What’s New
Click here to access our 2009 Alberta Diabetes Atlas, released on November 12, 2009. The Atlas contains information on the number of people living with diabetes in Alberta, their related health conditions, and the health services they use. New sections include: health care utilization costs of diabetes to the health system, as well as epidemiological trends for children and adolescents.
Click here to view our latest newsletter entitled ‘Health Care Costs for Children and Adults with Diabetes by Alberta Health Zone ’. In it, we have profiled health care costs for people with diabetes across Alberta's five health zones.
The Public Health Agency of Canada recently announced that the ADSS team will receive a second year of funding to continue its active dissemination efforts. The ADSS team's activities include providing primary care network visits, community specific data for evaluation and planning, and continued development of its interactive website, which will launch later this year.
We have recently created a figure that highlights diabetes prevalence in different Alberta communities. It’s interesting to note the Alberta communities with the highest and lowest prevalence. Click here to see more.
Publications/Resources
The ADSS produces a number of publications which help to disseminate important information to policy makers, health professionals, primary care networks and the public. You will find reports such as the Alberta Diabetes Atlas 2009, and additional resources such as 1-page reference sheets, posters and newsletters. Peer-reviewed publications will soon also be available.
Reports
The Alberta Diabetes Atlas 2009 is a compilation of facts and figures about diabetes and its comorbidities over the last decade. It provides diabetes trends over time, across age and across Alberta health regions. This Atlas is a product of the Alberta Diabetes Surveillance System (ADSS), a partnership between the Institute of Health Economics (IHE) and Alberta Health and Wellness (AHW).
ADSS Resources
In order to be of use to those who need to make important health policy decisions, we have summarized key facts into the following resources.
- Key Findings and Policy Options Summary
- Alberta Diabetes Fact Sheet 2008
- Diabetes Prevalence by Communities in Alberta
ADSS Newsletters
Peer-reviewed Publications
In addition to presenting ADSS information at national and international conferences, and around the province, we believe that contributing to the growing body of diabetes literature, with a public health focus, is an important contribution.
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Johnson JA, Vermeulen SU, Toth EL, Hemmelgarn BR, Ralph-Campbell BA, Hugel G, King M, Crowshoe L. Increasing incidence and prevalence of diabetes among the Status Aboriginal population in urban and rural Alberta, 1995-2006. Can J Pub Health 2009;100(3):231-36.
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Johnson JA, Balko SU, Hugel G, Low RC, Svenson L. Increasing Incidence and Prevalence with Limited Survival Gains among Rural Albertans with Diabetes:
A retrospective cohort study, 1995 – 2006. Diabetic Medicine 2009;26:989-995.
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122527969/abstract