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The Surveillance and Epidemiology Unit at Toronto Public Health measures, assesses, and reports on the health of Toronto's populations to help guide the organization on its mission to reduce health inequalities and improve the health of the whole population.
We help guide TPH by:
Linking public health practice with health intelligence that is built on the observation and utilization of population health status data including:
- Mortality
- Hospitalization
- Reproductive behaviours and outcomes
- Dental and oral health
- Risk factors including knowledge, attitudes and behaviours
- Environmental health risks
- Demographic, socio-economic and other social determinant data
Why is this important?
Our work contributes to:
- Evidence informed decision-making
- Our understanding of the determinants of health
- The development and/or adjustment of policies and programs to manage health risks and improve health outcomes
Our core functions include:
- Identifying population health status information needs.
- Analyzing population health status data using relevant epidemiological measurements and indicators.
- Monitoring trends in health & health determinants and identifying emerging issues.
- Developing and reporting health status indicators and related population health status information using appropriate graphical representation and technology.
- Upholding standards, including quality assurance methods to ensure that population health status information is accurate, timely, meaningful, relevant and accessible.
- Integrating health status information, planning and performance measurement processes.
Who we are
The Surveillance and Epidemiology Unit is a multidisciplinary team of staff with expertise in:
- epidemiology
- biostatistics
- research & survey methodology
- data collection, quality, management, analysis, interpretation & graphical representation
Our website provides some of the health status evidence used for program planning and decision making at Toronto Public Health. We hope this information is useful to researchers, community agencies, the general public and other stakeholders who have a shared interest in the health of Toronto.
Last updated September 2011
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