News and Updates
Ontario Health Study hits milestone with launch of first follow up questionnaire
Dec 9, 2016 // Study Updates
The Ontario Health Study (OHS) is taking an important step forward with the launch of its first follow-up questionnaire. The Study, one of Canada’s largest population health studies and biobank, is looking for an update on the health of their more than 225,000 participants through this online questionnaire.
We’ve made some changes to our website!
Nov 23, 2016 // Study Updates
As you may have noticed, we’ve made some updates to the OHS website to coincide with the launch of our first follow-up questionnaire. In addition to an updated look-and-feel, we have also refreshed our content to make sure the information we provide is simpler, more informative, and easier to find.
OHS Celebrates Study Centre Milestones
Nov 15, 2016 // Study Updates
This past fall, OHS Local Study Centres reached and surpassed several important milestones with a recent run of locations in Sault Ste. Marie, Thunder Bay, Pembroke, London and McMaster. As of November 1st, the Study has successfully operated over 50 Study Centre locations in communities across Ontario and collected over 35,000 blood samples.
Following up on your feedback
Nov 15, 2016 // Study Updates
When we asked for ideas about how we could make participating in the Study easier in our June newsletter, many of you answered that call. We wanted to get back to you and let you know how we’ve used your feedback and to answer a few of the more common questions.