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Inventory of Canadian Cardiovascular Disease Databases (ICCDD) (Health Canada)

Contacts
Seema Nagpal
Disease Intervention Division
Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Population and Public Health Branch
Health Canada
Tel: (613) 941-1293
Fax: (613) 954-8286
E-mail: Seema_nagpal@hc-sc.gc.ca

Organization Maintaining the Database
Health Canada

Database URL
Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Cardiovascular Disease
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hpb/cdc/bcrdd/cardio/ccdb/index.html

Purpose of Database
To house information on cardiovascular disease (CVD) databases and resources in Canada, directing users to links to data resources and expertise (but direct access is not provided to the database itself). Each database included in the inventory is mainly national in orientation, routinely collects data, and assists in identifying sources of information for use in the Heart and Stroke Surveillance System and in providing information on additional centres of knowledge on CVD. Analysis of the content of these databases will reveal any gaps in CVD data collection in Canada which may then be redressed.

Content
Information on CVD databases and resources, and centres of knowledge on CVD. Data elements: purpose, geographic coverage, number of cases, recording period, update frequency, data availability, strengths, weaknesses, and contact information.

Year Database Established
1998

Coverage Period
1998 to 2001

Data Updates
Irregularly (the database is updated as new data sources are identified).

Data Providers
The provinces

Data Availability
Data are publicly available.

Reports
Information derived from the system is used to produce a paper publication and an electronic web database which notifies stakeholders of the availability of data on cardio-vascular disease.