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HEALTH--DEPARTMENT TO MONITOR PROJECT'S PROGRESS ------------------------------------------------------------ The Department of Health is committed to monitoring the progress of a community health study in the Sydney area. "Community participation is the cornerstone of the project," said Health Minister Dr. Ron Stewart. "The project's outcome will help to guide good health care planning in the Sydney area." The Department of Health and Dalhousie University entered into an agreement in 1994 to carry out the study in Sydney. The study, to last until 1998, is a broad-based project for industrial Cape Breton. Under the agreement, the department receives updates on the progress of the study. Part of the study involves tracking the health outcomes from environmental and occupational exposures. "The focus of the project must be on how best to involve the community," said Dr. Stewart. -30- Contact: Lori MacLean 902-424-5025 jlw Jan. 22, 1996 - 5:20 p.m.