Welcome to HealthSTATS
The HealthSTATS section of our website provides information and data about the health status of our people and communities. In it you will find data highlights on specific health topics, demographics and geographies presented through interactive Power BI dashboards and other resources, such as reports and maps.
Use the dashboards to find and filter statistical data about health-related topics in Simcoe Muskoka. The dashboards will change as different filters are selected. Hover your mouse above areas on any dashboard to view additional information. For best viewing results, use a laptop or desktop computer as dashboards are not optimized for mobile viewing.
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FAQs
Health survey questions are a set of questions designed to gather information about a person 's health status , behaviors , and attitudes towards health . These questions can cover a wide range of topics such as diet , exercise , mental health , chronic conditions , and access to healthcare .
What are the 12 social determinants of health? ›
What are social determinants of health?
- Safe housing, transportation, and neighborhoods.
- Racism, discrimination, and violence.
- Education, job opportunities, and income.
- Access to nutritious foods and physical activity opportunities.
- Polluted air and water.
- Language and literacy skills.
Social, environmental, economic, and genetic factors are seen as contributing to differences in health status and, therefore, as presenting opportunities to intervene.
What are three examples of how statistics are used in health care? ›
Some of the types of statistics include:
- How many people in the country have a disease or how many people got the disease within a certain period of time.
- How many people of a certain group have a disease. ...
- Whether a treatment is safe and effective.
- How many people were born and died.
These 5 basic questions—how, why, who, when, and what—don't get as much attention as the more popular questions you include in your survey. But they should.
What are six-six sample questions for a practice patient survey? ›
What should a patient satisfaction survey include?
- How were your interactions with the doctor and office staff? ...
- How was the wait time? ...
- Did you get enough time with the doctor? ...
- How easy was it to schedule an appointment? ...
- What else do you want us to know? ...
- How do you improve your practice and the patient experience?
Access to affordable housing is a critical social determinant of health, and a person's access to housing can affect — and is affected by — mental health. Experiencing housing instability may contribute to stress, anxiety or other mental health symptoms.
What are the 5 A's social determinants of health? ›
Healthcare providers can address social determinants of health through five approaches—awareness, adjustment, assistance, alignment, and advocacy, according to a report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
What factors determine how healthy a person is? ›
Determinants of health may be biological, behavioral, sociocultural, economic, and ecological. Broadly, the determinants of health can be divided into four, core categories: nutrition, lifestyle, environment, and genetics, which are like four pillars of the foundation.
Which determinant of health cannot be changed? ›
Which determinant of health cannot be changed? Since biology and genetics determine the occurrence of sickle cell, this is a determinant that cannot be changed.
Characteristics of a healthy person:
- Is free from sickness and diseases.
- Shows no unnecessary anxiety.
- Has self- confidence.
- Has organs and organ system which are healthy and function properly.
- Is free from social and mental stress.
Healthy People 2030 sets data-driven national objectives in five key areas of SDOH: healthcare access and quality, education access and quality, social and community context, economic stability, and neighborhood and built environment.
What are vital stats? ›
vital statistics noun [plural] (OFFICIAL FACTS)
a group of official facts that show such things as the number of births, deaths, and marriages in a particular country, area, etc.
What are the four main measures of variability? ›
What are the 4 main measures of variability?
- Range: the difference between the highest and lowest values.
- Interquartile range: the range of the middle half of a distribution.
- Standard deviation: average distance from the mean.
- Variance: average of squared distances from the mean.
Examples of patient data include demographic information (such as name, age, and gender), medical history, laboratory test results, diagnoses, treatments, medications, and imaging reports.
What questions do you ask on a health assessment? ›
Health Questionnaire with Core Healthcare Assessment Questions
- Do you have any chronic diseases? ...
- Do you have any hereditary conditions/diseases? ...
- Are you habitual to drugs and alcohol? ...
- Over the past 2 weeks, how often have you felt nervous, anxious, or on edge?
While there isn't an official book of survey questions or survey taxonomy, I find it helpful to break down survey questions into four classes: open-ended, closed-ended (static), closed-ended (dynamic), and task-based.
What does a health survey include? ›
Health Surveys
The range of measures that can be included is wide and varies by survey. Age, gender, and race/ethnicity are the basic demographic variables that are included in health surveys. Socioeconomic determinants of health include education, income, geographic region, and urbanicity of residence.
