Data Sources

This section outlines the data sources that have been used throughout HealthSTATS to describe the demographic profile and health status of the population of Simcoe Muskoka.

The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, along with the other public health units in Ontario, receive data from various sources on a regular basis. Most data are received from Statistics Canada, the Ontario Ministry of Health and Cancer Care Ontario.

It is important to understand the nature of the data to ensure it is interpreted correctly. Additional data sources may be added to HealthSTATS as its content grows.

Data Sources:

• Air Pollutant Data: Historical Air Pollutant Data
• Beach Postings
• Better Outcomes Registry & Network (BORN)
• Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS)
• Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth (CHSCY)
• Case and Contact Management System (CCM)
• Census and National Household Survey (NHS)
• COVaxON
• COVID-19 Local Impact Survey
• Daily Bed Census Summary
• Discharge Abstract Database (DAD)
• Early Development Instrument
• eTick
• Hedgehog
• Historic Climate Data
• Infant Feeding Surveillance (IFS)
• Integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS)
• Mosquito Surveillance Data
• National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS)
• Nutritious Food Basket
• Office of the Chief Coroner (OCC)
• On-Marg
• Ontario Cancer Registry (OCR)
• Ontario Laboratories Information System (OLIS)
• Ontario Medical Services Data
• Ontario Mental Health Reporting System (OMHRS)
• Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey (OSDUHS)
• Oral Health Information Support System (OHISS)
• Panorama
• Postal Code Conversion File (PCCF)
• Population Estimates
• Population Projections
• Rabies Surveillance Data
• Rapid Risk Factor Surveillance System (RRFSS)
• Taxfiler
• Therapeutic Abortion Summary
• Uniform Crime Reporting Survey
• Vital Statistics - Live Birth Data
• Vital Statistics – Mortality Data
• Vital Statistics – Stillbirth Data