Acknowledgements

The Core Indicators for Public Health in Ontario is the product of many people working over many years. First and foremost, thanks to the members of the Core Indicators Work Group, formerly the Provincial Health Indicators Working Group (see Members for the full list) who poured their energy into the project, some for many years, and some through many job changes. Honourable mention goes to Chairman Mary-Anne Pietrusiak and members Ruth Sanderson and Julie Stratton who were with the project right from the first meeting in February 1998 and persevered through many iterations. Kudos to the various employers of the PHIWG members that gave the go ahead to use "company" time for a provincial initiative.

The initial website would not have been created without Sten Ardal of the (disbanded) Central East Health Information Partnership (CEHIP) who had the insight and generosity to hire Seneca student Julia Silkova. She used her tremendous skill to make the Core Indicators website a reality. PHIWG member Sherri Ennis proved invaluable not only with the website supervision but with content decisions as well. And thanks to Paul Lee of CEHIP and Krys Gutkowski of the Durham Region Health Department who continued to work on the website once Julia and Sherri were no longer at CEHIP.

The current version of the Core Indicators and APHEO website is thanks to Lee Sieswerda, Ruth Sanderson, and a grant from the Ministry of Health Promotion.

Thank you to Anna Goral and Jill Mallon who worked on the Ontario Health Status Report during 1998 and contributed greatly to the Core Indicators during this crucial time.

We also appreciate the efforts of Ruth Diaz, Anne Marie Holt and Andrea Smith who worked on various aspects of the project as epidemiology students of the University of Toronto.

Jason Gilmore’s regular correspondence and support provided very useful insight into the Health Indicators of Statistics Canada and the Canadian Institute for Health Information, allowing for more coordinated efforts between this project and the Core Indicators.

Thank you also the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, and now the Ministry of Health Promotion, specifically Elizabeth Rael, who provided a location, refreshments, and lunches for our marathon meetings.

Finally, we appreciate the input of the many reviewers who commented on all drafts of the indicators.

 

LIST OF EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS, COLLABORATORS and SPONSORS

• Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
• Ministry of Health Promotion
• Statistics Canada
• Public Health Agency of Canada
• Cancer Care Ontario
• Ontario Tobacco Research Unit
• Institute for Clinical Evaluative Science
• University of Toronto
• The Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion 

 

 

Amanda Tavares, Region of Waterloo Public Health

Anjali Misra, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences

Anna Chiarelli, Cancer Care Ontario

Beth Theis, Cancer Care Ontario

Brenda Wannell, Statistics Canada

Carol Paul, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

Chee Wong, Ministry of Health Promotion

Dawn Marvin, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

Deborah Carr, Oxford County, Public Health & Emergency Services

Denise De Pape, BC Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport

Diane Nishri, Cancer Care Ontario

Doug Manuel, Ottawa Health Research Institute

Elizabeth Rael, Ministry of Health Promotion

Ellen Chan, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

Emma Tucker, Halton Region Health Department

Erin Pichora, Cancer Care Ontario

Frank Shi, Eastern Ontario Health Unit

Heather Thomas, Middlesex-London Health Unit

Jaime Chow, Durham Region Health Department

Jay Onysko, Public Health Agency of Canada

Jennifer Jenkins, Halton Regional Health Department

Jennifer Skinner, Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit

JoAnn Heale, Ministry of Health & Long Term Care

John Barbaro, Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit

Julie Mandeville, Statistics Canada

Julie Stratton, Region of Peel Public Health

Karey Iron, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences

Katherine Russell, Ottawa Public Health

Kathy Moran, Regional Municipality of York

Katrice Edgar, Public Health Services Department, City of Hamilton

Krista Burns, Ministry of Health Promotion

Laurie Elit, McMaster University

Lee Sieswerda, Thunder Bay District Health Unit

Lisa Pogany, Public Health Agency of Canada

Loraine Marrett, Cancer Care Ontario

Lorna Larsen, Ministry of Health Promotion

Mary O'Brien, Halton Region Health Department

Mary-Anne Pietrusiak, Durham Region Health Department

Maurizzio Colarossi, Region of Peel Public Health

Michael King, Sudbury & District Health Unit

Michael Spinks, South East LHIN (formerly Cancer Care Ontario)

Norman Giesbrecht, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Pat Vanderkoy, Region of Waterloo Public Health

Robbi Howlett, Cancer Care Ontario

Robert Mann, Centre for Addiction & Mental Health

Saira Bahl, Cancer Care Ontario

Scott Leatherdale, Cancer Care Ontario

Shailee Tanna, Middlesex-London Health Unit

Shanna Hoetmer, York Region Community and Health Services

Shawn O'Connor, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Sherri Deamond, Durham Region Health Department

Stephen Drew, Region of Waterloo Public Health

Susan Bondy, University of Toronto

Suzanne Sinclair, Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health

Sylvain Tremblay, Statistics Canada

Verna Mai, Cancer Care Ontario

Vicky Majpruz, Cancer Care Ontario

Vikki Edwards, City of Hamilton Public Health Services

Youth and Adult Substance Misuse working groups and Injury Prevention, Durham Region Health Department

Camille Achonu, Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion 

Chris Altmayer, Halton-Peel District Health Council

Linda Baigent, Essex Kent Lambton DHC

Sandra Bennett, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

Catherine Bingle, Simcoe County District Health Unit

Pat Brown, Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit

Deane Burns, Deane L. Burns Consulting

Terry Delmore, Halton Region Health Department

Jason Gilmore, Statistics Canada

Effie Gournis, Toronto Public Health

JoAnn Heale, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

Eric Holowaty, Cancer Care Ontario

Philippa Holowaty, McMaster University

Michelle Hooper, Health Canada 

Meera Jain, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

Rebecca Kong, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics

Stephanie Loomer, Thames Valley District Health Council

Neil MacKenzie, Windsor Essex Health Unit

Darshaka Malaviarachchi, Sudbury and District Health Unit

Ameeta Mathur, Toronto Public Health

Neil Mattes, Durham Region Health Department

Stephanie McFaul, Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit

Arsalan Monavvari, St. Michael's Hospital and William Osler Health Centre

Kathy Moran, Durham Region Health Department

Lee-Ann Nalezyty, Northwestern Ontario District Health Council

Wil Ng, Toronto Public Health

Chine Nkado, Health Planner, Region of Peel Health Department

My-Yen Quach, Health Canada

Rolf Puchtinger, Huron County Health Unit

Elizabeth Rea, Toronto Public Health

Anne E. Rhodes, University of Toronto and St. Michael's Hospital

Hilary Robinson, Health Canada

Carol Smith Romeril, Durham and Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Council

Bill Ryding, Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit

Vic Sahai, Northern Health Information Partnership

Jennifer Sarkella, Southwest Region Health Information Partnership

Rebecca Stuart, Toronto Public Health

Susan Taylor-Clapp, Health Canada

Kamila Tomcik, City of Ottawa, People Services Department

Sylvain Tremblay, Statistics Canada 

Yvonne Tyml, Middlesex-London Health Unit

Jane Ying, Toronto Public Health