Child Health Report 2002 - Communicable Disease

Communicable Disease

• Immunization coverage across Peel varies by vaccine, and there is room for improvement.
• In Peel, the incidence of vaccine preventable diseases declined between 1991 and 2000.
• Incidence of enteric infections, such as campylobacteriosis, salmonellosis and giardiasis, is also declining in Peel, but they remain among the most common communicable diseases in children.

• Chapter One - child population
• Chapter Two - family and community
• Chapter Three - infant health
• Chapter Four - injuries and violence
• Chapter Five - communicable disease
• Chapter Six - mental health
• Chapter Seven - dental health
• Chapter Eight - tobacco, alcohol and drug use
• Chapter Nine - nutrition, physical activity and obesity
• Chapter Ten - sexual health
• Chapter Eleven - child mortality and hospitalization
  
  
• Executive Summary, Lists, References, and Complete Report