  12. DLI License • Current U of S students, faculty and staff only • Non-commercial use • Researchers: Have to be funded through university research fund • Collaborations • Only U of S affiliated researchers have access to data • Only results of any analyses can be shared with non-affiliated researchers

  13. CIHI • Statistics on aggregate-level health system data • More detailed data can be requested • Free for graduate students

  14. Health: Indicators and profiles • Health Profiles • Multiple levels of geography • Comparisons: Health region peer groups • Health Indicators [w/ CIHI] • Compilation of over 80 indicators • Multiple levels of geography • Comparisons: Health region peer groups

  15. Cross-country Data • OECD Health Data • Access via U of S Catalogue • Download/ interact online • Data on health care status, resources and their utilization • World Health Organization • Global Health Observatory (GHO) • Pan American Health Organization

  16. Data and GIS Library Services • Primary Contacts: • Sunny Kaniyathu: 306 966 8841; sunny.kaniyathu@usask.ca • Jasmine Hoover: 306 966 7265; jasmine.hoover@usask.ca • Secondary Contacts: • Winnie Smit: 306 966 7261; winnie.smit@usask.ca • Robert Alary: 306 966 5987; robert.alary@usask.ca • Website: http://library.usask.ca/murray/data-and-gis/

  17. Questions?

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