​Health Status Reports

Better Health For All Series

** NEW ** Series 9: Maternal & Child Health

Full Report / Call to Action

Dashboard and infographics available on Community View Collaboration website

Series 8: Reportable Disease

Full Report 

Infographics available on CommunityView Collaboration website

Series 7: Unintentional Injuries

Full Report / Call to Action
Infographics available on CommunityView Collaboration website

** UPDATED** Series 6: Health Behaviours and Risk Conditions

1-Page Fact Sheets / Call to Action
Infographics available on CommunityView Collaboration website

Series 5:  HIV Special Report

Full Report / December 2015 News Release
Infographics, stories and voices from the front line available at CommunityView Collaboration website

Series 4:  Bloodborne and Sexually Transmitted Infections
Full Report / Call to Action

Infographics available on CommunityView Collaboration website

**UPDATED** Bloodborne Infection - Hepatitis C (additional data)

Series 3:  Advancing Health Equity in Health Care

Full Report / Call to Action / Health Equity Guide / Technical Appendix and Additional Data

**UPDATED** Life Expectancy 1-Page Fact Sheets

Infographics available on CommunityView Collaboration website

Series 2:  Immunization

Full Report / Call to Action
Infographics available on CommunityView Collaboration website

**UPDATED** Series 1:  Our Population

1-Page Fact Sheets  / Call to Action
Infographics available on CommunityView Collaboration website.

Influenza

One page document
Latest news available on CommunityView Collaboration website

2009 Rural Health Status Report

Full Report  /  Saskatoon Health Region Rural Health Status Report PHARE Symposium - October 21, 2008 (Powerpoint)

2008 Health Status Report

Full Report  /  Summary

Health Equity

SRHA Health Equity Position Statement

Promoting Health Equity: An Evaluation Translation Project Led by the Saskatoon Health Region's Public Health Observatory

(June 2012-June 2013) - Full Report / Power Point Presentation

Saskatoon Health Equity Impact Assessment - Full Report

2013 Health Equity Summit

Video clips (YouTube)

• Dr. Cory Neudorf:  Root Causes & Root Solution
• Dr. Julie Kryzanowski:  Health In All Policies
• Connie Clement:  Structural Changes
• Ed Buller:  Flexibility
• Laurel Rothman:  Positive Power of Social Media
• Margo Greenwood:  Principles
• Peggy Taillon:  Myth Busting
• Rick Trimp: Community Leadership

All Saskatoon Health Region videos

Minding the Health Gap in Saskatoon, SK featuring Senator Hugh Segal. CIHR Cafe Scientifique March 2012 - YouTube link

Della: Hurdles to Health - YouTube link

Journeys toward health equity action in Public Health.  Saskatoon and Sudbury:  two different paths with one common destination.  A Fireside Chat recording.  Audio File (posted with permission from CHNET-Works!)

Towards Equity in Immunization:  The Immunization Reminders Project   Full Report  /  Summary

Health Equity Peer Reviewed Publications

• Lang K, Nei J, Wright J, Dell C, Berenbaum S, El-Aneed A.  Qualitative investigation of barriers to accessing care by people who inject drugs in Saskatoon, Canada: perspectives of service providers.  Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention and Policy 2013, 8(35): 1-11.
• Cushon J, Creighton T, Kershaw T, Marko J, Markham T.  Deprivation and food access and balance in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.  Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada 2013, 33(3): 146-159
• Cushon J, Neudorf C, Kershaw R, et al.  Coverage for the entire population: tackling immunization rates and disparities in Saskatoon Health Region.  Canadian Journal of Public Health 2012, 103(Suppl. 1): S37-S41
• Lemstra M, Mackenbach J, Neudorf C, et al.  High healthcare utilization and costs associated with lower socioeconomic status: results from a linked dataset.  Canadian Journal of Public Health 2009; 100(3): 180-3
• Lemstra M, Neudorf C, Opondo J, et al. Disparity in childhood immunizations.  Pediatric Child Health 2007; 12(10):
• Lemstra M, Neudorf C, Beaudin G.  Health disparity knowledge an support for intervention in Saskatoon.  Canadian Journal of Public Health 2007; 98:484-488
• Lemstra M, Neudorf C, Opondo J.  Health disparity by neighborhood income.  Canadian Journal of Public Health 2006; 97; 435-439
• Lemstra M, Neudorf C.  Health Disparity in Saskatoon: Analysis to Intervention. Saskatoon Health Region, 2008

