A picture tells a thousand words. Geographic Information Systems have matured
over the decades and are not only a good tool for epidemiological and analytic
purposes, but wonderful displays of how disparities exist in society. The following are a collection of gems from
the past few months worth gazing upon.
Adult obesity rates in Canada, updated for the past
decade. The full article in the Canadian
Journal of Public Health for members only at this time, the charts are
accessible at UBC
press released on CJPH article in
the lower right corner.
A wonderful but long slide show on global inequity when it
comes to health outcomes and health services.
Views of the world. The website provides access to other data
presented through illustration with an emphasis on UK and European issues.
The disturbing distribution of uninsured Americans in the US
Uninsured
Americans . Imagine the public
health challenges faced in Miami, Houston, Dallas, Las Vegas and Los Angeles areas where between
one-fifth and one-quarter of the population have no health insurance. The US improvement to only 15% without
insurance is a remarkable positive step, but reflects the hurdles ahead to ensure
access.
Not presented as maps, but using geographic boundaries for
analysis, five key datasets presented on global economic health at Davos
economic summit . Kudos to the World Economic Forum for
included the GINI coefficient of equity as an economic health measure
And a point of trivia.
Despite great strides in reducing tobacco in Canada, each month,
Canadians smoke about 2 billion cigarettes.
Statistics Canada follows monthly production and sales Stats
Can daily
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