Search Resources (English): Health surveillance

Reviews the incidence and prevalence of diabetes and its complications among women in Canada. (From Women's Health Surveillance Report: A Multidimensional Look at the Health of Canadian Women)

Finds that half of Canadians who die from cardiovascular disease are women. (From Women's Health Surveillance Report: A Multidimensional Look at the Health of Canadian Women)

Presents information on the status and impact of arthritis and rheumatism on women in Canada. (From Women's Health Surveillance Report: A Multidimensional Look at the Health of Canadian Women)

Reviews the prevalence of depression in Canada, possible risk factors and therapeutic interventions. (From Women's Health Surveillance Report: A Multidimensional Look at the Health of Canadian Women)

Reviews the current state of physical activity and overweight/obesity among Canadian women, including health implications. (From Women's Health Surveillance Report: A Multidimensional Look at the Health of Canadian Women)

Looks at the extent that social roles and other risk factors are associated with medication use (prescription and over-the-counter use). (From Women's Health Surveillence Report: A Multidimensional Look at the Health of Canadian Women)

Presents a summary designed to clarify health impact assessment (HIA), integrated impact assessment (IIA) and health needs assessment (HNA). Provides a description of the common features and tasks within each, and how the different approaches may link together to help improve health and reduce health inequalities. PDF required.

Provides an overview of the work completed over 1997-1998 by COSS project staff.

Describes an approach to understanding girls' and women's health and provides background information to promote the development of initiatives to integrate girls' and women's health into research, policy and clinical care.

Briefly reviews the evidence with respect to sex and gender differences in mental health as they pertain to women. Provides recommendations for a national women's mental health strategy.