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Item Caractérisation de la population francophone âgée du Grand Saint John (2015-2023)(New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training, 2025-04-01) Beykzadeh, Ali; Gorman-Asal, Madeleine; McDonald, Ted; Morehouse, Jacob AndrewBilingualism makes the province of New Brunswick (NB) unique within Canada, bringing with it a high level of linguistic diversity and cultural enrichment. However, as Canada’s only officially bilingual province, NB also faces issues of language barriers affecting segments of its population. There is limited information about the size of the Francophone community in NB that would prefer services in French while living in majority Anglophone areas. Without this information, it is challenging to accurately show the potential demand for French-language health and social services. In a previous report (Balzer et al., 2023), NB-IRDT constructed a profile of the Francophone population in the Greater Saint John (GSJ) region of NB. That report provided an evidence base for identifying potential language barriers facing Francophones as they attempt to access appropriate and timely healthcare in majority Anglophone areas. In this report, we extend that earlier work (Balzer et al., 2023) to construct a profile specifically of the older Francophone population (age 65+) living in GSJ. Using current data sets held at NB-IRDT, this study compares various health and sociodemographic measures between older Francophone and Anglophone New Brunswickers living in GSJ (an urban English-majority community) as well as older Francophone and Anglophone residents living in Moncton (an urban French-majority city) and the Rest of NB.[1] It looks at these populations’ health status, health service use, social services receipt, household composition, neighbourhood socioeconomic profile and in-home care and nursing home status. Older adults are more likely to experience complex health conditions and have greater healthcare needs, making language barriers particularly impactful as they try to navigate the healthcare system. Effective communication in healthcare is essential for getting an accurate diagnosis, following treatment and staying healthy, making it important for patients to receive care in a language they understand well. This is especially important for older adults since fluency and comfort speaking a second language can decline with age. Understanding the specific challenges faced by older Francophone residents in GSJ can help inform policies and services that support equitable healthcare access for this population. [1] “Rest of NB” includes all Forward Sortation Areas (FSAs) fully outside the Saint John and Moncton Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs) as classified by the first three digits of the areas' postal codes.Item Characterizing the Older Francophone Population in Greater Saint John (2015-2023)(New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training, 2025-04-01) Beykzadeh, Ali; Gorman-Asal, Madeleine; McDonald, Ted; Morehouse, Jacob AndrewExecutive Summary Bilingualism makes the province of New Brunswick (NB) unique within Canada, bringing with it a high level of linguistic diversity and cultural enrichment. However, as Canada’s only officially bilingual province, NB also faces issues of language barriers affecting segments of its population. There is limited information about the size of the Francophone community in NB that would prefer services in French while living in majority Anglophone areas. Without this information, it is challenging to accurately show the potential demand for French-language health and social services. In a previous report (Balzer et al., 2023), NB-IRDT constructed a profile of the Francophone population in the Greater Saint John (GSJ) region of NB. That report provided an evidence base for identifying potential language barriers facing Francophones as they attempt to access appropriate and timely healthcare in majority Anglophone areas. In this report, we extend that earlier work (Balzer et al., 2023) to construct a profile specifically of the older Francophone population (age 65+) living in GSJ. Using current data sets held at NB-IRDT, this study compares various health and sociodemographic measures between older Francophone and Anglophone New Brunswickers living in GSJ (an urban English-majority community) as well as older Francophone and Anglophone residents living in Moncton (an urban French-majority city) and the Rest of NB.[1] It looks at these populations’ health status, health service use, social services receipt, household composition, neighbourhood socioeconomic profile and in-home care and nursing home status. Older adults are more likely to experience complex health conditions and have greater healthcare needs, making language barriers particularly impactful as they try to navigate the healthcare system. Effective communication in healthcare is essential for getting an accurate diagnosis, following treatment and staying healthy, making it important for patients to receive care in a language they understand well. This is especially important for older adults since fluency and comfort speaking a second language can decline with age. Understanding the specific challenges faced by older Francophone residents in GSJ can help inform policies and services that support equitable healthcare access for this population. [1] “Rest of NB” includes all Forward Sortation Areas (FSAs) fully outside the Saint John and Moncton Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs) as classified by the first three digits of the areas' postal codes.Item Comparison of socio-economic determinants of COVID-19 testing and positivity in Canada: A multi-provincial analysis(PLOS, 2023-08-23) Antonova, Lilia; Somayaji, Chandy; Cameron, Jillian; Sirski, Monica; Sundaram, Maria E.; McDonald, James Ted; Mishra, Sharmistha; Kwong, Jeffrey C.; Katz, Alan; Baral, Stefan; Caulley, Lisa; Calzavara, Andrew; Corsten, Martin; Johnson-Obaseki, StephanieThe effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have been more pronounced for socially disadvantaged populations. We sought to determine how access to SARS-CoV-2 testing and the likelihood of testing positive for COVID-19 were associated with demographic factors, socioeconomic status (SES) and social determinants of health (SDH) in three Canadian provinces.Item Essential requirements for the governance and management of data trusts, data repositories, and other data collaborations(Swansea University, 2023-09-20) Paprica, P. Alison; Crichlow, Monique; Curtis Maillet, Donna; Kesselring, Sarah; Pow, Conrad; Scarnecchia, Thomas P.; Schull, Michael J.; Cartagena, Rosario G.; Cumyn, Annabelle; Dostmohammad, Salman; Elliston, Keith O.; Griever, Michelle; Hawn Nelson, Amy; Hill, Sean L.; Isaranuwatcha, Wanrudee; Loukipoudis, Evgueni; McDonald, James Ted; McLaughlin, John R.; Rabinowitz, Alan; Razak, Fahad; Verhulst, Stefaan G.; Verma, Amol A.; Victor, J. Charles; Young, Andrew; Yu, Joanna; McGrail, KimberlynIntroduction Around the world, many organisations are working on ways to increase the use, sharing, and reuse of person-level data for research, evaluation, planning, and innovation while ensuring that data are secure and privacy is protected. As a contribution to broader efforts to improve data governance and management, in 2020 members of our team published 12 minimum specification essential requirements (min specs) to provide practical guidance for organisations establishing or operating data trusts and other forms of data infrastructure. Approach and Aims We convened an international team, consisting mostly of participants from Canada and the United States of America, to test and refine the original 12 min specs. Twenty-three (23) data-focused organisations and initiatives recorded the various ways they address the min specs. Sub-teams analysed the results, used the findings to make improvements to the min specs, and identified materials to support organisations/initiatives in addressing the min specs. Results Analyses and discussion led to an updated set of 15 min specs covering five categories: one min spec for Legal, five for Governance, four for Management, two for Data Users, and three for Stakeholder & Public Engagement. Multiple changes were made to make the min specs language more technically complete and precise. The updated set of 15 min specs has been integrated into a Canadian national standard that, to our knowledge, is the first to include requirements for public engagement and Indigenous Data Sovereignty. Conclusions The testing and refinement of the min specs led to significant additions and improvements. The min specs helped the 23 organisations/initiatives involved in this project communicate and compare how they achieve responsible and trustworthy data governance and management. By extension, the min specs, and the Canadian national standard based on them, are likely to be useful for other data-focused organisations and initiatives.Item Rapport récapitulatif: Caractérisation de la population francophone âgée du Grand Saint John (2015-2023)(2025-04-01) Beykzadeh, Ali; Gorman-Asal, Madeleine; McDonald, Ted; Morehouse, Jacob AndrewItem Summary Report: Characterizing the Older Francophone Population in Greater Saint John (2015-2023)(New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training, 2025-04-01) Beykzadeh, Ali; Gorman-Asal, Madeleine; McDonald, Ted; Morehouse, Jacob AndrewBilingualism makes the province of New Brunswick (NB) unique within Canada, bringing with it a high level of linguistic diversity and cultural enrichment. However, as Canada’s only officially bilingual province, NB also faces issues of language barriers affecting segments of its population. There is limited information about the size of the Francophone community in NB that would prefer services in French while living in majority Anglophone areas. Without this information, it is challenging to accurately show the potential demand for French-language health and social services. In a previous report (Balzer et al., 2023), NB-IRDT constructed a profile of the Francophone population in the Greater Saint John (GSJ) region of NB. That report provided an evidence base for identifying potential language barriers facing Francophones as they attempt to access appropriate and timely healthcare in majority Anglophone areas. In this report, we extend that earlier work (Balzer et al., 2023) to construct a profile specifically of the older Francophone population (age 65+) living in GSJ. Using current data sets held at NB-IRDT, this study compares various health and sociodemographic measures between older Francophone and Anglophone New Brunswickers living in GSJ (an urban English-majority community) as well as older Francophone and Anglophone residents living in Moncton (an urban French-majority city) and the Rest of NB.[1] It looks at these populations’ health status, health service use, social services receipt, household composition, neighbourhood socioeconomic profile and in-home care and nursing home status. Older adults are more likely to experience complex health conditions and have greater healthcare needs, making language barriers particularly impactful as they try to navigate the healthcare system. Effective communication in healthcare is essential for getting an accurate diagnosis, following treatment and staying healthy, making it important for patients to receive care in a language they understand well. This is especially important for older adults since fluency and comfort speaking a second language can decline with age. Understanding the specific challenges faced by older Francophone residents in GSJ can help inform policies and services that support equitable healthcare access for this population. [1] “Rest of NB” includes all Forward Sortation Areas (FSAs) fully outside the Saint John and Moncton Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs) as classified by the first three digits of the areas' postal codes.