Aug. 19 – Canada: Biomonitoring Data Revealed From The Canadian Health Measures Survey
From: Health Canada
… Health Canada released its Report on Human Biomonitoring of Environmental Chemicals in Canada. This technical report provides the results of the biomonitoring component from the first cycle of the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS). It represents the first-ever comprehensive set of data on the exposure of the Canadian population to environmental chemicals…
…The CHMS, led by Statistics Canada in partnership with Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada, is a national survey which collects information relevant to the health of Canadians through home interviews and direct physical measurements. The survey provides information on chronic and infectious disease, physical fitness, nutrition, and other factors that influence health. The biomonitoring component of the CHMS involves the collection and analysis of blood and urine samples to measure concentrations of certain environmental chemicals…
…Cycle 1 of the CHMS was conducted between 2007 and 2009, and includes a nationally representative sample of approximately 5,600 Canadians aged 6 to 79 years. This is an ongoing survey – Cycle 2 (2009-2011) is currently being implemented, and planning for Cycle 3 (2012-2014) is underway…
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