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Canadian Health Measures Survey

Statistics Canada in partnership with Health Canada and Public Health Agency of Canada

HDB-0424

Biennial national survey launched in 2007 combining household interviews with direct physical measurements and biosamples from -Canadians aged 1-79. Collects data on cardiovascular health, nutritional status, chronic diseases, physical activity, infectious diseases and environmental contaminants through anthropometry, blood samples, urine samples and DNA collection.

Category

Research database

Access

Free registration

Region

Canada — Canada

Coverage

10 Canadian provinces (excludes territories, on-reserve First Nations, and institutional populations)

Data types

physical measurements, blood samples, urine samples, DNA samples, cardiovascular data, nutritional status, environmental exposure

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Record HDB-0424 · last verified 2026-08-23 · listed in Research databases

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