1. Health Data Sources Sunny Kaniyathu 03 February 2011

2. 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]

3. Statistics Canada Master Files Research Data Centres PUMF Equinox Profile Tables CANSIM Aggregate data Data Library U of S Archive DLI FTP Restricted

4. DLI Files Complete list: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/cgi-bin/spider/dli.cgi http://www.statcan.gc.ca/cgi-bin/spider/dli.cgi

5. Statistics Canada

6. 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]

7. CANSIM on CHASS

8. EQUINOX

9. StatsCan Nesstar View detailed metadata Variable level information including frequencies

10. U of S Archive

11. Data Library

12. 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

13. CIHI Statistics on aggregate-level health system data More detailed data can be requested –Free for graduate students

14. Health: Indicators and profiles Health ProfilesProfiles –Multiple levels of geography –Comparisons: Health region peer groups Health Indicators [w/ CIHI]IndicatorsCIHI –Compilation of over 80 indicators –Multiple levels of geography –Comparisons: Health region peer groups

15. Cross-country Data OECD Health DataOECD –Access via U of S CatalogueCatalogue –Download/ interact online –Data on health care status, resources and their utilization World Health Organization –Global Health Observatory (GHO)GHO –Pan American Health OrganizationHealth

16. Data and GIS Library Services Primary Contacts: –Sunny Kaniyathu: 306 966 8841; sunny.kaniyathu@usask.casunny.kaniyathu@usask.ca –Jasmine Hoover: 306 966 7265; jasmine.hoover@usask.cajasmine.hoover@usask.ca Secondary Contacts: –Winnie Smit: 306 966 7261; winnie.smit@usask.cawinnie.smit@usask.ca –Robert Alary: 306 966 5987; robert.alary@usask.carobert.alary@usask.ca Website: http://library.usask.ca/murray/data-and-gis/http://library.usask.ca/murray/data-and-gis/

17. Questions?