Understanding Our Health in 2010

2 Guysborough County- 20% of residents Your District Health Authority Strait Richmond County 37 % of GASHA ’ s population Antigonish County- 42% of GASHA ’ s population Guysborough County 20 % of GASHA ’ s population

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6 District Health Authority 7 (HR) Nova Scotia TotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemale High school graduates aged 25 to Post-secondary graduates aged 25 to Unemployment 13.3.*.. * * * Youth unemployment, aged 15 to *.... * * Long-term unemployment Low income Children aged 17 and under living in low income families

7 Average Individual Income % of Families with Low Income

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10 Source:Health Literacy in Canada: A Healthy Understanding 2008 (Ottawa: 2008)

11  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

12 95% Confident the Results reflect Reality Population Size Sample Size Margin of Error Antigonish Town and County 18, Guysborough Strait Richmond 16,

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15  Compared to GASHA as a whole Antigonish Town and County respondents were more likely to have each kind of insurance

16  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

17  38% of respondents required a visit to a medical specialist within the past 12 months.  15% experienced difficulty getting the specialist care they needed.

18  12% talked to a health professional about their emotional or mental health  Most often consulted a family doctor/general practitioner (45%).

19 NS: 57.5% † Canada: 50.9% † BMI Classifications – Of respondents aged 18 years or older, excluding pregnant females- ^ Significant difference between particular CHB and GASHA. † Percentages combine overweight and obese.

20 *Significant difference between 2005 and 2010 data. † Percentages combine moderately active and regularly active. NS: 48.6%† Canada: 50.5 %

21  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

22  72.9 % in Antigonish indicated there are some changes they should make to improve their physical health  Significantly higher than what was found in 2005 (67%), and also higher than national findings (63%).

23  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

24 NS: 58.7% † Canada: 57.3% † † Percentages combine a bit stressful, quite a bit stressful, and extremely stressful.

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26 OftenSometimesNeverDK 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

27 * Significant difference between 2005 and 2010 data.

28 NS: 72.2% † † Percentages are for regular drinker. Canada: 76.7% †

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