1130 Kimberley

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.

Kimberley (CHSA 1130) is 4,350 km² in size and is located in southeastern British Columbia in the Kootenay Rockies. It is comprised of the communities of Kimberley, Marysville, Meachen, Skookumchuk, Ta Ta Creek, and Wasa. Provincial parks include the following: St. Mary's Alpine, Wasa Lake, Premier Lake, and Top of the World.^[1]