 
Class of 2023
 Go Back | | Session Title: | | Health Status; Indicators and Vital Statistics | | | Teaching Hours: | | Teaching and Learning Methods | Total Scheduled Hours = 2
Lecture = 2 | | Description: | | | Session 2: Mrs. Elizabeth WrightAim: Understanding the health status of a population or community is fundamental to the development and delivery of health services. Measures of health are essential tools for:•planning appropriately targeted programs •allocating of resources•evaluating the effectiveness of services. A physician who knows the health status of the community is better able to plan, deliver and assess the usefulness of care. This session will provide an opportunity to review health indicators and how they may be used in assessing community health status. | Keywords: | | Determinants of health, population health |
| Blueprint ID | Learning Objectives | | 10797 | Define health vital statistics and health indicators | | 10798 | Describe the attributes of various common health indicators and vital statistics | | 10799 | Describe the benefits and application health indicators and vital statistics | | 10800 | Discuss population and social determinants of health and discuss its impact on community health indicators. | | 10801 | Identify sources of data and key instruments currently used to collect, analyse and report on health in Canada, including Community Accounts | | |
| Blueprint ID | Course Goals | | 7048 | Identify social determinants of health, risk factors for illness and the interaction between behavioural, socioeconomic, environmental and cultural factors influencing the health of the community
Linked Program Competencies
To This Course Goal: ha-1 | | 7049 | With community and health care workers, identify the top three areas for focused advocacy
Linked Program Competencies
To This Course Goal: ha-1 ha-2 ha-3 | | ha-1 | Health Advocate
Identify the important determinants of health, risk factors for illness, interaction between the population and their physical, biological and social environment, and personal attributes. | | ha-2 | Health Advocate
Identify public policies and trends that affect health locally, nationally, and globally, and barriers to access for populations, including persons with disabilities, the underserved and the marginalized. | | ha-3 | Health Advocate
Assess and respond to issues in the Canadian health care system and advocate for patients at all levels. |
| (078-2) ASSESSING AND MEASURING HEALTH STATUS AT THE POPULATION LEVEL | | (078-1) CONCEPTS OF HEALTH AND ITS DETERMINANTS | | (078-3) INTERVENTIONS AT THE POPULATION LEVEL |
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