The geography of wellness and well-being across British Columbia

While the key focus of this Supplement is to examine geographic patterns of wellness and well-being among the regional geographies of the province, it also provides an opportunity to compare the province to Canada-wide results. [...] Services Ltd, Victoria Analisa Blake, University of Victoria Leslie T. Foster, University of Victoria Aleck Ostry, University of Victoria 1 Introduction to the supplement This Wellness Supplement, The Geography of The Canadian Community Health Survey Wellness and Well-being Across British Columbia is the third Supplement in support of The British The data collection for the full sample for CCHS Co [...] The stress related indicator in the Wellness and Well-being Groups Wellness Outcomes chapter uses the age groups: 15 years and over; 15 to 19 years; 20 to In all 57 indicators, including six that have not 64 years; and 65 years and over to reflect the been previously used in this wellness series, are fact that the question was only asked of the 15 mapped and presented in the following six years an [...] One and bottom HSDAs are placed in the best or worst group, looks at the younger respondents, generally age12-19 years, while the next best and worst three are set in the second and while the other looks at the older cohort, generally age 65 and fourth groups with the remaining four placed in the middle older. [...] Using the same side of the maps provides the range of the values of the five colour scheme and hatching symbols as the maps, the left groups used for mapping.