4322 Campbell River Rural

Community Health Service Areas (CHSAs) in British Columbia (B.C.) are administrative bounds nested within Local Health Areas (LHAs) as defined by the B.C. Ministry of Health. This CHSA health profile contains information about the community’s demographics, socio-economic and health/disease status as represented through various community health indicators. The purpose of CHSA health profiles is to help B.C.’s primary care network partners, public health professionals and community organizations better understand the health needs of a specific community and to provide evidence for service provisioning and prevention strategies.

Campbell River Rural (CHSA 4322) is 13,180 km² in size and is located on the east coast of central Vancouver Island and north of the Sunshine Coast. It is comprised of Sayward, Big Bay, Heriot Bay, Mansons Landing, Comox, and the following First Nations communities: Tlowitsis Tribe, Kwiakah and Klahoose (Squirrel Cove). Geographical features include Downie Range, Halifax Range, Rough Plateau, and Forbidden Plateau.^[1]