Transcript Core Indicators-PHAC project presentation (Harleen Sahota)

CORE INDICATORS FOR PUBLIC
HEALTH IN ONTARIO
Core Indicators- PHAC Project
(July 4, 2008-July 4, 2009):
“Core Indicators for Chronic Disease and Risk
Factor Surveillance”
Harleen Sahota
December 5, 2008
CORE INDICATORS FOR PUBLIC
HEALTH IN ONTARIO
Objectives
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To standardize definitions and calculation methods for
chronic disease and risk factor indicators to build capacity
for chronic disease surveillance.
1. To provide accurate information that can be used by public
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health epi’s and others to generate indicators
To ensure this info is readily accessible
To advocate that public health units (PHU’s) have access to
good quality data
To encourage PHU’s and others to use the same
indicator definitions and methods
To increase awareness of indicators
To report accomplishments of project
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CORE INDICATORS FOR PUBLIC
HEALTH IN ONTARIO
Activities
• Review & evaluate best practices on indicator definitions,
calculation methods and data sources
• Complete indicator & resource documents
• Post documents on website
• Liaise with organizations to improve data quality and
access to data
• Encourage adoption of indicator definitions and methods
• Promote indicators through publications and presentations
• Complete summary report
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CORE INDICATORS FOR PUBLIC
HEALTH IN ONTARIO
Expected Results
• Public health units (PHU’s) and others will use consistent,
standardized definitions when conducting chronic disease and
risk factor surveillance.
• Information and resources that assist in generating these
indicators will be readily available on website.
• Increased awareness of website.
• Core Indicators will be incorporated into provincial
surveillance protocols and other documents.
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CORE INDICATORS FOR PUBLIC
HEALTH IN ONTARIO
Funding
• Public Health Agency of Canada’s Enhanced Surveillance
for Chronic Disease Grant Funding Program
• Budget: $111,000
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CORE INDICATORS FOR PUBLIC
HEALTH IN ONTARIO
Deliverables
• At minimum (to fulfill grant requirements):
1. Revise 24 chronic disease and risk factor indicators
2. Create at least 3 new indicators
3. Create at least 3 new resources
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CORE INDICATORS FOR PUBLIC
HEALTH IN ONTARIO
Cancer subgroup
indicators:
Core Indicators for Public Health in Ontario- Organizational Structure
•6 Smoking indicators
Healthy Eating & Active Living indicators:
•Cancer incidence, Cancer
Mortality
•Vegetable and Fruit Consumption, Food
Insecurity, Cost of a Nutritious Food
Basket
APHEO
•OBSP Mammography,
Mammography, Clinical
Breast Exams, Cervical
Cancer Screening
APHEO Executive
•Physical Activity Index, Physical Activity
Frequency
Core Indicators-PHAC
Project Steering
Committee
•Adult Body Mass Index, Adolescent Body
Mass Index
•Chronic Health Problems Prevalence
•Sun Safety
•4 alcohol indicators
•Additional indicators timepermitting
•Additional indicators time-permitting
Leading Causes indicators:
Core Indicators Work Group
Chair: Mary-Anne Pietrusiak
•All Cause Mortality
•Colorectal Cancer
Screening
Core Indicators
Project Manager
Types of
Documents:
Harleen Sahota
•Indicators
•All Cause Hospitalization
•Syntax files
•Data source pages
Leading Causes
Sub-group lead:
JoAnn Heale
Cancer, Smoking
and Sun Safety
Healthy Eating
and Active Living
Reproductive
Health
Infectious
Disease
Sub-group lead:
Brenda Guarda
Sub-group lead:
Shanna Hoetmer
Sub-group lead:
Mary-Anne Pietrusiak
Sub-group lead:
Sherri Deamond
•Resource
documents: e.g.
Paper on
Standardization of
Rates + CIWG
recommendations
Note: In addition to this internal structure, members of the Core Indicators for Public Health in Ontario project liaise with external organizations as
necessary and as required.
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