Climate Change: Preparing for the Health Impacts

New and Noteworthy

New and Noteworthy is a regular column of the Health Policy Research Bulletin highlighting "up and coming" policy research in the health field.

Health Care in Canada 2005

Health Care in Canada 2005, the sixth annual report on Canada's health care system from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), examines the relationship between hospital volumes and patient outcomes from various perspectives. Also included are the results of a recent national survey on what Canadians consider most important about health care. Look for the report on CIHI's website at: <http://www.cihi.ca>.

Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect

The Public Health Agency of Canada's Injury and Child Maltreatment Section is releasing a report on the latest findings from the Canadian Incidence Study surveillance initiative. The second nationwide study on child abuse and neglect in Canada, the report examines the incidence of investigated child maltreatment cases in 2003, as well as changes since 1998. It also provides detailed characteristics about maltreated children, the alleged perpetrators, children's family environment, and the maltreatment itself (including type, duration, number of perpetrators, physical and emotional harm, and responses by child welfare services, police and the justice system). The report is available at: <http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ncfv-cnivf/familyviolence/index.html>.

Climate Change and Health Research Report

This publication highlights the work of the Health Sector of the Canadian Climate Impacts and Adaptation Research Network (C-CIARN) in identifying areas where new knowledge is needed to better understand the relationship between climate change and human health. The report also profiles the accomplishments of selected Canadian researchers. To access an electronic copy, visit: <http://www.c-ciarn.ca/health>; to order a print copy, contact Marcia Armstrong at: Marcia_Armstrong@hc-sc.gc.ca.

RésEau

This online demonstration is an important step forward in the complex task of providing timely access to credible water information, data and tools to water stakeholders in all levels of government, non-governmental organizations and community groups, across jurisdictions and partners. Led by Environment Canada, with the cooperation of RésEau and Health Canada, the demonstration will be online in March 2006. For more information, visit: <http://map.ns.ec.gc.ca/reseau/en/>.

National Population Health Survey

Now eight years old, the National Population Health Survey (NPHS) is a longitudinal survey of 17,276 individuals across Canada that provides information on participants' changing health over the years. Four articles based on the NPHS findings can be found in the new Internet publication, Healthy today, healthy tomorrow? Findings from the National Population Health Survey. The articles address smoking cessation and relapse, immigrant health, obesity, and healthy aging. Employees of Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada can access the microdata or the articles through DAIS. All other interested persons should contact France Bilocq at: (613) 954-6956 or France_Bilocq@hc-sc.gc.ca.

Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA)

Commissioned by the Arctic Council and the International Arctic Science Committee and released in November 2004, the ACIA is a comprehensively researched, fully referenced and independently reviewed evaluation of arctic climate change and its potential impact on the region and on the world. Based on a variety of technical reports, ACIA includes a chapter on the health impacts of climate warming. For more information, visit: <http://www.acia.uaf.edu>.