Statistics Canada bringing health survey to Sudbury
White trailers set up in front of the McClelland Arena are a temporary examination centre set up by StatsCan for the next six weeks.
Residents in Copper Cliff may have noticed white trailers set up in front of the McClelland Arena.
The trailers are a temporary examination centre set up by StatsCan for the next six weeks.
Around 850 households in Sudbury have been randomly selected to participate in the Canadian Health Measures Survey.
StatsCan survey
Around 850 households in Sudbury have been randomly selected to participate in the Canadian Health Measures Survey.
(Lyndsay Aelick/CTV News)
The data from the survey is used by researchers to understand the relationship between disease risk factors and risk conditions such as obesity, hypertension, cardiovascular disease and more.
'We're just looking to get a better idea of the overall health of Canadians,' said site manager Kelsey Wolfenden.
Participants are anywhere between one and 79 years of age.
'We go through some questionnaires about the consumption of fish and shellfish, water habits,' Wolfenden said.
Measurements, blood pressure
'We do body measurements, height, weight, and waist circumference. We also take a blood pressure measurement. And we do also collect blood and urine samples for analysis.'
The survey is now in its eighth cycle and will continue until spring 2027.
The goal is to have a total of 400 participants. In all, 16 locations across Canada have been selected to participate in the survey and officials want to remind everyone that StatsCan takes the privacy of Canadians very seriously.
'All of the information is confidential,' Wolfenden said.
'When the participants complete the survey, they are also provided the results … Some of the results are immediately available, and then everything else we will either send to them or is uploaded to a confidential portal where they can access the results.'
Click here to learn more about the Canadian Health Measures Survey.
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