Cancer incidence, mortality, screening rates, risk factors and sociodemographic factors for leading cancers in Halton and Ontario residents are explored in this report. Cancer incidence and mortality rates are reported for 2014-2018, screening rates are reported as of December 2020, and risk factors and sociodemographic factors are reported for 2015-2017.
The purpose of this health indicator report is to provide information about diseases of public health significance (DOPHS), excluding COVID-19, prior to and during the pandemic. This will help to get a better understanding of how the pandemic and its related public health measures impacted the testing, diagnosis and reporting of new diseases of public health significance among Halton residents.
The purpose of this indicator report is to provide information about the incidental impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on parents and children in Halton. It provides data regarding how parents handled the day-to-day demands of raising children and the top concerns that parents had about their children. Data were collected through the 2021 and 2022 Rapid Risk Factor Surveillance System surveys.
The purpose of this health indicator report is to provide information about food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic, based on the responses of Halton adults aged 18 and over who participated in the 2020 COVID-19 Rapid Risk Factor Surveillance System (RRFSS) survey.
In October and November of 2020:
The purpose of this health indicator report is to provide information about changes in substance use since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, based on the responses of Halton adults aged 18 and over who participated in the 2020 COVID-19 Rapid Risk Factor Surveillance System (RRFSS) survey.
The purpose of this health indicator report is to provide information about mental health since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, based on the responses of Halton adults aged 18 and over who participated in the 2020 COVID-19 Rapid Risk Factor Surveillance System (RRFSS) survey.
The purpose of this health indicator report is to provide information about emergency department (ED) visits for mental illness by residents of Halton aged 10+ to Ontario hospitals using data from the National Ambulatory Care Reporting System. Data capture only the first wave and beginning of the second wave of COVID-19 during 2020.
The purpose of this health indicator report is to provide information on the prescribing of opioid medications to individuals living in Halton Region. This report uses data from the Ontario Drug Policy Research Network (ODPRN), and reports differences between Halton and Ontario over time, and by type of user, sex, and age.
The purpose of this health indicator report is to provide information on the distribution of naloxone kits in Halton. This report uses data from the Ministry of Health (Ontario Naloxone Program for Pharmacies and the Naloxone NEO Database) and reports differences between Halton and Ontario over time, and by municipality.
The purpose of this health indicator report is to provide information on emergency department (ED) visits for opioid overdoses among Halton residents. This report uses data from the National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS) and Public Health Ontario’s Interactive Opioid Tool, and reports differences between Halton and Ontario over time, and by municipality, sex, age, type of opioid, and intentionality.