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2006 Fall Alberta Cancer Board & Division of Population Health Information ( ( { { { ( { I I AlbertaCancer Board Division ofPopulation Health & Information Holy Cross Site Phone: (403) 355-3270 BoxACB, 22 0 - 2nd Street SW Fax: (403) 355-3292 1 Calgary. AB T2S 3C3 Email: [email protected] www.cancerboard.ab.ca ISBN 978-1-894809-37-5 An Overview Of Health Risks in Alberta Chronic disease takes an emotional, physical and psychological toll on manyAlbertans and theirfamilies. Chronic diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes share some ofthe same risk factors including: • Tobacco use; • Obesity; • Low levels ofvegetable and fruit intake; and • Physical inactivity. The prevalence ofthese diseases and risk factors is influenced by health behaviours, living Introduct and working conditions, social support and environmental factors. Accurate and timely information on risk factors is an essential part ofchronic disease control. The information presented in An OverviewofModifiable Health Risks in Alberta is intended for health professionals who plan and implement chronic disease prevention interventions. Our aim is to provide an overview ofthe distribution ofbehaviours across the province. This document provides asnapshot ofhowAlbertaand its nine Health Regions compare in terms ofthe above chronic disease risk factors. Datafrom the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) and theAlberta Cancer Board’s Tomorrow Project cohort study have been analyzed atthe regional level to provide such comparisons. Graphs presented in this report include datafrom the CCHS 3. 2005, which collected a sample of ,800 1 I 1 Albertans aged 2 and over.' 1 TheCCHStargetsCanadianswhoarelivinginprivatedwellingsinthetenprovincesandthethreetenitories.PersonslivingonIndianReservesorCrownlands,residentsof institutions,full-timemembersoftheCanadianArmedForcesandresidentsofcertainremoteregionsareexcludedfromthissurvey.TheCCHScoversapproximately98% oftheCanadianpopulationaged12orolder.TnebreakdownbyregioninAlbertawasasfollows:ChinookRegionalHealthAuthority-1.031.PalliserHealthRegion-813. CalgaryHealthRegion-2,648,DavidThompsonRegionalHealthAuthority-1,303,EastCentralHealth-884,CapitalHealth-2.543. AspenRegionalHealthAuthority -1,019, PeaceCountryHealth - 923,NorthernLightsHealthRegion-636 ( ( ( ( ( ( I 5 Tobacco is the leading cause of premature death, preventable illness and disability in Alberta. An estimated 3,400 Albertans die each year from tobacco use and thousands more sufferfrom tobacco-related illness. Use Highlights: • Accordingto CCHS 3.1 2005, the rate ofsmoking in Alberta (22.7%) is slightly higherthan Canadaoverall (21.7%). Tobacco • The Calgary Health Region had the lowest rate ofsmoking in 2005 at 19.8%, while the Northern Lights Health Region had the highest rate at 30.3% (see Figure I). • Smoking in Canadaand across the province ofAlbertawas higheramong malesthan amongfemales (data not shown). • Accordingtothe Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey (CTUMS), there has been adecreasingtrend ofsmoking in Albertafrom about 25% in 1999 to approximately 20%^ in 2004. • Accordingtothe 2004 CTUMS survey, slightlyfewer urban Canadians 1 years and oldersmoke (19%) compared to rural residents (24%). • The highest rates ofsmokingare among 20-24year-olds at 28% (see © Figure 2). < > Over 610,00 Albertans over 12 still smoke and urgently need to quit. 2 DifferencesindatacollectionmethodsmaybethecauseofdifferentresultsinCCHSandCTUMSdata Digitized by the Internet Archive 2016 in https://archive.org/details/overviewofmodifi00albe_0 Figure Current Daily or Occasional Smokers in Canada, Alberta I: and the Alberta Health Regions for Responders 2 and over^ 1 Tobacco Use Figure 2: Smoking Prevalence in Alberta and Canada forAge Groups 5 and Over and 20-24 from 999 to 2004"^ 1 1 45 - 40 - 35 - 30 - 25 - 20 - 15 - 10 - 5 - 0 “I 1 1 1 1 1 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Canada 15+ —•—Alberta 15+ -A—Canada20-24 Alberta20-24 StatisticsCanada,CanadianCommunityHealthSurvey(CCHS3.1),2005(CANSIMtable105-0427) Reference:CanadianTobaccoUseMonitoringSurvey(CTUMS)-HealthCanada1999-2004 \ { (