Our Health Counts London
Our Health Counts is a community-based research project that gathers missing health information about urban Indigenous people in order to improve and expand upon existing health and social services. The survey was first developed in 2009 as a partnership between Well Living House at St. Michael’s Hospital (Toronto) and De Dwa Da Dehs Nye>s Aboriginal Health Centre (Hamilton).
As a result of the project’s success, urban Aboriginal agencies across Ontario have partnered with Well Living House to complete similar surveys, including in Toronto, Ottawa and Thunder Bay. In London, SOAHAC partnered with Well Living House and surveyed over 750 Indigenous people living, working, or accessing health and/or social services in London, Ontario.
The Our Health Counts study design provides an opportunity to address broad gaps in urban Indigenous health assessment across health domains and lifecycle stages. The results will contribute to improving the health of urban Indigenous individuals, families and communities, ensuring a comprehensive health assessment that balances wellness and illness measures and looks across physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health domains. This broad approach to the research is necessary in order to achieve Indigenous community relevance and scientific excellence.
Our Health Counts London Factsheets
Our Health Counts London – Project Overview and Methods
Our Health Counts London – Adult Demographics
Our Health Counts London – Child Demographics
Our Health Counts London – Housing and Mobility
Our Health Counts London – Nutrition and Food Security
Our Health Counts London – Adult Health
Our Health Counts London – Child Health
Our Health Counts London – Adult Chronic Conditions
Our Health Counts London – Child Chronic Conditions
Our Health Counts London – Oral Health
Our Health Counts London – Ability Pain and Prescription Medication
Our Health Counts London – Reproductive and Sexual Health
Our Health Counts London – Adult Access to Health Care
Our Health Counts London – Child Access to Health Care
Our Health Counts London – Parenting and CPA Involvement
Our Health Counts London – Residential School
Our Health Counts London – Missing Persons
Our Health Counts London – Criminal Justice
Our Health Counts London – Violence and Abuse
Our Health Counts London – Discrimination
Our Health Counts London – Mental Health
Our Health Counts London – Substance Use
Our Health Counts London – Adult Culture and Identity
Our Health Counts London – Child Culture and Identity
Our Health Counts London – Community Resource Needs
Our Health Counts London – School Experiences and Performance