Government of Canada applauds researchers and participants of groundbreaking study
June 29, 2015 – Hamilton, Ontario – Canadian Institutes of Health Research
The Honourable Dr. K. Kellie Leitch, Minister of Labour and Minister of Status of Women, and David Sweet, Member of Parliament for Ancaster–Dundas–Flamborough–Westdale, on behalf of the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, today met with researchers and participants of Canada's largest ever study on aging. Minister Leitch and MP Sweet congratulated the research team on reaching their ambitious recruitment goal and thanked the participants from across the country for agreeing to take part in the important study.
Launched in 2010, the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) is a national study that will follow 50,000 Canadians, aged 45 to 85, over 20 years. Its aim is to find ways to improve the health of Canadians by better understanding the processes and dimensions of aging. Over the past five years, the CLSA research team has implemented the study and completed recruitment. All the participants have now completed baseline assessments including the telephone interviews, face-to-face interviews, as well as visits to specially designed data collection sites.
The study is a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) initiative. It was launched through grants from the Government of Canada through CIHR and the Canadian Foundation for Innovation, as well as several provinces, universities and other partners.
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Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
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The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is the Government of Canada's health research investment agency. CIHR's mission is to create new scientific knowledge and to enable its translation into improved health, more effective health services and products, and a strengthened health care system for Canadians. Composed of 13 Institutes, CIHR provides leadership and support to more than 13,700 health researchers and trainees across Canada.
