The Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit is launching new Public Health Data Dashboards.
The digital resource will provide an in-depth look at vital public health data, enabling the Health Unit and other community partners to better understand trends and identify areas of concern as well as implement targeted interventions and develop programs and services that will have a positive impact on community health and well-being.
The Public Health Data Dashboards will allow users to explore local data on various public health indicators, including chronic diseases, infectious diseases, injuries, mortality and the most recent census of population information.
“Our Public Health Data Dashboards are not only beneficial for municipal leaders, community partners and residents, but will also help us redefine and better inform our public health approach in the future,” said Dr. Natalie Bocking, Medical Officer of Health and Chief Executive Officer for the HKPR District Health Unit. “We now have a whole suite of community health dashboards that are providing invaluable data so that we can better control the spread of illness and monitor emerging health trends. This is a significant step in public health, and I am proud of the work completed to date.”
The following dashboards are available now on the HKPR District Health Unit website.
1) Census Profile Dashboard: Explore data from Statistics Canada’s Census of Population 2021 including population trends, families, dwellings and households, income, language, mobility and education, and employment and community.
2) Chronic Diseases Dashboard: Explore local data for emergency department visits and hospitalizations for select chronic diseases including cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and respiratory diseases.
3) Infectious Diseases Dashboard: Explore the number of lab-confirmed cases for 75 infectious diseases including reportable respiratory, sexually transmitted/blood borne, vaccine-preventable and vector-borne diseases, as well as the number of outbreaks declared in highest-risk settings.
4) Injury Profile Dashboard: Explore the number and rate of emergency department visits and hospitalizations due to injuries such as falls, sports and recreation, poisoning, transportation and more.
5) Mortality Profile Dashboard: Explore the number and rate of deaths occurring among residents of the HKPR District Health Unit area including premature, avoidable and cancer-specific fatalities.
Additional dashboards are set to launch this fall featuring updated dashboards for respiratory infections and opioid overdoses, along with a new mental health data dashboard.
