Inventory of Federal, Provincial and Territorial Environmental and Occupational Health Data
Sources and Surveillance Activities

Inventory of Data Sources

Chronic Respiratory Surveillance System (Health Canada)

Contacts
Paula Stewart
Disease Intervention Division
Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Population and Public Health Branch
Health Canada
Tel: (613) 946-2617
Fax: (613) 954-8286
E-mail: Paula_Stewart@hc-sc.gc.ca

Louise McRae
[Affiliation same as above]
Tel: (613) 957-9429
Fax: (613) 954-8286
E-mail: Louise_McRae@hc-sc.gc.ca

Organization Maintaining the Database
Health Canada

Purpose of Database
Information gathered, on a one-time basis, facilitates the monitoring, analysis and interpretation of chronic respiratory mortality and hospitalization trends in Canada, the provinces, territories, and health regions. Also included are data linked to both patient information and physician treatment practice information related to asthma prevention and control. Resulting analyses enable HC, provincial and territorial authorities, NGOs and health professional organizations to plan and implement strategies for the reduction of asthma morbidity and mortality among patients, or the improvement physician education on asthma management, thereby enhancing patients' health outcomes.

Content
Surveillance data on mortality, hospital utilization (e.g., admissions and discharges), risk factors, and epidemiology of chronic respiratory diseases; also patient and treatment information on asthma. Data types: epidemiological; health outcomes; hospital admission and discharges; risk factors; medical procedures; pathological.

Year Database Established
Not specified

Coverage Period
1995 / 1997 (latest years)

Data Updates
Annually

Data Providers
Statistics Canada and the Canadian Institute for Health Information provide morbidity and mortality data annually. Statistics Canada's National Population Health Survey and other population-based survey prevalence data are also provided annually. The Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control (Health Canada) provides 1996-97 data from the physician asthma management survey (may be conducted biennially).

Data Availability
Not applicable

Reports
Reports containing analyzed data with interpretations are disseminated to relevant governments and stakeholders to assist in planning, implementation, and evaluation of chronic respiratory disease prevention and control programs and health care services.