SINGAPORE: The Health Ministry will be conducting a national survey from this
month till June next year to gather information on the general health status
and lifestyle practices of Singaporeans.
The results will be used to track
the health of the population and the progress that has been made in reaching
national health targets.
The information will also be used
for planning and evaluating health promotion programmes and healthcare
services.
A ministry statement said 18,000
households will be randomly selected to take part in the survey.
These households will receive a
letter informing them of the arrangements.
Participants will be interviewed
about their health and lifestyle habits, and have their height and weight
measurements taken in their homes.
The ministry said individual
information collected in the survey will be kept confidential and only
aggregated data will be published.
It urged the selected households
to support the survey, which independent research company Market Probe
Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd has been commissioned to carry out.
- CNA/ms
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