Health Data Sources Sunny Kaniyathu 03 February 2011
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Health Data Sources Sunny Kaniyathu 03 February 2011
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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] - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Health Data SourcesSunny 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]– Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development [OECD]– World Health Organization [WHO]
Statistics Canada
Master Files
Research Data Centres
PUMF
Equinox
Profile Tables
CANSIM
Aggregate data
Data Library
U of S Archive
DLI
FTP
Restricted
DLI Files• Complete list:
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/cgi-bin/spider/dli.cgi
Statistics Canada
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]
CANSIM on CHASS
EQUINOX
StatsCan Nesstar• View detailed metadata• Variable level information including frequencies
U of S Archive
Data Library
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
CIHI• Statistics on aggregate-level health system data• More detailed data can be requested
– Free for graduate students
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
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
Data and GIS Library Services• Primary Contacts:
– Sunny Kaniyathu: 306 966 8841; [email protected]
– Jasmine Hoover: 306 966 7265; [email protected]
• Secondary Contacts:– Winnie Smit: 306 966 7261; [email protected]– Robert Alary: 306 966 5987; [email protected]
• Website: http://library.usask.ca/murray/data-and-gis/
Questions?
