Home - Reports - Community Health Status

Print Bookmark Text size

Community Health Status


2011 Elgin St. Thomas Community Summary - English
Author(s): Erica Arnett
Published Date: 2011/03/31
2011 Elgin St. Thomas Community Summary - English
Healthy Communities Overview-English.pdf


2011 Elgin St. Thomas Community Summary - French
Author(s): Erica Arnett
Published Date: 2011/03/31
2011 Elgin St. Thomas Community Summary - French
Healthy Communities Overview-French.pdf


2011 Elgin St. Thomas Community Picture Prepared for the Healthy Communities Partnership
Author(s): Erica Arnett
Published Date: 2011/03/31
This report provides a compilation of local reports, statistics, community input and recommended actions for our community. The project was funded the Government of Ontario and will act as a pillar for the future work of the Elgin St. Thomas Healthy Communities Partnership.
Community Picture Report Final 2011 .pdf


2010 Community Health Status Report Elgin St. Thomas Public Health
Author(s): Sarah Maaten
Published Date: 2010/09/30
This report provides a comprehensive overview of the health status of residents of St. Thomas and Elgin County. Topic areas range from the social determinants of health to chronic disease and injury, reproductive health and early development to communicable disease and environmental health. Some indicators examine health outcomes while others depict health behaviours. By assessing trends over time and comparing local estimates with provincial averages, this report identifies challenges and successes with respect to the health of the St. Thomas and Elgin County population.
2010 Community Health Status Report Elgin St. Thomas Public Health.pdf


Mapping Opportunities for Physical Activity & Healthy Eating - Executive Summary
Author(s): Human Environments Analysis Laboratory The University of Western Ontario
Published Date: 2010/01/04
This report examines opportunities for healthy eating and healthy physical activity in the built environment of Elgin County and the City of St. Thomas. In order to properly interpret the distribution of these opportunities the report maps the population, and how that population varies in different areas throughout the County. This is done through the examination and mapping of population density and characteristics of socioeconomic status (including household income, lone parenthood levels, educational attainment, unemployment levels and socioeconomic distress).
Executive Summary - Mapping Opportunities for PA & HE.pdf


Mapping Opportunities for Physical Activity and Healthy Eating in Elgin-St. Thomas
Author(s): Human Environments Analysis Laboratory The University of Western Ontario
Published Date: 2010/01/04
This report examines opportunities for healthy eating and healthy physical activity in the built environment of Elgin County and the City of St. Thomas. In order to properly interpret the distribution of these opportunities the report maps the population, and how that population varies in different areas throughout the County. This is done through the examination and mapping of population density and characteristics of socioeconomic status (including household income, lone parenthood levels, educational attainment, unemployment levels and socioeconomic distress).
Mapping Opportunities for Physical Activity and Healthy Eating_opt.pdf


Snapshot on Demographics 2006
Author(s): Sarah Maaten
Published Date: 2009/09/8
A brief overview of demographic and socio-economic characterisitics of St. Thomas and Elgin County. It uses data from the 2006 Census which is the most current data available.
Demographics 2008 Elgin Summary.pdf


St. Thomas and Elgin County Community Profile: 2006 Demographic Report
Author(s): Sarah Maaten
Published Date: 2009/04/05
Detailed findings of the 2006 Census are presented for each municipality, Elgin County, and Ontario. The report includes information on the population structure, family structure and households, immigration, language and visible minorities, dwellings, education, employment and unpaid work and income.
Demographic profile printed April 23 09.pdf


Leading Causes of Death: Adults 65 years and older
Author(s): B.L. Coleman
Published Date: 2006/11/02
Leading causes of death, by ICD 10 chapter, for adults 65 years and older, for 2000-2003.
Leading CoD_Adults_65+_06.pdf


Leading Causes of Death: Younger Adults (20-64)
Author(s): B.L. Coleman
Published Date: 2006/11/01
Leading causes of death, by ICD 10 chapter, for 2000-2003, for adults 20 to 64 years of age.
Leading CoD_Adults_20-64_06.pdf


Leading Causes of Death: All Ages
Author(s): B.L. Coleman
Published Date: 2006/10/30
Leading causes of death, 2000-2003, for Ontario and Elgin County, by ICD 10 chapter, for all age groups.
Leading COD_all ages_06.pdf


Leading Causes of Death: Children and Youth
Author(s): B.L. Coleman
Published Date: 2006/10/20
Leading causes of death, by ICD-10 chapter, for children and youth (birth to 19 years) for 2000-2003.
Leading CoD_children_06.pdf


Health Care Needs of Mennonite Women Living in Elgin County
Author(s): Deb Armstrong & Brenda Coleman
Published Date: 2001/08/09
Health Care Needs of Mennonite Women Living in Elgin County.
Health_Care_Needs_of_Mennonite_Women.pdf