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Today, on Women’s Equality Day, we’re highlighting research that takes a closer look at gender equity within the healthcare workforce. Our featured journal article looks at gender, diversity and earnings in Canada’s chiropractic workforce, highlighting disparities in representation and earnings across gender and ethnic groups.

This work was made possible through census microdata accessed via the Canadian Research Data Centre Network (CRDCN) and financial support from SSHRC-CRSH.

Learn more: https://www.unb.ca/datanb/research/publications/gender-gaps-in-can-chiropractic.html

As more newcomers settle in New Brunswick, understanding how they navigate the healthcare system is important. 🩺

A new study explores healthcare use among newcomers, longer-term immigrants and non-immigrants between 2017 and 2021 using linked health and immigration data.

The findings show that newcomers used walk-in clinics more often and family doctors and emergency departments less often, particularly during their first years in the province. Healthcare use also varied across immigration groups, suggesting that interactions with the province's health system are shaped by their circumstances and familiarity with available services.

Learn more: https://www.unb.ca/datanb/research/publications/healthcare-patterns-inform-hs-design.html

What can workplace injury data tell us about occupational health and safety in New Brunswick?

The WorkSafeNB dataset provides information on employment-related injury and disability claims, including details such as injury type, source of injury, occupation, claim status and accident date.

Researchers can use these data to explore workplace injuries, occupational health trends and patterns in workers’ compensation claims over time—helping us better understand workplace safety and injury prevention in New Brunswick.

Learn more: https://www.unb.ca/datanb/data/holdings/worksafenb-demographic-information.html

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What can workplace injury data tell us about occupational health and safety in New Brunswick?

The WorkSafeNB dataset provides information on employment-related injury and disability claims, including details such as injury type, source of injury, occupation, claim status and accident date.

Researchers can use these data to explore workplace injuries, occupational health trends and patterns in workers’ compensation claims over time—helping us better understand workplace safety and injury prevention in New Brunswick.

Learn more: https://www.unb.ca/datanb/data/holdings/worksafenb-demographic-information.html

The latest article in our Healthy Families, Healthy Babies research series explores the impact of New Brunswick's targeted prenatal program on pregnancy and birth outcomes.

Led by Sandra Magalhaes, Samuel R. Cookson and Bethany Jones, the study used population-based administrative data from more than 20,000 first-time births to evaluate program participation and its association with maternal and infant health outcomes.

The findings provide valuable insights to support evidence-informed decision-making, ongoing program evaluation and continuous improvement of prenatal services across the province.

Learn more: https://www.unb.ca/datanb/research/publications/impacts-of-hfhb-targeted-prenatal-prog-outcomes-in-nb.html

Happy New Brunswick Day!
We're proud to support research that helps us better understand New Brunswick and the people who call it home. Wishing everyone a wonderful New Brunswick Day and a relaxing long weekend. 🌟

Building a strong teaching workforce takes more than recruitment. 📚📊

DataNB's latest report examines teacher recruitment, retention and mobility in New Brunswick's public school system from 2013–2023. Using linked administrative data, the study explores how teachers enter, remain in and leave the profession, providing new evidence to help inform workforce planning.

This infographic highlights key findings on workforce growth, the transition of B.Ed. graduates into public school teaching and teacher retention over time.

Clarifications:

49% of B.Ed. graduates refers only to graduates from New Brunswick's public B.Ed. programs (UNB, STU, and Université de Moncton) who entered New Brunswick's public school system. Graduates who teach in other provinces, private schools or outside the K–12 public system are not included in this analysis.

The finding that teachers stay in New Brunswick refers to teachers who left New Brunswick's public school system. Many remained living in the province after leaving public school teaching, emphasizing how even a short amount of time in the workforce can increase attachment to the province.

Read the research report and summary: https://www.unb.ca/datanb/research/publications/teacher-retention-nb-update.html

A new report by DataNB analyzes the post-secondary education choices and labour market outcomes of high school graduates across the four Atlantic provinces: New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.

Using linked administrative data, the study follows graduating classes from 2015 to 2021 to explore where high school grads pursue post-secondary education, where they live after graduation and where they work in the early years of their careers.

The findings provide updated insights into education pathways, graduate retention and early employment trends across Atlantic Canada.

Learn more: https://www.unb.ca/datanb/research/publications/pse-lmo-hs-grads-atl-prov-2021.html

Research begins long before findings are published.

From working with data partners to preparing administrative data for research and protecting privacy, DataNB supports every step of the process.

DataNB research shows that while the number of registered social workers in New Brunswick has grown, maintaining a strong frontline workforce remains a challenge.

A recent blog from the University of New Brunswick explores what these findings mean—and how future social workers are being prepared to recognize and manage workplace stress before burnout takes hold.

"Recruitment matters, but it is not enough."

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