Understanding Our Health in 2010

Your District Health Authority
WHO AND WHERE ARE WE?
Antigonish County-
42% of GASHA ’ s population
Strait Richmond County 37 % of GASHA ’ s population
Guysborough County 20 % of GASHA ’ s population
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POPULATION BY AGE GROUPS

MOBILITY-GASHA & NS 2006
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NET CHANGES TO POPULATIONS-2006
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LIVING AND WORKING CONDITIONS
High school graduates aged 25 to 29
Post-secondary graduates aged 25 to
54
Unemployment
Youth unemployment, aged 15 to 24
Long-term unemployment
Low income
Children aged 17 and under living in low income families
District Health Authority
7 (HR)
Total Male Female
88.0
87.1
88.8
66.3
13.3
65.9
.*..
66.6
*..
...
17.2
7.0
10.8
.*....
7.4
9.8
*..
...
6.5
11.9
12.0
11.3
12.7
Nova Scotia
Total Male Female
86.4
83.2
89.1
62.7
60.4
64.7
9.2
*..
...
*..
...
17.4
*..
...
...
4.7
4.6
4.9
13.8
12.4
15.2
16.4
16.5
16.3

AVERAGE INCOME FOR 2006
% of Families with
Low Income
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Average Individual
Income

HOUSEHOLD INCOMES -2006
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ESTABLISHMENT SIZE & EMPLOYEE
COMPLEMENT
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HEALTH LITERACY RATES -PROPORTION OF
LEVEL 2 AND BELOW (%)
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Source:Health Literacy in Canada: A Healthy Understanding 2008 (Ottawa: 2008)

UNDERSTANDING OUR HEALTH SURVEY
2010
 Demographics
 Stress
 Changes Made to Improve Health
 Physical Activity
 Height and Weight – BMI
 Fruit and Veg Consumption
 Food Security
 Smoking Status
 Stages of Change for Smokers
 Smoking Cessation Aids
 Exposure to Second Hand Smoke
 Alcohol Use
 Alcohol Dependence
 Former Drinkers
 Illicit Drug use
 Problem Gambling
 Oral Health
 Health Care Utilization
 Health Care Access
 Home Care Services
 Chronic Conditions
 Health Screenings in
General and for Men &
Women
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SAMPLING DESIGN
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Population
Size
Sample
Size
Margin of
Error
Antigonish Town and
County
Guysborough
Strait Richmond
18,835
9075
16,909
375
370
376
+4.99
+5.00
+4.98
95% Confident the Results reflect Reality

GENDER ANALYSIS
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AGE BREAKDOWN
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INSURANCE COVERAGE

Compared to GASHA as a whole Antigonish
Town and County respondents were more likely to have each kind of insurance
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ACCESS TO A DOCTOR
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94 % in GASHA have a medical doctor

Province 94%, but lower than the 2005 finding
(97%) and higher than the national finding
(86%).

97% in Antigonish CHB
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DIFFICULTY WITH MEDICAL SPECIALISTS

38% of respondents required a visit to a medical specialist within the past 12 months.

15% experienced difficulty getting the specialist care they needed.
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MENTAL HEALTH HELP
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12% talked to a health professional about their emotional or mental health

Most often consulted a family doctor/general practitioner (45%).
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BMI Classifications – Of respondents aged 18 years or older, excluding pregnant females-
BMI MEASUREMENTS
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
30.0% 28.7% 25.3%
36.2%
42.0%
39.4% 43.7%
39.1%
27.0% 31.3% 30.2%
23.6%
GASHA 2005
(N=999)
SR (N=343) ^GC (N=334) ATC (N=333)
Obese Overw eight Norm al w eight Underw eight
^ Significant difference between particular CHB and GASHA.
† Percentages combine overweight and obese.
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31.0% NS:
57.5% †
40.2%
27.9%
GASHA 2010
(N=1,010)
Canada:
50.9% †

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
49.0%
44.4% 46.3% 43.7%
25.0%
27.2% 26.0% 27.9%
26.0% 28.3% 27.7% 28.3%
*GASHA 2005
(N=1,117)
SR (N=376) GC (N=370) ATC (N=375)
Regularly active Moderately active Physically inactive
44.5%
27.3%
28.2%
GASHA 2010
(N=1,121)
Canada: 50.5 %
NS: 48.6%†
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*Significant difference between 2005 and 2010 data.
† Percentages combine moderately active and regularly active.

HELP IN BECOMING MORE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE
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
78% Affordable recreation facilities

74% Affordable recreation programs.

75% Information on physical activity, health and well-being

74% Access to paths, trails and green spaces

CHANGES MADE TO PHYSICAL
HEALTH?
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72 .9 % in Antigonish indicated there are some changes they should make to improve their physical health
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
Significantly higher than what was found in
2005 (67%), and also higher than national findings (63%).

CHRONIC CONDITIONS
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77% reported having at least one.

The most common were muscle/joint related conditions , high blood pressure (24%) and non-food allergies.

Compared to 2005 decrease in food allergies, ulcers and cancer
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STRESS LEVELS
Canada: 57.3% †
NS: 58.7%
†
GASHA 2010 (N=1,121)
2.1%
13.7%
ATC (N=375)
2.2%
12.7%
GC (N=370)
2.2%
14.7%
SR (N=376)
2.0%
14.3%
GASHA 2005 (N=1,119)
3.0%
16.0%
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40.9%
42.1%
38.6%
40.8%
41.0%
32.3%
33.9%
31.7%
30.9%
29.0%
10.7%
9.2%
12.4%
11.5%
11.0%
0% 10%
Extrem ely stressful
Not very stressful
20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Quite a bit stressful
Not at all stressful
70% 80%
A bit stressful
Don't know
90% 100%
† Percentages combine a bit stressful, quite a bit stressful, and extremely stressful.

FRUIT AND VEG CONSUMPTION
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% WITH FOOD SECURITY
Often Sometimes Never DK
You and others worried that food would run out before you got money to buy more
You and others just couldn’t afford to eat balanced meals
2.1
2.1
8.0
7.3
89.7
90.6
0.1
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RESTRICTIONS TO 2 ND HAND SMOKE
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
72.0%
*GASHA 2005
(N=1,119)
83.8%
SR (N=376)
75.6%
79.1% 80.2%
GC (N=370) ATC (N=375) GASHA 2010
(N=1,121)
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*
Significant difference between 2005 and 2010 data
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ALCOHOL USE DURING THE PAST 12 MONTHS
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
32.0%
68.0%
30.3%
69.7%
24.6%
75.4%
SR (N=280) GC (N=268) ATC (N=298)
Regular drinker Occasional drinker
† Percentages are for regular drinker.
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28.5%
71.5%
Canada:
76.7% †
NS:
72.2% †
GASHA (N=852)

ILLICIT DRUG USE
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100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
61.0%
32.0%
7.0%
SR (N=376)
62.2%
56.8% 59.7%
31.5%
33.9%
5.8%
GC (N=370)
9.0%
ATC (N=375)
Just once More than once Never
32.7%
7.6%
GASHA (N=1,121)

GAMBLING
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
69.4%
SR (N=366)
62.0%
59.4%
63.7%
GC (N=363) ATC (N=367) GASHA (N=1,096)
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THANK-YOU
Questions?
Cora.Cole@publichealth.ns.ca
565-5489