Reports

Publications, Policies and Reports

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Department of Health Business Plans

• Business Plan 2008 - 2009 (PDF)
• Business Plan 2007 - 2008 (PDF)
• Business Plan 2006 - 2007 (PDF)
• Business Plan 2005 - 2006 (PDF)
• Business Plan 2004 - 2005 (PDF)
• Business Plan 2003 - 2004 (PDF)
• Business Plan 2002 - 2003 (PDF)
• Business Plan 2001 - 2002 (PDF)

Reports, Plans & Strategies

• Plan de services en français 2007-2008 (PDF )
  French-language Services Plan for 2007-2008 (PDF)
•  Accountability Report - 2006- 2007 (PDF)
• Provincial Health Services Operational Review (Corpus Sanchez Report) (PDF)
• Response to the Provincial Health Services Operational Review (PDF)
  Réponse du gouvernement au rapport sur l'examen opérationnel des services de santé provinciaux 2006-2007 (PDF)
• Annual Statistical Report 2005-2006 (PDF)
• Annual Statistical Report Supplement: Medical Services Insurance (MSI) Tables 2006 - 2007 (PDF)

  Policies & Discussion Papers

• Routine Access Policy (PDF)

Brochures, Fact Sheets & Other Publications

• Preparing for an Expected Death at Home
  • Brochure | DNR Form | Physician DNR Form (PDF)
• Women and Mood Disorder Booklet, English | French

Older Reports

Annual Statistical Reports

• Annual Statistical Reports 2004 - 2005 (PDF)
• Annual Statistical Reports 2002 - 2003 (PDF)
• Annual Statistical Reports 2001 - 2002 (PDF)
• Annual Statistical Reports 2000 - 2001 (PDF)

Annual Statistical Report Supplement: Medical Services Insurance (MSI) Tables

• Annual Statistical Report Supplement 2005 - 2006 (PDF)
• Annual Statistical Report Supplement 2004 - 2005 (PDF)
• Annual Statistical Report Supplement 2003 - 2004 (PDF)
• Annual Statistical Report Supplement 2002 - 2003 (PDF)
• Annual Statistical Report Supplement 2001 - 2002 (PDF)

Canadian Community Health Survey

• CCHS 3.1 Summary Report 2005 (PDF)
• CCHS 2.1 Summary Report 2003 (PDF)
• CCHS 1.1 Summary Report 2001 (PDF)

Including the following data sets:

• Smoking in Nova Scotia:
  • Smoking in Nova Scotia CCHS Cycle 2.1 (PDF)
  • Smoking in Nova Scotia CCHS Cycle 1.1 (PDF)
  • Supplement to Report 1: A Look at the DHAs 2003 (PDF)
    
• Physical Activity in Nova Scotia:
  • Physical Activity CCHS Cycle 3.1 (PDF)
  • Physical Activity CCHS Cycle 2.1 (PDF)
  • Physical Activity CCHS Cycle 1.1 (PDF)
    
• Health Care System:
  • Health Care System CCHS Cycle 2.1 (PDF)
  • Health Care System CCHS Cycle 1.1 (PDF)

• Cannabis and Alcohol (PDF)
• Depression in Nova Scotia (PDF)
• Mental Health Service Providers in Nova Scotia (PDF)
• Social Anxiety in Nova Scotia (PDF)
• Chronic Conditions in Nova Scotia (PDF)

2006

• Ministers' Report to Nova Scotians: Working Together Toward Better Health (PDF)
• Reporting Health Performance: Elective Procedure Waiting Times, 1992-2006 (PDF)
• Action Plan for the Organization and Delivery of Chronic Pain Services in Nova Scotia (PDF)

2005

• Health Human Resource Action Plan (PDF)
• Nova Scotia Mortality Rates, 1996 to 2005 (PDF)
• Palliative Care Provincial Report and Recommendations (PDF)

2004

• A Measure of Our Health and Health System (PDF)
• Alternative Funding Audit (PDF)
• Data Catalogue - 3rd Edition (PDF)
• Health Care Cost Drivers: Understanding Health Care Cost Drivers and Escalators (PDF)
• MRI Needs Assessment (PDF)
• New Waterford Consolidated Hospital Review of the Investigations of Indoor Air Quality with Special Reference to Claims of Metal Poisoning (PDF)
• Nova Scotia 's Nursing Strategy Updates 2004 (PDF)

  2003

• Facts on Diabetes in Nova Scotia
• Nova Scotia Health Human Resources Study: Occupation Summaries, Profiles, and Issues (PDF)
• Nova Scotia 's Strategy on HIV/AIDS (PDF)
• Nova Scotia 's Nursing Strategy Updates 2003 (PDF)
• Primary Health Care Renewal: Action for Healthier Nova Scotians (PDF)
• Standards for Mental Health Services in Nova Scotia (PDF)
• Strategic Directions for Nova Scotia 's Mental Health System (PDF)
• Summary of Oxycodone Utilization for Nova Scotia (PDF)

2002

• An Evaluation of Youth Health Centres in Nova Scotia (PDF)
• Cost of Chronic Disease in Nova Scotia (PDF)
• Managing Osteoporosis: A Nova Scotia Approach
  • Full Report | Report Highlights | Nova Scotia Osteoporosis Guidelines (PDF)
• Nova Scotia 's Nursing Strategy Updates, 2002 (PDF)
• Submission to the Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada (The Romanow Commission) (PDF)
• Task Force on Resident/Staff Ratio in Nursing Homes (PDF)

2001

• Making Better Health Care Decisions for Nova Scotia : Clinical Services Steering Committee Report (PDF)
• Performance Evaluation of Nova Scotia Emergency Health Services (PDF)
• Rural Palliative Home Care Project Releases Report (PDF)

2000

• Environmental Health Centre Review (PDF)
• HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report (PDF)
• The MacLeod Report: Capital Investment in Long Term Care (PDF)
• Mental Health Review (PDF)
• Understanding Canada 's Health Care Costs (PDF)

1999

• The Minister's Task Force on Regionalized Health Care in Nova Scotia (PDF)