How healthy are we? 2006 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH Table of contents Population for the Capital Health region, 2006 A word from the Medical Officer of Health 1 Age Group Females Males Total A closer look at the population in the region 2 < 1 5,908 6,296 12,204 Use of the health system 12 1 - 4 23,279 24,498 47,777 Check health indicators 15 5 - 9 29,196 31,049 60,245 Vital signs – at a glance and over the years 18 10 - 14 33,173 34,455 67,628 Differences within the region 26 15 - 19 35,687 37,100 72,787 Our environment 32 20 - 44 192,373 189,642 382,015 Data notes 40 45 - 64 133,179 133,571 266,750 Keeping you informed 41 65 - 74 32,167 29,523 61,690 75+ 32,225 20,942 53,167 Total 517,187 507,076 1,024,263 Legal Redwater Highway 2 Bon Accord Gibbons Morinville Hwy 15 Fort Hutterite Sturgeon County Saskatchewan Colony Josephburg Strathcona MacKay St. Albert Wildwood County Elk Island National Nojack Entwistle Spruce Grove Highway 16 Park Evansburg Highway 16 Fallis Sherwood Ardrossan Wabamun Park Stony Plain Antler Lake Westview Half Moon Lake North 21 Collingwood Cove Cooking Edmonton Lake Edmonton South Tomahawk Cooking Hastings Lake Keephills Lake Highway Highway 14 Beaumont Genesee Devon Nisku St. Francis New Highway 2 Telfordville Highway 39 Leduc Sarepta Calmar Rolly View Hutterite Colony Thorsby Buford Sunnybrook Kavanagh Warburg Leduc County Mission Beach Sundance Beach Golden Days Castle North East Capital Health in Edmonton is one of Canada’s largest health Downs regions and is affiliated with the University of Alberta, North Central providing integrated health services to over one million Woodcroft Eastwood residents in Edmonton and the surrounding area. Capital Health acts as a referral centre to Central West Jasper Place and Northern Alberta, the North and the Prairies, Bonnie Doon providing specialized services such as trauma and burn treatment, organ Twin Brooks transplants and high-risk obstetrics. Mill Woods How healthy are we? / 2006 we? are healthy How Edmonton A word from the Medical Officer of Health Public health is the art and science of preventing and labour disruption), as well as pandemic disease, prolonging life and promoting and planning. protecting health through organized community The report How healthy are we? 2006 begins efforts. It is unique in that the target for services with a demographic picture of the Capital Health is not just the individual, but the whole region. The report goes on to provide the latest population. statistics on health problems and health We monitor the health of residents in the indicators for the Capital Health region and Capital Health region, prevent disease, illness where possible, comparisons are made to the and injury through education and preventative Calgary Health Region, the province, and the methods, and support change in the community country. Some new additions to this year’s based on factors that affect health, including report include: ten-year trends for selected legislation that promotes health. An example is health indicators in the region; health data tables the successful amendment of Edmonton’s that facilitate comparisons among the 15 public no-smoking bylaws to prohibit smoking in public health service areas; thematic maps showing the places including restaurants and drinking health status variation within the region; and establishments. information on the environment including built, social and natural environments. So how do we do it? Among other things, we conduct surveillance for early detection of disease, we distribute vaccines, apply and enforce health regulations, and respond to environmental incidents and outbreaks of disease. We educate the public on how to protect themselves from health risks and develop policies that promote health such as the non-smoking policy on Capital Health property Dr. Gerry Predy and the healthy catering policy that supports the Vice President, Public Health provision of healthy eating choices whenever Medical Officer of Health food and beverages are provided at work-related Capital Health, Alberta events. We involve elected officials in our goals and we conduct research to assess our methods and direct future projects. In addition, we established the Office of Emergency Preparedness that provides emergency planning and preparedness for the entire region including the coordination of emergency plans, How