The Ontario Health Study is inviting all Ontario residents aged 18 and older to join a research initiative that will investigate the risk factors for the most common diseases. Western has endorsed the study and are proud to support its objectives.
The Ontario Health Study is the largest Study of its type ever attempted in Canada and is poised to become one of the largest in the world. It will give researchers an unprecedented source of data that could help guide the development of new prevention, diagnosis, and treatment strategies for cancer, heart disease, diabetes, asthma, Alzheimer’s and other common conditions.
Participants will represent Ontario’s geographic and ethnic diversity and its findings will be used to benefit people throughout the province and the rest of the world.
In the past, population-based health studies have discovered links between smoking and lung cancer, and between diabetes and heart disease.
In recent years, advances in information technology have made it possible to study larger numbers of people while advances in biology have opened up entirely new avenues of research.
By taking a few minutes to fill out this online questionnaire and agreeing to be contacted occasionally for follow-up questionnaires, you can help Ontario make a major research contribution with international significance.
Western encourages you to consider joining the study and spreading the word to your family and friends. On average, it takes just 17 minutes to sign up and complete the questionnaire. Participation is entirely voluntary.
To learn more, visit OntarioHealthStudy.ca