Upcoming Talk, March 13: Dr. Edward Ng on Using Statistics Canada Data to Understand Immigrant Health

With the projected rise of the immigrant population in Canada from 20.6% of the overall population in 2011 to 25%–30% by 2036, it will become increasingly important to monitor immigrant health in Canada. This issue is one that Edward Ng, Senior Analyst, Health Analysis Division, at Statistics Canada will explore in his presentation on March 13 at the Global Health Speaker Series.

“Over the last several decades, the richness of data captured by national, provincial and territorial population-based databases, many of which are housed at Statistics Canada, has improved dramatically, as have methodological advancements in combining datasets,” explains Ng. His presentation will reflect on the data developments that have allowed researchers to conduct increasingly innovative studies of immigrant health outcomes in Canada.

Ng’s work has involved conducting analyses using national population health surveys to understand the healthy immigrant effect in Canada. Recently, he used Census or immigrant landing files linked to hospital data to examine specific diseases among immigrants. He also provided a big picture overview on immigrant health research in Canada, published in Health Canada’s Health Research Bulletin.

Event details

When: Monday, March 13, 2017, 4:30-5:30pm
**McMaster University will be closing at 5:30pm on March 13th due to a winter storm warning. Dr. Ng’s talk will proceed as planned but will end at 5:30pm due to the weather**

Where: MUMC 1A4

All are welcome

RSVP adairr@mcmaster.ca

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