healthy are we? / 2006 we? are healthy How contingencies for major events (including natural disasters, disease outbreaks, mass casualties, 1 A closer look at the population in the region Capital Health is one of the largest integrated continuing care, public health, specialty clinics, health regions in Canada and provides complete mental health services and many rehabilitation health services to over one million residents in the and prevention programs. cities of Edmonton, Fort Saskatchewan, Leduc, Capital Health staff do more than care for the sick Spruce Grove and St. Albert, and the counties of and treat the injured. They address the overall Leduc, Parkland, Strathcona and Sturgeon (and health of the region, providing communities with communities within their geographical areas), as information on how to both stay healthy and well as the Town of Devon and communities in the avoid the greatest health risks in order to ensure eastern part of Yellowhead County. In addition to these communities continue to be healthy places emergency and acute care, Capital Health to live, work and raise a family. provides home care services, outreach programs, Percentage of population in selected age groups, 2006 Area <5 years 5 to 17 years 18 to 64 years 65 to 74 years 75+ years St. Albert 5.5% 18.6% 66.2% 5.7% 4.1 % Castle Downs 7.3% 18.5% 65.9% 5.2% 3.2% Woodcroft 4.5% 1 1.4% 69.2% 6.7% 8.2% Eastwood 4.6% 12.2% 71.0% 5.8% 6.3% North Central 6.1 % 17.6% 61.4% 8.1 % 6.8% North East 6.6% 18.0% 66.3% 5.7% 3.5% West Jasper Place 5.7% 16.6% 65.3% 6.4% 6.0% Twin Brooks 6.0% 16.3% 65.2% 6.8% 5.6% Bonnie Doon 4.1 % 1 1.8% 67.5% 7.3% 9.3% Mill Woods 7.1 % 18.9% 67.2% 4.0% 2.8% Strathcona County 6.0% 18.8% 66.5% 5.5% 3.3% Leduc County 6.1 % 18.8% 65.0% 5.7% 4.4% Westview 6.4% 19.4% 64.5% 5.9% 3.8% Sturgeon County 6.4% 22.2% 63.3% 4.9% 3.2% Fort Saskatchewan 5.7% 18.5% 65.7% 5.5% 4.6% How healthy are we? / 2006 we? are healthy How Capital Health 5.9% 16.8% 66.2% 6.0% 5.2% 2 Capital Health’s changing population 1,144 90+ 3,433 2,817 85-89 5,959 6,484 80-84 9,919 10,497 75-79 12,913 13,222 70-74 15,018 16,301 65-69 17,149 21,441 60-64 21,651 31,119 55-59 30,780 37,924 50-54 37,687 43,087 45-49 43,061 40,947 40-44 42,050 36,441 35-39 36,879 35,445 30-34 35,859 37,814 25-29 38,502 38,995 20-24 39,083 37,100 15-19 35,688 34,455 10-14 33,173 31,049 5-9 29,196 24,498 1-4 23,279 6,296 < 1 5,908 1998 1998 Total male = 507,076 2006 2006 Total female = 517,187 2014 2014 Total male and female = 1,024,263 Source: Population data values are for June 30 and are interpolations of actual population values from the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan (AHCIP) Registration File as of March 31 for each year. Forecast values, for points in time after March 31, 2006 are estimated using the March 31, 2006 AHCIP Registration File values and year- over-year population growth values provided by the Health Surveillance Branch of Alberta Health and Wellness. The population in the Capital Health region in estimated that the region’s population will be 2006 was 1,024,263, an increase of about 19,000 about 1,170,300 – an increase of 14% with a people from 2005. The average age in the Capital higher proportion of the population being over Health region, in 2006, was 37.2 years. 50 years of age than what was seen in 2006. In 1998, the population of the region was less The public health service areas within the Capital than 1 million people (903,303) with a smaller Health region vary in the proportion of older and How healthy are we? / 2006 we? are healthy How proportion of the population 45 years of age or younger aged residents. older than the proportion in 2006. In 2014, it is 3 In terms of proportions: St. Albert 2006 population G Castle Downs and Mill Woods have the highest proportion of preschool children. Age group 158 85+ 374 G Westview and Sturgeon County have the highest proportion of school-aged children. 284 80-84 425 489 75-79 570 G Bonnie Doon, North Central, and Woodcroft 596 70-74 748 have the highest proportion of seniors (65 924 65-69 947 years of age or older). 1,420 60-64 1,341 G North Central and Bonnie Doon have the 2,025 55-59 2,114 highest proportion of younger seniors (65 to 2,297 50-54 2,430 74 years of age). 2,481 45-49 2,701 G Woodcroft and Bonnie Doon have the highest 2,182 40-44 2,507 proportion of older seniors (75 years of age or 1,799 35-39 2,009 older).