Identity area
Type of entity
Government
Authorized form of name
British Columbia. Dept. of Health
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- Department of Health
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1973-1976
History
The Dept. of Health was established in 1973 as the successor to the Department of Health Services and Hospital Insurance Act (SBC 1973, c. 109). The Dept. of Health was responsible for public health related functions in the government. The department was originally divided into two branches: Medical and Hospital Programs and Community Health Programs. In 1976, the department was renamed the Ministry of Health (OIC 3199/76).
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
Mandates/sources of authority
Internal structures/genealogy
A Government Name
General context
Relationships area
Related entity
British Columbia. Hospital Programs (1975-)
Identifier of related entity
4152
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Dates of relationship
1975-1976
Description of relationship
Related entity
British Columbia. Hospital Insurance Service (1949-1975)
Identifier of related entity
3331
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Dates of relationship
1973-1975
Description of relationship
Related entity
British Columbia. Ministry of Health (1976-2001) (1976-2001)
Identifier of related entity
85
Category of relationship
temporal
Type of relationship
British Columbia. Ministry of Health (1976-2001)
is the successor of
British Columbia. Dept. of Health
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Related entity
British Columbia. Dept. of Health Services and Hospital Insurance (1959-1973)
Identifier of related entity
83
Category of relationship
temporal
Type of relationship
British Columbia. Dept. of Health Services and Hospital Insurance
is the predecessor of
British Columbia. Dept. of Health
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Access points area
Subject access points
Place access points
Occupations
Control area
Authority record identifier
84
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Michael Carter 2008-10-21
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Central Name Authority File
Maintenance notes
Created by: Michael Carter