Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
In 1904 the Department of Public Health replaced the Provincial Board of Health. At first under the Provincial Secretary, in 1930 the department acquired its own minister. In 1977 the department was reorganized and renamed Health. In 1987 the Department of Culture, Recreation and Fitness was dissolved, responsibility for fitness assumed by Department of Health and the department renamed Health and Fitness. In 1991 fitness was reassigned to the Sport and Recreation Commission and the name Department of Health restored. The organization and mandate of the department is set out in the Health Act. The department is responsible for all aspects of public health, including health services and insurance, health care institutions, health engineering, commmunity health services, psychiatric mental health and drug dependency rehabilitation.