This unit resources explores chronic diseases in Ontario, specifically heart disease.

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Resources

How Healthy are Canadians?

Branchard, B., Deb-Rinker, P., Dubois, A., Lapointe, P., O'Donnell, S., Pelletier, L., & Williams, G. (2018). At-a-glance - How Healthy are Canadians? A brief update. Aperçu - Quel est l’état de santé des Canadiens? Brève mise à jour. Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice, 38(10), 385–387. https://doi.org/10.24095/hpcdp.38.10.05

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The Burden of Chronic Diseases in Ontario

CCO & Public Health Ontario (2020, July). The Burden of Chronic Diseases in Ontario. https://www.publichealthontario.ca/-/media/documents/c/2019/cdburden-report.pdf?la=en

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Systematic review of Chronic Disease Management

EH. Wagner, B. T. A., S. Dennis, N. Z., SR. Weingarten, J. M. H., & V. Barr, S. R. (1996, January 1). A systematic review of chronic disease management interventions in primary care. BMC Family Practice. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12875-017-0692-3.

 

Understanding the Unattached Population in Ontario: Evidence from the PCAS

Hay, C., Pacey, M., Bains, N., & Ardal, S. (2010, November). Understanding the Unattached Population in Ontario: Evidence from the Primary Care Access Survey (PCAS). Healthcare policy = Politiques de sante, 6(2), 33–47.    

 

Heart Risk & Prevention

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. (2020). Heart Risk & prevention. Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. https://www.heartandstroke.ca/heart-disease/risk-and-prevention.

 

Chronic Disease at OSMH

Orillia Soldiers Memorial Hospital. (2020). Chronic Disease. Soldiers' Memorial Hospital. https://www.osmh.on.ca/chronic-disease/

 

Chronic Disease Hospitalization data snapshot

Public Health Ontario. (2020, January 31). Chronic Disease Hospitalization Snapshot. https://www.publichealthontario.ca/en/data-and-analysis/chronic-disease/chronic-disease-hospitalization.