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Table 1 Health regions reference maps
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| Province/territory | 2007 | |
|---|---|---|
| Health regions and maps | Units | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador1 | Regional Integrated Health Authorities (82-583-X) |
4 |
| Prince Edward Island2 | Health Region (82-583-X) | 4 |
| Nova Scotia3 | Zones (82-583-X) | 6 |
| District Health Authorities (DHA) (82-583-X) | 9 | |
| New Brunswick | Health (Hospital) Regions (82-583-X) | 7 |
| Quebec | Régions sociosanitaires (RSS) (Name changes only) (82-583-X) |
18 |
| Ontario4 |
Northern Public Health Units (PHU) (82-583-X) |
36 total PHU |
| Southern (PHU) (82-583-X) | ||
| Local Health Integration Networks (LHIN) (82-583-X) | 14 | |
| Manitoba5 | Regional Health Authorities (82-583-X) | 11 |
| Saskatchewan5 | Regional Health Authorities (82-583-X) | 13 |
| Alberta6 | Regional Health Authorities (82-583-X) | 9 |
| British Columbia | Health Service Delivery Areas (82-583-X) | 16 |
| Yukon Territory |
The Northern Territories Health Regions |
1 |
| Northwest Territories |
The Northern Territories Health Regions (82-583-X) |
1 |
| Nunavut |
The Northern Territories Health Regions |
1 |
| Canada 2, 3, 4, 5 2007 | Health Regions and Peer Groups (82-583-X) | All health Regions,10 Peer Groups |
| Notes: 1. Regional integrated health authorities came into effect March 1, 2005. |
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| 2. In November 2005 Prince Edward Island officially disbanded the four health regions. The three existing counties (census divisions) provide an alternative set of boundaries to retain relevant subprovincial CCHS data. | ||
| 3. In Nova Scotia, data are only available for the six zones, which are aggregations of nine district health authorities (DHA). Zones 1, 3 and 4 are each comprised of two DHAs. The remaining three zones change in name only with the following small exception. Mount Uniacke area, previously part of Zone 3 is cut-off by new DHA 4 boundary. Statistics for this area (population 1,114) will be included with DHA 9 (Halifax area). As a result, there is high comparability between Zone 6 and DHA 9 and between Zone 3 and DHA 4/5. Zone 1 = 1211 District Health Authority (DHA) 1, 1212 District Health Authority (DHA) 2 Zone 2= 1213 District Health Authority (DHA) 3 Zone 3 = 1214 District Health Authority (DHA) 4, 1215 District Health Authority (DHA) 5 Zone 4 = 1216 District Health Authority (DHA) 6, 1217 District Health Authority (DHA) 7 Zone 5 = 1218 District Health Authority (DHA) 8 Zone 6 = 1219 District Health Authority (DHA) 9. |
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| 4. Public health units (PHU) administer health promotion and disease prevention programs. District health councils (DHC) were advisory, health planning organizations. The DHCs were dissolved as of March 31, 2005. The Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care announced the creation of Local Health Integration Networks (LHIN) on April 1, 2005. LHINs are responsible for planning, funding and administering health care programs and services across the province. | ||
5. For most data sources (with the exception of Census and Demographic population estimates), health region level data are not available for some northern health regions in Manitoba and Saskatchewan which have small populations. To avoid suppression in these areas where small numbers or sample size impact on data quality, data have been grouped with neighbouring regions, as follows:
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| 6. In Alberta, a change effective December 2003, affected the boundary between Calgary Health Region and the David Thompson Regional Health Authority. | ||
| Source (s): Statistics Canada. | ||