*Reproduced with permissions of the Canadian Public Health Association

Maternal and Childhood Health

• 2016 Saskatchewan Youth Health Survey (report and infographics released by Saskatchewan Alliance for Youth & Community Well-being)
• Population and Public Health: Early years health and development strategy 2013-2016
• Healthy families, healthy communities, healthy children: a report of the Chief Medical Health Officer on the health status and development of young children in Saskatoon Health Region.  Full Report / Executive Summary / Pamphlet / Consultation Summary
• 2010/2011 Student Health Survey: evidence for action
• 2006/07 and 2008/09 Student Health Survey
• Student Health Survey: A Catalyst for Changes in Practice.  In: Innovations in Knowledge Translation: the SPHERU KT Casebook
• Reducing Infant Mortality in Saskatoon Health Region: a report of the Medical Health Officer

Maternal and Childhood Health Peer Reviewed Publications

• Jin S., Muhajarine N, Cushon J, Lim HJ.  Factors associated with childhood depression in Saskatoon Students: a multilevel Analysis.  Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health 2013, 2013, 32(1):29-42.
• Lemstra M, Neudorf C, D'Arcy C, er al.  A systematic review of depressed mood and anxiety by SES in youth aged 10 - 15 years.  Canadian Journal of Public Health 2008;99(2): 125-129
• Wright J, Muhajarine N. Respiratory illness in Saskatoon infants: The impact of housing and neighborhood characteristics.  Soc Indic Res 2008;85:81-95
• Lemstra M, Neudorf C, Mackenbach J, et al.  Risk indicators for depressed mood in youth: Limited association with Aboriginal cultural status.  Pediatric Child Health 2008; 13(4) 285-290.

Chronic Disease

• Diabetes in Saskatoon Health Region - 2011  - Full Report  /  Summary

Communicable Disease and Prevention

• Immunization Report 2012 - Full Report
• Immunization Report 2010 - Full Report  /  Summary
• 2005 Immunization Report
• Staff Influenza Immunization Survey 2008
• SHR HIV Prevention Treatment & Support Strategy
• Medical Health Officer's Report on the Saskatoon Health Region's Response to the Global Influenza Pandemic 2009-2010
• Building Partnerships for Health:  A Strategic Planning Framework for Injection Drug Use (IDU) in Saskatoon
• Investigation of an HIV Cluster Among Injection Drug Users (IDUs) in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Communicable Disease and Prevention Peer Reviewed Publications

• Lemstra M, Neudorf C, Opondo J, et al.  Epidemiological analysis of chlamydia tracomatis and neisseria gonorrhoeae in Saskatoon Health Region.  Canadian Journal of Public Health 2006; 98: 134-137
• Whole-cell and Acellular vaccination programs and rates of pertussis in infants and young children.  The Canadian Medical Association Journal 2006; 175(10): 1213-1217

Determinants of Health

• Food Access in Saskatoon Community Report - Full Report  /  Summary
• The Cost of Healthy Eating in Saskatchewan 2009:  Impact on Food Security - Full Report  /  Executive Summary

Determinants of Health Peer Reviewed Publications

• Lemstra M, Neudorf C, Gibson T, et al.  A systematic literature review of housing health assessment instruments.  Environmental Health Rev Spring 2006: 10-12

Health Behaviours

• Physical Activity Program Evaluation, 2010
• After-School Programs Evaluation 2009/10
• ROAR (Resilience, Opportunity, Attitude (Self-Talk), Reflection) Evaluation, 2010
• The Health Effects of the No Smoking in Public Places Bylaw and Rates of Tobacco Use in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
• P.A.R.T.Y. Program Evaluation 2006-2008 - Full Report  /  Summary

 Health Behaviours Peer Reviewed Publications

• Kershaw T, Marko J.  The Prevention Alcohol and Risk-related Trauma in Youth (P.A.R.T.Y.) program: evaluation results from Saskatoon, Canada.  Canadian Journal of Public Health 2013, 104(1): e92-e93
• Lemstra M, Bennett N, Nannapaneni U, et al. A systematic review of school-based marijuana and alcohol prevention programs targeting adolescents aged 10-15.  Addiction Research & Theory 2010; 18(1): 84-96
• Lemstra M, Mackenbach J, Neudorf C, et al.  Daily smoking in Saskatoon adults: the independent effect of income and Aboriginal cultural status.  Canadian Journal of Public Health 2009; 100(1): 51-4
• Lemstra M, Bennett N, Neudorf C, et al.  A meta-analysis of marijuana and alcohol use by socioeconomic status in adolescents aged 10-15 years.  Canadian Journal of Public Health 2008; 99(3): 172-177
• Lemstra M, Neudorf C, Opondo J.  Implications of public smoking ban.  Canadian Journal of Public Health 2008; 99: 62-65

*Reproduced with permissions of the Canadian Public Health Association

Other / Case Studies

• Integrated Health Care: The Importance of Measuring Patient Experiences and Outcomes.  SHR is featured in this briefing from the Conference Board of Canada.
• Citizen Engagement in Health Casebook - PDF  /  Web Link