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Why get Health Reports?

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For decision-makers, professionals and researchers interested in health-related issues, Health Reports is an invaluable and comprehensive resource for identifying, analyzing and evaluating the impact of emerging challenges in the field of health.

Use Health Reports to:

  • Assess the changing dynamics of Canada's health care system
  • Spot emerging health trends
  • Plan and prepare effectively for tomorrow's health needs
  • Complement your existing resources

Health Reports has articles on a wide variety of health issues such as:

  • Depression and risk of heart disease
  • Sedentary behavior and obesity among Canadian adults
  • Life expectancy in the Inuit-inhabited areas of Canada, 1989 to 2003
  • Changes in the prevalence of asthma among Canadian children
  • Chronic pain in Canadian seniors
  • Trends in teen sexual behaviour and condom use
  • Correlates of medication error in hospitals

With Health Reports, you get:

  • Up-to-date health information summarized for you.
  • Reliable data collected from a variety of key health databases and numerous other socio-economic sources maintained by Statistics Canada.
  • Contains essential health information for follow-up research—you can order special tabulations or custom data.
  • Straightforward analyses of complex factors that contribute to changes in the health field.