Nose Hill Health Home Community

The community of Nose Hill includes:

Banff TrailBalmoral BrentwoodCambrian HeightsCapitol HillCharleswoodCollingwoodGreenviewHighland Park

HighwoodHuntington HillsMount PleasantNorth HavenRosemontThorncliffeTuxedo ParkWinston Heights-Mountainview

As the Health Home Community initiative and Calgary’s neighbourhoods grow, this list may change.

Calgary Zoo

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Bow River

Calgary Internati onal

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Bearspaw

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Rocky Ridge

Edgemont

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Bowness

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Panorama Hills

Coventry Hills

EvanstonSage Hill

Symons Valley

Arbour Lake

CrescentHeights

NOSE HILL

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LOWER NORTHWEST

WEST BOW

COCHRANE

Canada Olympic Park

Calgary Stampede

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Where is Nose Hill Health Home Community?

People power

Of the seven health home communities, Nose Hill has the third-largest population.

Its local population of 85,739 represents 17 per cent of Calgary Foothills Primary Care

Network’s catchment area, which is 499,329. Nose Hill’s population increased by 13 per

cent between 1996 and 2016, compared to a 62 per cent increase for Alberta. (2016)

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How old?Nose Hill has a lower than average youth population, and slightly larger than average populations aged 18-34 years and older than 65 years. The largest demographic is residents aged 35-64 years. (2016)

≤ 17 years = 17%18-34 years = 28%35-64 years = 42%

≥ 65 years = 13%

NOSE HILL NETWORK AVERAGE

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Member clinics (5 solo, 12 small,1 medium)

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Community at a glance

Higher proportion of families below the low income cut-off, as well as female lone-parent families, than network and provincial averages

Sightly above-average rates of ischemic heart disease, COPD, hypertension and diabetes compared to other health home communities

Second-highest percentage of daily smokers across the network

Member physicians49

Areas of needIn the 2016 and 2017 fall physician surveys, Nose Hill doctors identified physiotherapy, mental health, sexual health and home care as areas of need within the community.

Socio-economic indicatorsCompared to other health home communities, Nose Hill has a higher than

average percentage of families below the low income cut-off, and the highest

percentage of female lone-parent families. (2011)

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= Percentage of families below the low income cut-off

In Nose Hill, the birth rate is 23 per 1,000 women. This is the third-highest birth rate of the seven Health Home Communities. The network average is 22.*

The teen birth rate is 9.3 per 1,000 women. This is nearly twice the network average, which is 4.4.*

Chlamydia 278NOSE HILL NETWORK AVERAGE

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Non-gonococcal urethritis 42 26

Most common sexually transmitted infections:3

Maternal and child health

Per 100,000 people (2015-16):

* (2012-13 to 2014-15)

Chronic disease

Age-standardized chronic disease prevalence, per 100 people (2015):

Compared to other health home communities, Nose Hill experiences slightly above-

average rates of of ischemic heart disease, COPD, hypertension and diabetes.

DIABETES COPDHYPERTENSIONISCHEMIC

HEART DISEASEWest Bow

Upper Northwest

Nose HillNorth Hills

Lower Northwest

Centre North

Cochrane

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6.46.46.47.95.15.74.8

4.33.13.53.23.33.73.4

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HYPERTENSION18

Calgary Foothills PCN 3.2

4.3

ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE

Nose Hill

Alberta

3.5Calgary Foothills

PCN

Nose Hill

Alberta

Calgary Foothills PCN 1.9

3.3

COPD

Nose Hill

Alberta

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Calgary Foothills PCN

Nose Hill

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The bigger picture: network and provinceAge-standardized chronic disease prevalence, per 100 people (2012):

Population heath indicatorsNose Hill has the second-highest percentage of daily smokers of all the health home communities. Sixty-two per cent of residents are active or moderately active, which is higher than the provincial average.

DAILY SMOKERS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

West Bow 21%

Centre NorthNose Hill 13%

11%

Per cent of population (2014)

CochraneLower Northwest

North HillsUpper Northwest

8% 8% 8% 6%

Calgary Foothills PCNCalgary zone

Alberta

9%12%15%

Cochrane 73%

Lower NorthwestCentre North 67%

66%

Proportion of population active or moderately active (2014)

Nose HillWest Bow

North HillsUpper Northwest

62% 62% 61% 60%

Calgary Foothills PCNCalgary zone

Alberta 58%61%63%

MENTAL HEALTH Proportion of population self-perceived mental health as excellent or very good (2014)

Calgary Foothills PCNCalgary zone

Alberta 72%

OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE

Cochrane 53%

Nose HillNorth Hills 52%

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Per cent of population (2014)

Centre NorthLower Northwest

West BowUpper Northwest

46% 46% 46% 45%

Calgary Foothills PCNCalgary zone

Alberta

48%50%55%

All of the health home communities have lower obesity rates than the provincial average. Nose Hill’s obesity rate is slightly higher than our PCN’s average. Self-perceived mental health is above the provincial average.

North Hills

Upper Northwest

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West Bow

Nose Hill

Centre NorthLower Northwest

Cochrane

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In Nose Hill, semi-urgent and non-urgent emergency visits (including urgent care centres) account for 34 per cent of all emergency visits. (2013-14 to 2015-16)

34%

107 in 1,000 people use emergency services (including urgent care centres) for semi-urgent and non-urgent visits. (2016)

107 in

1,000

Emergency services

How does Nose Hill compare?

Proportion of semi-urgent and non-urgent visits to emergency services (2013-14 to 2015-16)

Cochrane

Lower Northwest

Centre North

Upper Northwest

North Hills

Nose HillWest Bow

Emergency services utilization rate, per 1,000 people* (2016)

Calgary Foothills PCN 10637%

*Semi-urgent and non-urgent visits combined. ‘Semi and non-urgent’ relates to Canadian Triage Acuity Scores (CTAS) 4 and 5.

Cochrane

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Centre North

Nose HillLower Northwest

North Hills

Upper Northwest

Calgary Foothills PCN

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Most common reasons for emergency visits:

Acute upper respiratory infections 1,432

Asthma

411Mental & behavioural disorders due to psychoactive substance abuse

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NOSE HILL NETWORK AVERAGE

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Per 100,000 people:

(among select conditions, 2014)

Within the Calgary Foothills PCN catchment area, the rate at which patients access emergency services for reasons related to diabetes is less than half the provincial average. (2014)Did you

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Inpatient services

In Nose Hill, the rate of discharges from hospital — also known as inpatient separations — is 77 per 1,000 people. The provincial average is 84. (2015-16)

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Within the Calgary Foothills PCN catchment area, the discharge rate from hospital for reasons related to diabetes is less than half the provincial average. (2015-16)Did you

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The community statistics in this report were compiled from the following sources:

Data sources

Alberta Health, Primary Care Division (2017). Community Profiles, Health Data and Summary. Government of AlbertaGovernment of Alberta Interactive Health Data ApplicationCalgary Foothills PCN Physician Survey (Fall 2016 & 2017)

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