Subject Guides: Nursing: HLST 354

Health & Population Statistics for HLST 354

This guide has been created to accompany the health and population statistics lesson for HLST 354.

Video instructions on finding health and population statistics posted below.

A Sampling of Sources of Statistics for Nursing

Searching for Statistics, Data, and Grey Literature

Searching tip
Focus your searches with 'site:' searching. The following are examples of finding statistics with a site search. Click on the link to see the search in a new window.

Topic: births by province
Website: statcan.gc.ca = Statistics Canada
births by province site:statcan.gc.ca

Topic: Mental Health Indicators (Canada)
Website: cihi.ca = Canadian Institute for Health Information
"mental health" site:cihi.ca

Topic: patient safety policies for nursing in Canada
Website: rnao.ca = Registered Nurses Association of Ontario
safety policy site:rnao.ca

General Statistics

Census
Official page of the Canadian Census. Search by place (City) name or postal code.
CIHI (Canadian Institute of Health Information)
Database of Online Health Statistics
Access to freely available web-based statistics from the Institute of Health Economics.
First Nations Information Governance Centre
Statistics Canada
The home page for Canada's national statistics agency
Statistics Canada - Health

Alberta Statistics

Edmonton (Local) Statistics

City of Edmonton Maps
Find maps based on addresses, postal codes, neighbourhoods, demographics, etc.
City of Edmonton Neighbourhood Profiles
Find statistics on Edmonton neighbourhoods, including population, education, housing, and economic information for specific neighbourhoods in Edmonton.
Edmonton Census
Find statistics on Edmonton neighbourhoods; thematic maps; population forecasts; and historical population profiles. This link will provide you with the most current municipal census info.
Edmonton Vital Signs
Annual report conducted by the Edmonton Community Foundation, in partnership with Edmonton Social Planning Council.
Homeward Trust: Program Data
Data on people experiencing homelessness in Edmonton as collected by Homeward Trust programs and partners.
Edmonton Open Data