Neighbourhood recent immigration and hospitalization in Toronto, Canada.

Utilization of Hospital Services by Recent Immigrants in Toronto, Canada

Recent immigrant communities face hardships that may create special health needs and barriers. This study explored the risk of hospitalization in high recent-immigration areas in Toronto compared to other Toronto neighbourhoods. The study used 1996 hospitalization and census data. Regression was used to examine the effects of recent immigration on hospitalization. Average household income was a...

Neighbourhood immigration, health care utilization and outcomes in patients with diabetes living in the Montreal metropolitan area (Canada): a population health perspective

BACKGROUND Understanding health care utilization by neighbourhood is essential for optimal allocation of resources, but links between neighbourhood immigration and health have rarely been explored. Our objective was to understand how immigrant composition of neighbourhoods relates to health outcomes and health care utilization of individuals living with diabetes. METHODS This is a secondary a...

Neighbourhood immigrant concentration and hospitalization: a multilevel analysis of cardiovascular-related admissions in Ontario using linked data.

OBJECTIVE To assess the influence of neighbourhood immigrant concentration on cardiovascular-disease-related hospitalizations in Canada (CVDH), while adjusting for individual-level immigrant status and socio-economic indicators at individual and neighbourhood levels. METHODS Data were from the 2006 Canadian Census linked to the hospital Discharge Abstract Data (DAD) for the province of Ontari...

Eating or Feeding Our Young: A Response to Recent Commentaries

Income disparities in life expectancy in the City of Toronto and Region of Peel, Ontario.

INTRODUCTION To understand the lack of a gradient in mortality by neighbourhood income in a previous study, we used individual-level data from the 1991-2001 Canadian census mortality follow-up study to examine income-related disparities in life expectancy and probability of survival to age 75 years in the City of Toronto and Region of Peel. METHODS We calculated period life tables for each se...