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The OutLook Study began as a comprehensive needs assessment of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) communities in Waterloo Region, and is a partnership between various organizations in the Region of Waterloo. It is the largest study of its kind in Canada to date, measuring numerous indicators of health and wellbeing of the local LGBTQ communities. In the inital phase, five-hundred and twenty-six LGBTQ+ people over the age of 16 living or working in Waterloo Region were surveyed!
Although the survey has finished, the OutLook Study team is working to create factsheets, presentations, and publications with data to highlight important findings from the study.
Over 90% of participants said growing up they heard that people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or trans were abnormal.
The purpose of the study is to acquire data to assist the Rainbow Commuity Council (RCC) and its constituent members in impacting regional policies, programs and services, by:
The study has received Research Ethics Board approval from both Wilfrid Laurier University and Region of Waterloo Public Health.
Shifting our OutLook: A Waterloo Region Symposium to Enhance the Health and Well-being of Gender and Sexual Minorities was a two-day symposium, funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). This symposium aims to gather approximately 75 decision makers in the Region of Waterloo, Ontario to share data and discuss findings from the OutLook Study of local lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) persons, and to develop action plans for programming and policy change.
Stakeholders exchanged data across five key health and wellness themes from the OutLook Study
The OutLook Study utilizes a community-based method, and coordinates the research with various organizations in Waterloo Region, including:
Contact Us:
Robb Travers, Research Group Co-Director
Todd Coleman, Research Group Co-Director