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Canadian Community Health Survey 2015 (CCHS)

The Canadian Community Health Survey 2015 (CCHS) is now available for use by researchers working at the Atlantic Research Data Centre. The CCHS is a cross-sectional survey that collects information related to health status, health care utilization and health determinants for the Canadian population. It relies upon a large sample of respondents and is designed to provide reliable estimates at the health region level.

The CCHS has the following objectives:
• Support health surveillance programs by providing health data at the national, provincial and intra-provincial levels;
• Provide a single data source for health research on small populations and rare characteristics;
• Timely release of information easily accessible to a diverse community of users;
• Create a flexible survey instrument that includes a rapid response option to address emerging issues related to the health of the population.

The primary use of the CCHS data is for health surveillance and population health research. Federal and provincial departments of health and human resources, social service agencies, and other types of government agencies use the information collected from respondents to monitor, plan, implement and evaluate programs to improve the health of Canadians . Researchers from various fields use the information to conduct research to improve health. Non-profit health organizations and the media use the CCHS results to raise awareness about health, an issue of concern to all Canadians.

More information on The Canadian Community Health Survey 2015 (CCHS)

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