The Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project: building a pan-Canadian research platform for disease prevention

Borugian, Marilyn J.; Robson, Paula J.; Fortier, Isabel; Parker, Louise; McLaughlin, John; Knoppers, Bartha Maria; Bédard, Karine; Gallagher, Richard P.; Sinclair, Sandra; Ferretti, Vincent; Whelan, Heather K.; Hoskin, David W.; Potter, John D.

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“…T he Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) 1 and the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project (CPTP) 2 are two important nationwide longitudinal cohort studies currently underway in Canada. The large number of subjects targeted for recruitment in these cohorts and the collection of repeated observations over time will allow investigators to identify the many factors influencing healthy aging and the complex etiological pathways of chronic diseases affecting an increasingly large number of Canadians.…”

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Linking Canadian Population Health Data: Maximizing the Potential of Cohort and Administrative Data

Doiron¹,

Raina

Fortier

2013

Can J Public Health

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Linkage of data collected by large Canadian cohort studies with provincially managed administrative health databases can offer very interesting avenues for multidisciplinary and cost-effective health research in Canada. Successfully co-analyzing cohort data and administrative health data (AHD) can lead to research results capable of improving the health and well-being of Canadians and enhancing the delivery of health care services. However, such an endeavour will require strong coordination and long-term commitment between all stakeholders involved. The challenges and opportunities of a panCanadian cohort-to-AHD data linkage program have been considered by cohort study investigators and data custodians from each Canadian province. Stakeholders acknowledge the important public health benefits of establishing such a program and have established an action plan to move forward. KEY WORDS:Medical record linkage; data collection; public health La traduction du résumé se trouve à la fin de l'article.

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Linking Canadian Population Health Data: Maximizing the Potential of Cohort and Administrative Data

Doiron¹,

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Fortier

2013

Can J Public Health

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“…Alberta's Tomorrow Project Phase I is currently being augmented by Phase II (the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project protocol), 47 which includes the collection of additional health and lifestyle data, measured anthropometric variables and collection of biological specimens. Both phases will result in the creation of rich repositories of data and specimens that may be accessed by researchers who have questions that will advance knowledge in the cause and early detection of cancer and chronic diseases.…”

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Design, methods and demographics from phase I of Alberta's Tomorrow Project cohort: a prospective cohort profile

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“…Atlantic PATH is a longitudinal cohort study that is part of the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project, and includes over 30,000 adult participants aged 35Á69 years from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador (Borugian et al, 2010;Yu et al, 2014a). The data collected from participants at baseline recruitment included socio-demographic, health and lifestyle information; physical measures; and blood, urine, saliva, and toenail samples.…”

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Lead in drinking water: a response from the Atlantic PATH study

Sweeney

Parker

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Environ. Health Rev.

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Exposure to lead through drinking water is an issue of increasing concern, particularly with recent high-profile cases of lead-contaminated water. The maximum acceptable concentration level for drinking water in Canada is 10 µg/L, whereas the current blood intervention level is 10 µg/dL. The health effects related to lead exposure are well established and there is evidence that blood lead levels as low as B5 µg/dL are associated with adverse health effects in both children and adults. We analyzed water and toenail samples for lead concentrations from the Atlantic Partnership for Tomorrow's Health (Atlantic PATH) project, a cohort of the general population in Nova Scotia. Approximately 46% of Nova Scotia residents use well water as their primary source of drinking water. Water from dug wells had higher lead concentrations compared to drilled wells, and the lowest lead levels were found in water from municipal supplies. Although the majority of the lead levels in the drinking water provided by Atlantic PATH participants were below the Canadian maximum acceptable concentration level, there were outliers, particularly among unregulated private well water sources. Given the health effects that are linked to low-level exposures, any exposure to lead in primary water sources remains a concern.

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The Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project: building a pan-Canadian research platform for disease prevention

Cited by 61 publications

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Linking Canadian Population Health Data: Maximizing the Potential of Cohort and Administrative Data

Linking Canadian Population Health Data: Maximizing the Potential of Cohort and Administrative Data

Design, methods and demographics from phase I of Alberta's Tomorrow Project cohort: a prospective cohort profile

Lead in drinking water: a response from the Atlantic PATH study

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