Importance Rates of obesity and diabetes have increased substantially in recent decades;
however, the potential role of the built environment in mitigating these trends is unclear. …

Background: The majority of immigrants to Canada originate from the developing world,
where the most rapid increase in prevalence of diabetes mellitus is occurring. We undertook a …

Background: Although people of South Asian, Chinese and black ethnic backgrounds represent
about 60% of the world’s population, most knowledge of cardiovascular risk is derived …

OBJECTIVE—To estimate the burden of illness from diabetes using a population health survey
linked to a population-based diabetes registry. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—…

… Douglas G Manuel, scientist (doug.manuel{at}ices.on.ca)1, … Correspondence to: DG
Manuel … Articles by Douglas G Manuel …

▪ Abstract This article reviews the historical development of population health indicators. We
have long known that environmental, socioeconomic, early life conditions, individual actions…

Background Ontario, the most populous province in Canada, has a universal healthcare
system that routinely collects health administrative data on its 13 million legal residents that is …

Aim: To examine neighbourhood income differences in deaths amenable to medical care
and public health over a 25-year period after the establishment of universal insurance for …

In early 2002, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Institute of Population and Public
Health (CIHR-IPPH), with the advice of a multi-agency working group, embarked on a review …

OBJECTIVE The definition of obesity (BMI ≥30 kg/m 2 ), a key risk factor of diabetes, is
widely used in white populations; however, its appropriateness in nonwhite populations has …