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Alcohol Drinking Status – Statistics in Haldimand and Norfolk
66% of Haldimand and Norfolk residents, aged 19 years and older, were regular drinkers compared to 60.5% of Ontario residents (2013-14). Almost half (47%) of Haldimand and Norfolk residents reported exceeding either of the LRADGs (#1 and/or #2) compared to 42.6% of Ontario residents (2013-14). The heavy drinking rate was 19.8% in Haldimand and Norfolk, […]
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Alcohol Related Emergency Department Visits – Statistics in Haldimand and Norfolk
In Haldimand and Norfolk, from 2005 to 2015, the average age-standardized rate for emergency department visits for alcohol-related chronic conditions was 228/100,000. These rates for Haldimand and Norfolk have consistently been lower than the province, however they have been increasing. Since 2005, there were 2,812 emergency department visits due to alcohol-related chronic conditions, of which […]
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Alcohol-Related Mortality Rates – Statistics in Haldimand and Norfolk
In Haldimand and Norfolk, 56 deaths have been caused by alcohol, from 2007 to 2011; 100% of these deaths were preventable The average age–standardized rate for alcohol mortality was 7.1/100,000. These rates have not been stable in Haldimand and Norfolk but overall are higher than the province (average: 7.1 vs. 5.8/100,000). Total Number of Alcohol-Related […]
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Cannabis Use During Pregnancy – Statistics in Haldimand and Norfolk
From 2014-2016, the percentage of women in Haldimand and Norfolk who gave birth and reported using cannabis during pregnancy remained constant. Pregnant women who gave birth in Haldimand and Norfolk had higher proportions of cannabis use when compared to the Ontario average in all three years (2014-2016). Percentage of women in Haldimand and Norfolk and […]
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Fall-Related Emergency Department Visits for Older Adults – Statistics in Haldimand and Norfolk
The rate of fall-related ED visits among Haldimand and Norfolk seniors 65 years and older has increased 4.8% from 6261 per 100,000 in 2011 to 6564 per 100,000 in 2016. The number of fall-related ED visits among Haldimand and Norfolk seniors has increased over the past decade, likely due to the increasing population of seniors […]
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Opioid Misuse – Statistics in Haldimand and Norfolk
Opioids were dispensed to 7,245 individuals in Haldimand and Norfolk in 2015 under the Ontario Drug Benefit program. The total rate of opioid users in Haldimand and Norfolk was 12.9% greater than the provincial rate of opioid users; when compared to 49 other regions in Ontario, Haldimand and Norfolk had the 15th highest rate of […]
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Alcohol Drinking Status – Statistics in Haldimand and Norfolk Alcohol Related Emergency Department Visits – Statistics in Haldimand and Norfolk Alcohol-Related Mortality Rates – Statistics in Haldimand and Norfolk Cannabis Use During Pregnancy – Statistics in Haldimand and Norfolk Fall-Related Emergency Department Visits for Older Adults – Statistics in Haldimand and Norfolk Opioid Misuse – […]
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