Turning a community-led youth h ealth s urvey into a provincial risk factor surveillance system

1. Turning a community-led youth health survey into a provincial risk factor surveillance system Public Health 2014 May 28, 2014 Tannis Erickson

2. Our Vision To build… • Prevention capacity in Manitoba • A province-wide chronic disease risk factor surveillance system that is integrated with community planning and best practices • A sustainable system which fits into the planning cycles at all levels

3. Development of Partners in Planning for Healthy Living • Integrated knowledge system to inform local planning • Common mandate for the prevention of chronic diseases

4. Manitoba Risk Factor Surveillance System Surveillance Knowledge Development / Exchange Evaluation Practice-Based Evidence Strategic and Investigator Driven Research Best Practices Identification and Dissemination Evidence-Based Practice Policy & Program Development

6. purp se provide current community-specific information on youth health, with a particular focus on risk factors for chronic disease

9. http://partners.healthincommon.ca/reports/ Manitoba Youth Health Survey 2012/13 User Guide Manitoba Youth Health Survey Report 2012/2013 – coming soon

10. 2012 YHS Results 38% 46%

12. 13% 25%

13. Where We Are Now?

14. "Data to Wisdom" Intelligence granted experience is wisdom Knowledge applied to other knowledge is intelligence Information made meaningful is knowledge Data organized is information

15. Next steps