York Region Public Health Launches New Online Dashboard and Key Trends Report

York Region Public Health has launched a new Population Health Assessment dashboard, providing residents and community partners with easy access to local health data and information. This interactive tool helps with understanding the health of people in York Region, offering a clear snapshot of health indicators across the Region and supports informed decision-making for healthier communities.

The dashboard features 57 indicators grouped into eight key topics

• Chronic Disease, Oral Health and Injuries
• Health Behaviours
• Healthy Environments
• Mental Health and Substance Use
• Social and Demographic Information
• Early Childhood and Health in Pregnancy
• Overall Health
• Infectious Diseases

Users will be able to explore trends over time, compare local data to provincial rates and examine differences across population subgroups. The dashboard will be updated annually to reflect the most current data available.

Alongside the dashboard, Public Health has released the first Population Health Key Trends Report created from the dashboard. The report highlights important health trends across York Region.

For more information and to view the dashboard and report, visit york.ca/HealthData