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The Huron County Health Unit 2009 Community Health Status Report examines a wide range of health-related information on everything from the County's cancer rates to injuries from vehicle collisions.
This report focuses on the overall health of Huron County residents, and compares Ontario and Huron County's factors and statistics, making it a valuable document in planning program direction and development.
Highlights which emerged from the data examined in the report include:
- Huron County residents report a strong sense of belonging to their community and report lower stress levels than the province
- In Huron County, there is a significantly higher percentage of residents who are obese than the province
- Huron County has a lower rate of teen pregnancy than Ontario
- Leading causes of death in Huron County are ischemic heart disease, cerebrovascular diseases (stroke), and lung cancer
The full report can be downloaded from the link on the right, or specific chapters are available for download, as outlined below.
| Community Health Status Report Chapters |
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Message from the Huron County Health Unit (PDF, 1 page) |
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Table of Contents (PDF, 3 pages) |
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Executive Summary (PDF, 2 pages)
Community Health Status Report's findings at a glance.
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Introduction (PDF, 2 pages)
Describes the reports contents and the structure of the Health Unit. |
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Methods (PDF, 3 pages)
How was the data captured; indicators and analysis of the data; the process of creating the report; and limitations of the data collected. |
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Demographics (PDF, 2 pages)
Describes the population distribution, economy, and geography of Huron County. |
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Social Determinants of Health (PDF, 4 pages)
Economic and social conditions and their effect on basic living requirements, while satisfying personal aspirations and coping with the environment. |
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Self-Reported Health (PDF, 2 pages)
Self-reported health is one way of measuring an individual’s current health status. |
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Behavioural Risk Factors (PDF, 6 pages)
Outlines various behavioural risk factors, such as tobacco and alcohol use, nutrition, physical activity and sun safety, in Huron County. |
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Mortality (PDF, 8 pages)
Examines patterns of death to help develop goals and program planning. |
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Morbidity (PDF, 9 pages)
Sickness types, rates, and examination of patterns found. |
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Chronic Health Conditions (PDF, 21 pages)
Health conditions that usually develop over a long period of time, have a long term duration, and, in most cases, have no cure. |
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Reproductive Health (PDF, 7 pages)
Fertility regulation, healthy pregnancies, and healthy birth outcomes. |
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Unintentional Injuries & Injury Prevention (PDF, 8 pages)
The impact of injury on morbidity, mortality, and personal and economic cost; and preventing injuries is an important public health challenge. |
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Communicable Disease (PDF, 16 pages)
Rates and numbers of diseases, immunization, and outbreaks. |
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Environmental Health(PDF 6 pages)
The physical environment includes water, soil and air quality, climate, land use, population density, physical infrastructure and design. |
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Oral Health (PDF, 3 pages)
Rates and numbers of Oral/Dental Health. |
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Discussion of Themes (PDF, 3 pages)
Examination of the reports findings and themes found within. |
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Appendices |
Contact
For more information on the Community Health Status Report contact the Huron County Health Unit by calling 519.482.3416 or toll free at 1.877.837.6143.
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Download the Full Report