1. Resources & Publications

    Family and Children’s Services (FACS) Niagara 2018-19 Annual Report

    Posted on: July 11, 2019
    A brief report with stories and statistics outlining the 2018-19 experience for FACS Niagara in terms of service to the Niagara community. This report highlights data about fostering and adopting, referrals and investigation, the Family Enrichment program and other support services, volunteers, and supporting youth in the transition to living...
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    Health Statistics for Niagara

    Posted on: January 11, 2019
    This site includes a collection of statistics on health topics and progress status for program and service delivery. Topics include: Behaviours Cancer Child Health Demographics Infectious Diseases Injuries Maternal and Newborn Health Opiods Substance Use Published By: Niagara Region
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    The National Report of the First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey

    Posted on: December 7, 2018
    The First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey (FNREEES, or REEES) was created to address a long-standing data gap that existed around early childhood education and development, youth employment and education, adult employment and education, and labour-market conditions in First Nations communities. Launched in 2013, the REEES was...
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    Watch your step! Falls are Sending More Canadians to the Hospital than Ever Before

    Posted on: July 5, 2018
    Unintentional falls resulted in almost 1,800 reported emergency department (ED) visits and 417 hospital stays every day last year, making them the most common cause of injury in 2016–2017. In support of the second National Injury Prevention Day (June 5th, 2018), CIHI has released new data about emergency department and...
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    The Health of Niagara Residents Across the Lifespan: Using a Life-Course Approach to Improve Well-Being (Event Recording)

    Posted on: May 7, 2018
    This is an event recording of the May 2, 2018 webinar with presenter Dr. Sinead McElhone. 44 participants joined this event from 20 different organizations across Niagara. During this webinar, Dr. McElhone offered a new way of looking at health, not as disconnected stages unrelated to each other, but as an...
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  6. Resources & Publications

    Powerhouse Project Young Carers Initiative: Annual General Meeting Report 2015-2016

    Posted on: November 13, 2017
    This report details the Annual General Meeting of the Young Carers Initiative. The meeting focused on asking Powerhouse Project members: If you could give a young carer advice based on your own experiences, what would it be?  The report summarizes Powerhouse Project members, their reasons for caregiving, and the impact of...
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    The Life Course Approach to Analyzing and Visualizing Niagara’s Top Health Issues

    Posted on: November 6, 2017
    In 2017, Niagara Region Public Health took a Life Course Approach to analyzing and visualizing Niagara’s Top Health Issues (“Top 10”). Forty-nine thousand lines of data from a variety of sources (Canadian Community Health Survey data, EMS transports, ED visits, Hospitalizations, Reportable infectious diseases and death data) were combined to...
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  8. Resources & Publications

    Housing in Canada: Key results from the 2016 Census

    Posted on: October 25, 2017
    The housing landscape in Canada has changed over the past decade, against a backdrop of record low-interest rates since the 2008-2009 recession, increased construction of condominiums, and rising home prices. Having a home affects almost every aspect of life. As such, housing data are important to informing a number of policies at...
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    Vital Signs: Belonging – Exploring Connection to Community

    Posted on: October 2, 2017
    The 2017 national Vital Signs report is the third in a multi-year series focused on belonging, which has become an area of strategic focus for Community Foundations of Canada and many community foundations across the country. This year 39 communities in Canada and another 28 in other parts of the world are...
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  10. Resources & Publications

    Low Income Among Persons with a Disability in Canada

    Posted on: September 14, 2017
    Some groups face higher risk of low income than others: recent immigrants, Aboriginal people, lone parents, unattached people aged 45 to 64, and persons with a disability. For this reason, policies and programs designed to reduce poverty have often been based on interventions specifically targeted at benefitting members of these groups. Many...
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