The full economic and social costs of tobacco use in Nova Scotia were reported by GPI Atlantic in The Cost of Tobacco in Nova Scotia (2000). This current report uses the latest and most widely accepted research and analytical techniques to update and enhance our knowledge of the
real costs of tobacco use to Nova Scotians. This update is necessary in light of recent research findings, and because new results have become available to provide evidence of the impacts of comprehensive tobacco control strategies in other jurisdictions. Most importantly, tobacco use in
the province has declined significantly since 2000, largely as a result of comprehensive tobacco reduction strategies implemented by the Province of Nova Scotia, so the trends outlined in the 2000 report (based on the most recent 1999 data available at that time) also required updating.
Materials prepared by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia based on the GPI Atlantic physical inactivity report for Halifax Regional Municipality:
The Cost of Smoking in British Columbia and the Economics of Tobacco Control
Authors: Jennifer Bridge, M.A. and Bill Turpin
Direct and indirect costs of tobacco use for the health care system and productivity in Newfoundland & Labrador. Includes cost-benefit analyses of smoking cessation strategies.
Statistical analysis of economic, social-psychological, health behaviours, lifestyle, and environmental determinants of health; healthy child development; reproductive health; health outcomes; and health system performance in Canada and the Atlantic provinces. Prepared for the Bureau of Women's Health and Gender Analysis, Health Canada.
The Cost of Smoking in New Brunswick & the Economics of Tobacco Control
Authors: Ronald Colman, Robert Rainer and Jeffrey Wilson
Direct and indirect costs of tobacco use for the health care system and productivity in New Brunswick. Includes cost-benefit analyses of smoking cessation strategies.
The Cost of Smoking in Newfoundland & Labrador and the Economics of Tobacco Control
Authors: Ronald Colman, Ph.D and Robert Rainer
Direct and indirect costs of tobacco use for the health care system and productivity in Newfoundland & Labrador. Includes cost-benefit analyses of smoking cessation strategies.
The Economic Impact of Smoke-Free Workplaces: An Assessment for Newfoundland & Labrador
Authors: Ronald Colman, Ph.D
Analysis and projection of economic impacts of second-hand tobacco smoke on health care costs, mortality, productivity, and business sales, especially in the food service, bar, hotel and tourism industries. Statistical and cost data extrapolated from regional, national, and foreign jurisdictions.
Women's Health in Atlantic Canada Volume 1
Social Determinants of Women's Health in Atlantic Canada
Author: Ronald Colman, Ph.D
Statistical and demographic analysis of women's health in the Atlantic provinces, using the social determinants of health as a framework. Prepared for the Atlantic Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health
The Economic Impact of Smoke-Free Workplaces: An Assessment for New Brunswick
Authors: Ronald Colman, Ph.D
Analysis and projection of economic impacts of second-hand tobacco smoke on health care costs, mortality, productivity, and business sales, especially in the food service, bar, hotel and tourism industries. Statistical and cost data extrapolated from regional, national, and foreign jurisdictions.
Physical inactivity costs the Nova Scotia economy an additional $247 million each year in indirect productivity losses due to premature death and disability. Adding direct and indirect costs, the total economic burden of physical inactivity in Nova Scotia is estimated at $354 million annually.
The Economic Impact of Smoke-Free Workplaces: An Assessment for Nova Scotia
Author: Ronald Colman, Ph.D
Analysis and projection of economic impacts of second-hand tobacco smoke on health care costs, mortality, productivity, and business sales, especially in the food service, bar, hotel and tourism industries. Statistical and cost data extrapolated from regional, national, and foreign jurisdictions.
Direct and indirect costs of tobacco use for the health care system and productivity in Nova Scotia. Includes cost-benefit analyses of smoking cessation strategies.
Direct and indirect short and long-term economic impacts of obesity on health costs and economic productivity in Nova Scotia, using relative risk ratios for ten illnesses, and analysis of social causes.
An examination of statistical evidence finding that Atlantic Canadians had higher rates of physical activity than other Canadians in 1985, but lower rates today. A gender analysis finds that this negative trend in Atlantic Canada is entirely due to a dramatic decline in levels of physical activity by men, as female rates of exercise have actually increased. By contrast Canadian men outside the Atlantic region are exercising more.
