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ABOUT US

• Funders
• Data partners
• Governance
  • Advisory Board
  • Researcher Advisory Board
• Staff
• Join our team
• Contact us

PRIVACY

• Policies and procedures
  • Legislative framework 
• Privacy impact assessment
• Frequently asked questions

FOR RESEARCHERS

• DATA ACCESS

  • Getting started
  • Requirements for access
    • Eligibility and the FIVE Safes model
      • The Research Data Access Framework
      • History of legislative framework
    • Expectations and responsibilities
  • Data access for students 
    • Student cost waiver policy
  • The PopData/HDPBC DATA ACCESS REQUEST PROCESS
    • Stage 1: Planning your Data Access Request (DAR)
      • Data access streams
      • PopData or HDPBC stream?
      • Consent form requirements
      • Fees and charges
      • Timelines & application processing
        • Researcher response times
    • Stage 2: Competing and submitting a DAR
    • Stage 3: Data Steward Review and approval 
    • Stage 4: Contracts, agreements & privacy training
    • Stage 5: Data provisioning & release
      • The Secure Research Environment
    • Stage 6: Data analysis & Pre-publication review
      • Publishing Research Materials
    • Stage 7: Project closure
  • FAQs
  • Document Central
  • Tools and resources
    • COVID-19 research
      • Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Case Definition and Related Coding
      • Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Research Resources
    • Professional Specialization Certificate in Population Health Data Analysis
      • Admission criteria and fees
      • Courses 
        • Working with Administrative Data
        • Epidemiological Statistics
        • Population Health and Geographic Information Systems
        • Spatial Epidemiology and Outbreak Detection
        • Longitudinal Analysis and Multi-level Modelling of Population Health Data
        • Health Services Program Monitoring and Evaluation
      • Instructors
      • PHDA Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals
      • PHDA Testimonials
  • Glossary of terms

• DATA AVAILABLE

  • Demographic
    • BC Vital Events and Statistics Births
    • BC Vital Events and Statistics Stillbirths
    • BC Vital Events and Statistics Deaths
    • BC Vital Events and Statistics Marriages
    • Central Demographics/Consolidation file (MSP registration and premium billing)
  • Education
    • K to 12 Student Demographics and Achievement
  • Environment and Resources
    • Canadian Urban Environmental Health Research Consortium (CANUE)
  • Health
    • BC Cancer Registry
    • BC Perinatal Data Registry
    • Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
    • Chronic Disease Registry (CDR)
    • COVID-19 Test Lab data
    • Discharge Abstract Data (Hospital Separations)
    • Home and Community Care (Continuing Care)
    • Medical Services Plan Payment Information
      • MSP Fee Item Field Information
      • MSP Data Organised by Service Date
    • Mental Health Services
    • National Ambulatory Care Response Service (NACRS)
    • Patient Centered Measurement
      • >Acute Inpatient 2016-17 Survey
      • Emergency Department Survey 2018
      • Long Term Care Survey
    • PharmaCare
      • Plan Type (up to May 1, 2003)
    • PharmaNet
    • Provincial Overdose Cohort
      •  Data access to ODC
    • Residential Assessment Instrument (RAI)
  • Social
    • Early Development Instrument (EDI)
      • Programs of research
    • Middle Years Development Instrument (MDI)
      • Programs of research
    • Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Permanent Residents
  • Work and Income
    • Income Band
    • WorkSafe BC Injury, Claims and Firm Level files

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• DATA LINKAGE

  • The data linkage process
  • Linkage and security

• SECURE DATA STORAGE 

  • Secure Research Environment 
  • CaraSpace

SERVICES FOR DATA PROVIDERS

• Secure data handling and storage
  • Secure Research Environment (SRE)
  • Archival back-up and storage of data
• Data access request coordination and management
  • Data sharing agreements
  • Working in partnership
• Data linkage (Trusted Third Party)
• Online tracking and reporting
• Frequently asked questions

NEWS & EVENTS

RESEARCH IN ACTION

• Research projects
  • Project archive

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