Hi all, This information from a Health Equity project in Toronto might be of interest: "Standardized patient level demographic data collection started in 2013 in downtown Toronto Hospitals following the "Measuring Health Equity in Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network (TC LHIN)" mandate. This TC LHIN mandate outlined a set of standardized demographic questions focused on 8 demographic variables: spoken language, Canadian-born, ethnicity/race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, income, # of people income support. Furthermore, this mandate sought to introduce a standardized data collection effort that would secure access to patient demographic data and promote system-level approach to health equity. Community Health Centres have a long history of collecting patient and client-level demographic data and by joining the Measuring Health Equity in TC LHIN mandate in 2014, they have adopted the standardized set of 8 demographic questions." http://torontohealthequity.ca/ Demographic Questions: http://torontohealthequity.ca/tools-resources/demographic-questions/ What is your gender? Check ONE only Female Intersex Male Trans - Female to Male Trans - Male to Female Two-Spirit (a term used by Aboriginal people) - (note: this option is on the Community Health Centres gender question ( http://torontohealthequity.ca/wp-content/uploads/dlm_uploads/2014/12/TC-LHIN...), but not hospital ( http://torontohealthequity.ca/wp-content/uploads/dlm_uploads/2014/12/TC-LHIN...), although it is on both for sexual orientation) Other (Please specify):___________________ Prefer not to answer Do not know Additional background ( http://www.mountsinai.on.ca/about_us/human-rights/measuring-health-equity) "The questions were developed and tested through the The Tri-Hospital and Toronto Public Health Health Equity Data Collection Research Project. This study, undertaken by Mount Sinai Hospital, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, St Michael’s Hospital and Toronto Public Health resulted in eight core and three optional questions around language, race/ethnicity, length of stay in Canada, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, income, religion and housing. The reason for collecting this information is to understand who our clients and patients are, so we can provide and plan for programs and services to meet their individual needs. Collecting demographic data is fundamental for eliminating health inequities and finding opportunities for improvement in the quality of care that we provide. The data that is collected is analyzed to detect any differences in health outcomes experienced by clients/patients based on demographic variables like race, language, and income. Solutions are put in place and the data is then used to see if the solutions reduce health inequities. With all hospitals and community health centres collecting the same demographic information in the exact same way, there is a strengthened capacity for a system-wide approach to ensuring the best health outcomes for all across the Toronto Central LHIN. For more information about the Measuring Health Equity project at Mount Sinai Hospital, including frequently asked questions,please download the patient brochure from the Quick Links, or contact the Patient Relations Office at patientrelationsunit@mtsinai.on.ca or 416-586-4800 ext. 5066." On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 5:34 PM, Jenny Rankine <jran031@aucklanduni.ac.nz> wrote:

Statistics New Zealand has adopted the choice of Gender diverse - see

http://www.stats.govt.nz/methods/classifications-and-standards/classificatio...

Cheers,

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