Health

bold = core indicator for 2010 (measured and compared across Canada)
italics = local indicators recommended by the Sounding Board

• Low birth rate
  
• Physicians per 10,000 persons
  
• Obesity rate
  
• Life expectancy
  
• Smoking rate
  
• Rate of physical activity
  
• Self-rated mental health
  
• Work absence (days)
  
• Boil water advisories
  
• Proportion of the population with a regular doctor
  
  
• Incidence of substance abuse
  
• Home support systems/palliative care at home
  
• Correlation between income and health
  
• Birth rate for teens
  
• Confidential resources for teen health and sexuality
  
• Respite care for seniors
  
• Cancer rates by age, gender and type of cancer
  
• Wait times for health services
  
• Recreational opportunities
  
• Proportion of the population with access to a regular doctor
  
• Mortality rates - by causes