Employee Fact Sheet: Population and Health at Vancouver Coastal Health

This report, presented as a fact sheet, provides a comprehensive overview of Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) and its services. Addressed to VCH employees, it aims to broaden their understanding of the organization's mission and operations within specific demographic areas. The fact sheet details VCH's role in British Columbia, including its service delivery across various communities such as Vancouver, Sunshine Coast, and others, supported by 13 hospitals. It outlines the organization's service offerings, including primary care, mental health, hospital care, and public health initiatives. Furthermore, the report emphasizes VCH's commitment to serving aboriginal communities, addressing health inequities, and promoting population health through various programs. The document references resources and provides an addendum summarizing VCH's operational areas and service plans, highlighting its dedication to community health and well-being.

Running head: POPULATION FACT SHEET
POPULATION FACT SHEET
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To
The Employees
Vancouver Coastal Health
Vancouver, United States
Sub: Fact Sheet of the Organization
Dear All,
Welcome to the Vancouver Coastal Health. Hope you all are fine.
This letter is to widen your knowledge about the organization and its service in the
specific demographic. The letter is for all the employees who work in this organization, to know
our vision and mission. Vancouver Coastal Health hopes to provide all the necessary information
about the organization and its operating communities. The email is attached with an addendum
and a fact sheet for all staffs to have proper and clear knowledge of the organizations objectives.
Please find the links to the resources below.
Thanking you
Administrative Executive
Date: Vancouver Coastal Health
Links:
 http://www.vch.ca/Documents/Newspaper-Infographic-VCH.pdf
 http://www.vch.ca/Documents/Newspaper-Infographic-Coastal.pdf
 http://www.vch.ca/Documents/Newspaper-Infographic-North-Shore.pdf
 http://www.vch.ca/Documents/Newspaper-Infographic-Powell-River.pdf
 http://www.vch.ca/Documents/Newspaper-Infographic-Richmond.pdf
 http://www.vch.ca/Documents/Newspaper-Infographic-Sechelt.pdf
 http://www.vch.ca/Documents/Newspaper-Infographic-Squamish.pdf
 http://www.vch.ca/Documents/Newspaper-Infographic-Vancouver.pdf
 http://www.vch.ca/Documents/Newspaper-Infographic-Whistler-Pemberton.pdf

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Addendum:
The Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is a community health service organization
that operates in the province of British Columbia (BC) (Vancouver Coastal Health, 2017). The
health organization delivers the service to the residents who live in the communities including
Vancouver, Sunshine Coast, Richmond, Powell River, Sea to Sky Corridor, Bella Coola and
Bella Bella (Geog.uvic.ca, 2017). Vancouver has 13 hospitals for the providence of the better
health service to the residents of the particular area and the communities. In addition, the
organization has efficient and adequate human resource to deliver the intended service to the
people. Apart from this, the organization prepares he service plan very year for operating its 13
hospitals and the additional service to the people. The health service organization delivers the
following service:
 Primary care
 Mental health and substance use service
 Hospital care
 Public health
 Community based residential and home health care
 Research
The VSH does not serve any particular community; rather it serves the all the aboriginal
communities living in the BC province in terms of the health and mental care. There are fourteen
communities in the operation area of the organization such as Heiltsuk, Kitasoo-Xai’xais,
Lil'wat, Musqueam, N’Quatqua, Nuxalk, Samahquam, Sechelt, Skatin, Squamish, Tla’amin,
Tsleil-Waututh, Wuikinuxv, and Xa’xtsa. The organization supports the communities in the
population growth with the help of the special Populating Health team. The organization has
direct connection with the communities and though this VCH identifies the health inequities and
requirements of them. The health inequities of the aboriginal people are served by the
organization. The health care need of the communities is the nutrition, early childhood
development, food security, mental health development, health awareness and others (World
Health Report, 2017). The aim of the organization is to initiate the population approach to the
aboriginal communities and provide health service to them.

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Reference:
Geog.uvic.ca. (2017). The British Columbia Demographic Context. Geog.uvic.ca. Retrieved 27
October 2017, from http://www.geog.uvic.ca/wellness/wellness2011/Chapter4.pdf
Vancouver Coastal Health. (2017). Healthy communities & population health. Vch.ca. Retrieved
27 October 2017, from http://www.vch.ca/public-health/healthy-communities-
population-health
World Health Report. (2017). World Health Report. who.int. Retrieved 27 October 2017, from
http://www.who.int/healthsystems/topics/financing/healthreport/IHNo33.pdf