Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) – Content Information Sheet 2007-2027

Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) – Content Information Sheet 2007-2027
Description: Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) – Content Information Sheet 2007-2027

The Canadian Health Measure Survey (CHMS) is divided in biennial collection cycles. Eight cycles are currently planned.

Years covered by each cycle
Cycle ​Years
1 March 2007 to February 2009
2 August 2009 to December 2011
3 January 2012 to December 2013
4 January 2014 to December 2015
5 January 2016 to December 2017
6 January 2018 to December 2019
7 November 2022 to December 2024
8 April 2025 to March 2027

Sample collection is divided in three components: Household, Mobile Examination Centre (MEC) and the Laboratory & Biobank. The components contain content that reoccurs every cycle and content specific to selected cycles.

Household
Content Cycles
Questionnaire
Infection markers 1-8
Nutrition & alcohol 1-8
Physical activity & sleep 1-8
Pregnancy/birth/breastfeeding 1-8
Sexual health 1-7
Smoking 1-8
Socio-demographic characteristics 1-8
Chronic health conditions 1-8
Drug/medication use 1-8
Family medical history 1-4 and 7-8
Bone health 5-7
General health 1-8
Oral health 1 and 7
Visual health 5-6
Environmental chemical exposure 1-8
Sample
Indoor air sampler 2-4
Tap water sampler 3-4 and 7-8
Mobile examination centre (MEC)
Content Cycles
Physical measures
Anthropometry 1-8
Cardiovascular health 1-8
Musculoskeletal fitness 1-6
Accelerometry (activity monitor) 1-8
Mechanography 5-6
Hearing health 3-4
Densitometry (pQCT) 5-6
Densitometry (DXA) 7
Oral health 1 and 7
Lung health 1-4
Visual health 5-6
Skin pigmentation 3-4
Questionnaire
Drug/medication use 1-8
Fish and shellfish consumption 2-8
Sun exposure 3-4
Hearing health 3-4
Visual health 5-6
Environmental chemical exposure 2-4 and 7-8
COVID-19 7
Specimen collection
Blood 1-8
Urine 1-8
Home urine 5-8
Saliva 5 and 7
Hair 5

The laboratory and biobank component contains six sections which are blood, urine, hair, indoor air, tap water and the biobank.

Laboratory & Biobank
Content Cycles
Blood
Cardiovascular health 1-8
Chemistry panel 1-8
Hematology 1-8
Diabetes 1-8
Nutritional status 1-8
Environmental chemical exposure 1-8
Infection markers 1-6
Bone health 2 and 5-7
Reproductive hormones 3-4
Thyroid status 3-8
Immunoglobulin E 3-4
Urine
Nutritional status 1-8
Environmental chemical exposure 1-8
Specific gravity, creatinine 1-8
Infection markers 1-6
Microalbumin 1-2
Hair
Environmental chemical exposure 5
Indoor air
Volatile organic compounds (VOC) 2-4
Tap Water
Fluoride 3-4 and 7
Volatile organic compounds (VOC) 3-4
Environmental chemical exposure 7-8
Biobank
Serum, plasma, whole blood, urine 1-8
DNA 1-6
Buffy coat 7-8
Saliva 5 and 7