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Health Regions in Canada
In recent years there has been an increasing demand for relevant health information at a ?community? level. As a result, health regions have become an important geographic unit by which health and health-related data are produced.
Health regions are defined by provincial ministries of health, and generally comprise legislated administrative areas representing geographic areas of responsibility for hospital boards or regional health authorities.
The first national health region geographic product was created by Statistics Canada in collaboration with provincial health ministries. Health regions 2000 - Boundaries, geographic information and population estimates (Cat. no. 82F0082XCB) was released on a CD-ROM by the Health Statistics Division of Statistics Canada in October 2000. The reference date for these health region boundaries was January 2000.
Health regions, being provincial administrative areas, are subject to change. Since the ?Health Regions 2000? product was created, a number of provinces have undergone regional restructuring of health administration with substantial boundary changes, especially in British Columbia and Alberta. Other provinces have also adjusted their boundaries and health region names. In 2002, work began to bring the health regions recognised by Statistics Canada up to date. In addition to revising these boundaries, links to 2001 Census geographic units became possible. Health Regions 2003 reflects the boundaries and names in effect as of June 2003, and provides the geographic linkage to 1996 and 2001 Censuses.
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/82-402-x/2004001/4152503-eng.htm
In recent years there has been an increasing demand for relevant health information at a ?community? level. As a result, health regions have become an important geographic unit by which health and health-related data are produced.
Health regions are defined by provincial ministries of health, and generally comprise legislated administrative areas representing geographic areas of responsibility for hospital boards or regional health authorities.
The first national health region geographic product was created by Statistics Canada in collaboration with provincial health ministries. Health regions 2000 - Boundaries, geographic information and population estimates (Cat. no. 82F0082XCB) was released on a CD-ROM by the Health Statistics Division of Statistics Canada in October 2000. The reference date for these health region boundaries was January 2000.
Health regions, being provincial administrative areas, are subject to change. Since the ?Health Regions 2000? product was created, a number of provinces have undergone regional restructuring of health administration with substantial boundary changes, especially in British Columbia and Alberta. Other provinces have also adjusted their boundaries and health region names. In 2002, work began to bring the health regions recognised by Statistics Canada up to date. In addition to revising these boundaries, links to 2001 Census geographic units became possible. Health Regions 2003 reflects the boundaries and names in effect as of June 2003, and provides the geographic linkage to 1996 and 2001 Censuses.
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/82-402-x/2004001/4152503-eng.htm