COPD is a long-term lung disease often caused by smoking. The best way to decrease your chances of developing COPD and lung diseases is to not smoke, and by avoiding
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https://www.nwhu.on.ca/ourservices/HealthyLiving/Pages/Lung-Disease.aspx
On average, there were 64.4 new cases of lung cancer per 100,000 each year in the NWHU area
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Incidence of lung cancer, NWHU and Ontario, 2005-2009
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Invasive Group A Streptococcal disease
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https://www.nwhu.on.ca/ourservices/healthstatistics/Pages/Lung-Cancer.aspx
The causes (risk factors) of chronic
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are the cause of most cases of heart disease, stroke, chronic respiratory diseases and some
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Lung disease/Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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https://www.nwhu.on.ca/ourservices/HealthyLiving/Pages/Chronic-Disease.aspx
COPD is a type of obstructive lung disease that is characterized by
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long-term poor air flow in
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Hospitalization rates from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the NWHU by sex, rates
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https://www.nwhu.on.ca/ourservices/healthstatistics/Pages/Chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-(COPD).aspx
category. The NWHU monitors trends in
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Snapshots/Pages/Chronic-Disease-Hospitalization.aspxHospitalization rates from cardiovascular disease, by age group, rates per 100,000, 2010-2014
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https://www.nwhu.on.ca/ourservices/healthstatistics/Pages/Cardiovascular-disease.aspx
disease refers to a group of conditions that affect the circulation of blood to
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which causes limited or no blood flow to the brain. Common forms of cerebrovascular disease
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Lung Cancer
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https://www.nwhu.on.ca/ourservices/healthstatistics/Pages/Cerebrovascular-disease.aspx
Ischaemic heart disease is one of the most common types of cardiovascular disease. The main symptom is chest pain which may
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Lung Cancer
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Invasive Group A Streptococcal disease
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https://www.nwhu.on.ca/ourservices/healthstatistics/Pages/Ischaemic-heart-disease.aspx
Invasive Group A Streptococcal disease fact sheet
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Ischaemic heart disease
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Lung Cancer
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Tick-borne Disease & Tick Surveillance
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
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https://www.nwhu.on.ca/ourservices/healthstatistics/Pages/Invasive-Group-A-Streptococcal-disease-.aspx
released the 2020 map of areas that may pose a risk of Lyme Disease, which can be found here.
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Ischaemic heart disease
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Lung Cancer
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Invasive Group A Streptococcal disease
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https://www.nwhu.on.ca/ourservices/healthstatistics/Pages/Tick-Surveillance.aspx
The Dental Health program at the Northwestern
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linked to illnesses like diabetes and lung disease. Studies have also linked gum disease to pre-term, low birth weight deliveries.
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https://www.nwhu.on.ca/ourservices/DentalHealth