The COMPASS study is a prospective cohort study (started in 2012-13) funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) designed to annually collect hierarchical longitudinal data from a large sample of secondary schools and the grade 9 to 12 students attending those schools in Alberta and Ontario. It is being conducted and lead by researchers at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ in collaboration with researchers at the University of Alberta.
Principal investigator: Scott Leatherdale
Co-Principal Investigator:Â Karen Patte
Alberta lead: Valerie Carson