Here we grow again!

Many of you know the Health Analysis and Measurement Group (HAMG) as the POHEM (Population Health Model) people. We hope this issue of …au courant will demonstrate the relevance of our simulation modeling related to health. More important, though, this work provides a point of departure for a broader and more comprehensive tool for integrating health information, the Canadian Burden of Disease, Injury, and Risk Factors. More about this later in future issues.

Our Coming soon article below highlights another project that extends health information and analysis. The Health Services Access Survey responds to the need for information about patterns of use and barriers related to health care services across Canada.

I am happy to say that our group continues to expand, both in the scope of our work and in the strength of our analysis team. We have welcomed several new analysts over the past year, and continue to extend our collaboration with Health Canada and the research community.

Jean-Marie Berthelot, Manager