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Thinking about burden of disease with equity in mind

  • Published: 2016January 13, 2020
  • Subject(s):
    burden of disease, equity
  • Author(s): NCCID
  • Project No: 275

Standard burden of disease measures identify differences in disease patterns and trends for a population, but do not always look for differences within the population. We need a different approach to thinking about and measuring burden of disease—one that considers the social determinants of health and the effects of inequity.

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More than just numbers: Exploring the concept of “burden of disease”

  • Published: 2016January 13, 2020
  • Subject(s):
    burden of disease
  • Author(s): NCCID
  • Project No: 274

Backgrounder on common concepts and measures of disease burden used in population and public health. It also reflects on emerging interpretations of disease burden and suggests questions that might be asked of those writing and speaking about burden of disease.

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Framing Burden: Towards a new framework for measuring burden of disease in Canada

  • Published: 2015January 13, 2020
  • Subject(s):
    burden of disease
  • Author(s): Harpa Isfeld-Kiely
  • Project No: 223

A concept paper intended to act as a starting point for a critical examination of burden of disease, with the longer-term goal of developing a framework to guide transparent, fair, meaningful, and practical measures of burden.

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Reducing the Burden of Influenza-Like Illness in Canada: A National Consultation on Useful Products for Public Health Practitioners (Proceedings)

  • Published: 2013January 7, 2020
  • Subject(s):
    burden of disease, influenza
  • Author(s): NCCID
  • Project No: 145

The goal of this 2013 consultation was to gather input on the type of knowledge products that would be useful to public health practitioners.

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Understanding the Measurement of Global Burden of Disease

  • Published: 2015January 7, 2020
  • Subject(s):
    burden of disease, influenza
  • Author(s): Julie Lajoie
  • Project No: 147

Public health practitioners need to understand burden of illness to help set priorities. This document explains the principles and methods of the 2012 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) international project.

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Understanding Summary Measures Used to Estimate the Burden of Disease: All about HALYs, DALYs and QALYs

  • Published: 2015January 7, 2020
  • Subject(s):
    burden of disease
  • Author(s): NCCID
  • Project No: 211

An introduction to commonly used measures of burden of illness. The ability to consistently describe the relative importance of diseases is important for public health decision-making and planning.

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At the National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases, we specialize in forging connections between those who generate and those who use infectious disease public health knowledge. Working across disciplines, sectors and jurisdictions, NCCID is uniquely situated to facilitate the creation and operation of networks and partnerships. From policy to practice, we’re able to build bridges between those with infectious disease questions, those with answers, and those in a position to act on the evidence.

Our host organization is the University of Manitoba.

 

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