Chinook Health administers public health services in southwestern Alberta. It is bordered on the south by Montana, on the west by British Columbia, on the north by Headwaters Health Region and on the east by Palliser Health Region. Motto: Fortis et liber (Latin: Strong and free) Official languages English Flower Wild rose Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 28 6 Area Total  - Land  - Water    (% of total)  Ranked 6th 661,848 km² 642,317 km² 19... Official language(s) English Capital Helena Largest city Billings Area  Ranked 4th  - Total 147,165 sq mi (381,156 km²)  - Width 255 miles (410 km)  - Length 630 miles (1,015 km)  - % water 1  - Latitude 44°26 N to 49° N  - Longitude 104°2 W to 116°2 W Population  Ranked... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages none stated in law; English is de facto Flower Pacific dogwood Tree Western Redcedar Bird Stellers Jay Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 36 6...

Government

The health region is governed by a board made up of 12 members from communities within the region.

Demographics

The region is 25,947 sq km and contains a population of over 150,000, which is 5% of Alberta's population. The population of Lethbridge makes up over half of the region's population. Lethbridge is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. ...

Persons over the age of 65 years made up over 1/10 of the CHR population in 1998.

Approximately 10,000 Aboriginal people live in the region, most of whom are of the Blackfoot Nations. The number also includes some Cree, Métis, Inuit and other others. Aboriginal peoples in Canada are Indigenous Peoples recognized in the Canadian Constitution Act, 1982, sections 25 and 35, respectively, as Indians (First Nations), Métis, and Inuit. ... Bear Bull The Blackfoot Confederacy is the collective name of three First Nations in Alberta and one Native American tribe in Montana. ... The Cree are an indigenous people of North America whose people range from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean in both Canada and the United States. ... The Métis (pronounced MAY tee, IPA: , in French or , in Michif ) are one of three recognized Aboriginal peoples in Canada. ... Inuit (Inuktitut syllabics: ᐃᓄᐃᑦ, singular Inuk / ᐃᓄᒃ) is a general term for a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic coasts of Siberia, Alaska, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec, Labrador and Greenland (see Eskimo). ...

Additionally, roughly 15,000 Kanadier Mennonites live in the Chinook Health Region. Numbers vary groups migrate between home communities in Central American and the Chinook Health Region. The Mennonites are a group of Christian Anabaptist (Re-baptizers) denominations named after and influenced by the teachings and tradition of Menno Simons (1496-1561). ...

Facilities

The Chinook Health Region operates 12 hospitals, 15 community health centres, and 5 continuing care facilities in 14 communities.

Employment

CHR employs more people in Lethbridge than any other single organization. Employees include 3,500 staff and 200 physicians.

Services

The CHR provides the following services throughout the region:

• Breast health
• Cardiac rehab
• Chinook Rehabilitation Program (CRP)
• Community nutrition
• Diabetes management
• Emergency and critical care
• Healing arts
• Health protection
• Health promotion
• Laboratory
• Medical imaging
• Medicine and surgery
• Mental health
• Nutrition services
• Oral health
• Pharmacy
• Physicians
• Population health
• Respiratory
• Seniors' health
• Social Work
• Spiritual care services
• Transitional care
• Wellness services
• Women's and children's health

External link

• CHR website