The POWER Report
The POWER Report provides policy makers, providers, advocates and consumers with findings on the health differences between men and women and between various groups of women. Differences reported are associated with age, income, education, ethnicity, language and where the person lives in the province.
Reports assessing indicators of health and health care are a way of measuring and monitoring the performance of health care systems and the health of populations. Reporting and monitoring is an important strategy for improving the quality and outcomes of health care. Where possible, data are analyzed at the level of Ontario's Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs). Where data do not exist to support LHIN-level analysis, findings are reported at the provincial level.
The POWER Report will be released in two separate volumes that will be released sequentially. Each volume containing chapters devoted to leading causes of women's disability and mortality.
- Introduction to the POWER Study
- The POWER Study Framework
- Burden of Illness (the overall health of Ontarians)
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Depression
- Access to Health Care
- Conclusions and Policy Implications
Volume 2 (including an update on the Volume 1 chapters plus new data on):
- Musculoskeletal Disorders (arthritis, osteoporosis)
- Diabetes
- HIV Infection
- Reproductive and Gynecological Health
- Social Determinants of Health
- Special Populations (low income, immigrant and older women
- Conclusions and Policy Implications
POWER is creating a model of women's health reporting so that the information can be updated regularly and trends over time can be monitored.
In addition to the information contained in the chapters, supplementary data tables, including those not provided in the chapters, and PowerPoint slides of exhibits will be available here, approximately one month following each release.
Please visit the POWER Forum to review and post comments on POWER findings.
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