3352 Whistler

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.

Whistler (CHSA 3352) is 240 km² in size and located in southwestern British Columbia, crossed by the Sea-to-Sky Highway 99. It is comprised of the town of Whistler and the communities of Sproatt, Tamarisk, Whistler Creek, Nesters, and Alpine Meadows. Provincial parks include the following: Brandywine Falls and Blackcomb Glacier. Geographical features include the following: Whistler Mountain, Fitzsimmons Range, Spearhead Range, Mount Sproatt, Alta Lake, and Green Lake.^[1]