Health Databases

Database Name	Description	Owner	Record Levels
Physical Activity Monitor (PAM)	Annual telephone survey that tracks changes in physical activity patterns, factors influencing participation, and life circumstances in Canada	Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute	Canada, Regions, Provinces and Territories, Phone numbers
Canadian Physical Activity Levels Among Youth (CANPLAY)	Major national survey examining physical activity levels of children and youth	Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute	Canada, Provinces and Territories
National Ambulatory Care Reporting System	Contains data for all hospital-based and community-based ambulatory care	Canadian Institute for Health Information	Province, Health Care Facilities
The Hospital Morbidity Database (HMDB)	National data holding that captures administrative, clinical and demographic information on inpatient separations from acute care hospitals	Canadian Institute for Health Information	Canada, Provinces and Territories (excluding Quebec), Health Care Facilities
Hospital Mental Health Database (HMHDB)	Contains data from across Canada on hospitalizations for mental illness. Also provides demographic and medical diagnosis information from all provinces and territories for inpatient stays for mental illness reasons	Canadian Institute for Health Information	Canada, Provinces and Territories, Health Care Facilities
Ontario Health Study	Health information used to study how lifestyle, environment and family history affect health over time and to develop strategies for the prevention, early detection and treatment of diseases	Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project	Canada
Surveying Canadians to Assess the Prevalence of Common Food Allergies and Attitudes towards Food Labelling and Risk (SCAAALAR)	National study of prevalence of food allergies among the Canadian population and effectiveness of allergen warnings on food labels	Health Canada & AllerGen NCE Inc.	Canada, Provinces, Telephone#
Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS)	Collecting key information relevant to the health of Canadians to create national baseline data on major health concerns, illness, diseases undiagnosed, risk factors, and public health issues	Statistics Canada	Canada, Provinces and Territories, Rural Areas
Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD)	Information about Canadians whose everyday activities may be limited because of a condition or health-related problem.	Statistics Canada	Canada, Provinces & Territories
Canadian Community Health Survey	Health indicator profile by age group and sex	Statistics Canada	Canada, Provinces and Territories, Health Regions, Peer Groups
Nipissing Developmental Screening Tool (Nipissing District Developmental Screen-NDDS)	Tool used to identify delays in children up to 6 years of age and provide strategies to foster age appropriate development	NDDS	Canada, US; used by parents, health and child care professionals
Discharge Abstract Database (DAD)	Captures administrative, clinical and demographic information on hospital discharges (including deaths, sign-outs and transfers).	Canadian Institute for Health Information	Canada, Provinces and Territories (excluding Quebec), Facilities
Combined Maternal Child Data	Provides an overview of the fiscal year maternal/newborn outcomes for hospitals within Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) in Ontario	BORN Ontario	Ontario, Health Regions, Best Start Neighbourhoods (contact PEDACs), Postal Code
Historical Birth Record Data (formely the Niday perinatal database)	Provides an overview of the fiscal year maternal/newborn outcomes for hospitals within Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) in Ontario	BORN Ontario (formerly Perinatal Partnership Program of Eastern and Southeastern Ontario (PPPESO))	Ontario, Health Regions, Postal Code
Ontario Student Drug Use Services	Survey that assesses the trends in student drug use, as well as their physical and mental health, in order to identify changes and risk or protective factors to drug use	Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)	Ontario, Schools
Rapid Risk Factor Surveillance System	Telephone survey assessing risk behaviours of importance to public health for adults over 18 years of age; monitors public health issues	Institute for Social Research (York University)	Canada, Ontario, Health Units
Needle Drop Boxes and Take it Back! Pharmacies- Ottawa Public Health	Provides a listing of locations of needle drop boxes in Ottawa area	City of Ottawa Open Portal Database	City, Addresses
Flu Clinics- Ottawa Public Health	List of flu clinics with locations and hours provided by Ottawa Public Health	City of Ottawa Open Portal Database	City, Addresses
Public Access Defibrillators- Ottawa	List of all the City of Ottawa Public Access Defibrillators, including site list and location at the site	City of Ottawa Open Portal Database	City, City Wards, Addresses
Enhanced Street Youth Surveillance Study (E-SYS)	Study that asseses street-involved youth in Ottawa regarding their risk-taking behaviours related to sex, drugs, and alcohol, their prevalence of STIs and blood-borne infections, as well as their access to support services	Ottawa Public Health	City
Integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS)	The database used by public health units to report information on cases of reportable diseases to provincial health authorities and to the Public Health Agency of Canada	Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa Public Health	City

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