Ottawa Neighbourhood Study

Evidence is mounting that the neighbourhoods and communities in which we live affect both the health and the gap in health between rich and poor.   Our aim is to better understand the physical and social pathways through which neighbourhoods in Ottawa affect health.

The Ottawa Neighbourhood Study is based at the Institute of Population Health at the University of Ottawa.  This multi-disciplinary study is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

We hope that municipal bodies, local organisations and concerned community members can use this knowledge for neighbourhood planning and as a stepping stone to coordinating efforts to have a more substantial impact and to improve the places in which we all live.

Does where you live affect how active you are? What about your children? Help us find out.

Volunteers are needed for a study looking to identify the environmental factors that affect how active Ottawa neighbourhoods are. This is an opportunity to find out how much activity you and/or your child get and to help researchers identify important environmental factors related to physical activity.

Contact Information

Dr. Betsy Kristjansson: kristjan@uottawa.ca; (613) 562-5800 x 2329

Simone Thibault: sthibault@centretownchc.org; (613) (613) 233-4443 x 2101

David Hole: davidjhole@gmail.com; (613) 421-1854

Dr. Mike Sawada: msawada@uottawa.ca