Newfoundland panel on health and medical care - Adult health survey

An adult health survey was undertaken an the island portion of the Province of Newfoundland as part of the Newfoundland Panel on Health and Medical Ca re. This study aims to develop models of medical care utilization over a se ven-year period, before and after a major restructuring of the provincial h ealth care system. A health survey;ey on a sample (11,789 individuals) perm its descriptive and explanatory analysis at the regional level. The results of the survey are presented first a descriptive format, as they were included in reports for policy makers and managers, using administrat ive aggregations. To study regional differences, descriptive and multi-regi onal variate analyses were done an an aggregation by an urban dimension, wh ich divides the land into three areas. As expected, there were major differ ences across regions, and complex interactions on selected variables. The u sefulness of health surveys for planning evaluation of hearth reform is dis cussed.