Public Health Sudbury & Districts has a responsibility to carry out population health assessment, surveillance, research, program evaluation, and knowledge exchange activities. Our job is to share this information with our partners and the community, for the benefit of everyone’s health.
External sources for health data
Use the additional sources of data below to learn more about population health status information produced by external agencies such as
Information is available for populations within our service area, depending on the source. These are some examples only, and additional information is available within each source.
Public Health Ontario’s map-based dashboards show trends for key public health indicators by public health unit area (PHU) and Ontario overall. Dashboards include topics such as:
- chronic diseases
- injuries
- health behaviours
- health equity
- mortality and overall health
- reproductive and child health
- substance use
Census Profiles
Every 5 years, Statistics Canada collects data for the Canadian Census for provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, communities, and census tracts (areas that have a smaller population). Data collected includes:
- age characteristics
- citizenship and immigration status
- education level
- ethnicity
- family characteristics
- household and dwelling characteristics
The Daily
The Daily hosts various articles highlighting research surrounding multiple topics (for example, aging, health, housing, language, environment). Examples of products include:
The Government of Canada produces data tools, infographics, charts and blogs about health data in Canada. The information can be filtered to different population groups and health topics. Examples of products include:
- health of people in Canada dashboard
- supervised consumption sites
- chronic disease surveillance
The Canadian Institute for Health Information provides information and data reports on specific health topics and populations including reports, data tables, and other key resources. Topics include:
- rural health
- health equity and population health
- mental health and substance use
Rural Ontario Institute’s Wellbeing Dashboard has demographic, health and other types of information for several regions and rural communities in Ontario. Available indicator categories and themes include:
- demographics
- economics
- housing
- health
- society
- environment