Healthy Babies Healthy Children Screening Statistics 2002-2014

2002 to 2014 data tracks prenatal, postpartum, and early childhood screens administered by Ontario public health regions. Phase 1 counts screens by calendar year, region, screen name, and family entry stage, while Phase 2 reports percentage 'Yes' responses to 36 specific screening questions.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in screen counts by calendar year and Ontario public health region to evaluate program reach.
• Model the relationship between a family's stage of entry into the HBHC program and responses to the 36 screening questions.
• Compare the percentage of 'Yes' responses to specific HBHC Screen questions across different Ontario public health regions.

Strengths

• 13-year temporal coverage from 2002 to 2014 provides longitudinal perspective.
• Includes detailed Phase 2 data on percentage responses for 36 distinct screening questions.
• Data is organized by Ontario public health region, enabling geographic analysis.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with the latest records from 2014.
• Sample size and row counts are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.
• Data structure across multiple files (HTML, XLSX, CSV) may require consolidation.

Provenance

Source

Government of Ontario

Collection Method

Administrative data from the Healthy Babies Healthy Children program screening process.

Time Range

2002 to 2014

Freshness

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Geography

Ontario, Canada, organized by public health regions