title: Health indicator development in Alberta health authorities: searching for common ground.
abstract: The ability to measure population health trends and improvements can be enhanced through collaborative efforts to describe existing knowledge and via shared development opportunities. This paper highlights a project undertaken in Alberta which has created an inventory of health status indicators in use in the province, and provides a framework for strategic progress in the development and use of a common set of indicators across the province. The work may provide a model for other regional health authorities interested in comparing the health of their populations across time and across health regions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, AB. alcasebe@ucalgary.ca
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Casebeer
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Deis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Doze
mesh_terms: D000416:Alberta; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D011634:Public Health