Other Health Studies

This analysis of data from 2003-2015 was completed by the BCCDC. This study looked at two forms of IBD, Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, and found rates of Crohn’s disease were higher in Trail from 2010-2015, compared with Interior Health (IH) as a whole. Rates of ulcerative colitis were the same for Trail and IH.

This review describes what has been published on the factors that influence early childhood development, the benefits and effectiveness of in-home visitation and community-based collaborative programs, and features of such programs that can promote health equity.

This study, by the Epidemiology Section of BC Ministry of Health in 1994, examined rates of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and chronic renal disease (CRD) hospitalizations and deaths in Trail compared with the region. Findings showed Trail had lower rates of inflammatory bowel disease and similar rates of chronic renal disease compared to the Region.

This study by the Epidemiology Division of the BC Cancer agency concluded that cancer mortality data for 1956-1989 and cancer incidence data for 1983-1989 did not suggest that environmental contamination from smelter-related metals led to any increased risk of developing cancer during those timeframes.