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The EDI results shared in this report are from the most recent EDI implementation completed in the spring of
2012. EDI results are reported in aggregate, for example, by communities or neighborhoods. In this case, EDI
results are reported for groups of children that reside in Middlesex County Municipalities. Results are
reported for Municipalities with 35 or more records, thus at a group level. In cases where Municipalities had
less than 35 records, they were combined with a neighbouring Municipality. This avoids having to suppress
some data when the count of EDI scores in that Municipality is too small.

EDI results in this report focus on the Physical Health and Well‐Being domain. The first chart illustrates the
percentage of children scoring in the top, middle, at‐risk, and vulnerable categories based on the distribution
of mean scores for the Physical Health and Well‐Being domain. Generally, the reporting of EDI results focus
on vulnerability within a population of children. As described by Offord Centre for Child Studies, vulnerable
refers to children who score low (below the 10th percentile cut‐off) on any of the 5 domains, in this case for
the Physical Health and Well‐Being domain. These children are struggling in this aspect of their development,
and thus may require further support.

The Physical Health and Well‐Being domain contains three sub‐domains: Physical Readiness for the School
Day, Physical Independence, and Gross and Fine Motor Skills. Charts in this report also show the percentage
of children who met all/almost all, some, or few/none of the developmental expectations for each of the sub‐
domains. Reviewing the percentage of children who met few/none of the developmental expectations for the
sub‐domains will uncover where needs are greatest. For comparison purposes, figures for Middlesex County
and the Ontario baseline are provided. For more information about the EDI go to
https://edi.offordcentre.com.

Subsequent Data Collection

As information is gathered throughout the County of Middlesex Healthy Kids Community Challenge from our
partners and the public on assets, barriers and opportunities, we will collate and summarize. As such,
subsequent reports of the Community Needs Assessment will be published and shared.

Currently The Challenge is gathering data from the public through an online survey, focus groups, and
consultation tools at community events. We are also collecting information from our partners on the
programs and policies they have in place in their respective centres that support healthy living in children 0 to
12 years of age.

Additional Community Needs Assessment Reports

The following reports may also be of interest to the reader.

Linking Health and the Built Environment in Rural Settings: Evidence and Recommendations for
Planning Healthy Communities in Middlesex County (2013)
This report was prepared by the Human Environments Analysis Laboratory (HEAL) on behalf of the
Middlesex‐London Health Unit and funded through the Province of Ontario under the Healthy Communities
Fund – Partnership Stream. This report is available at www.healthunit.com.