Ontario. Community Health Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Community Health Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Community Health Branch

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1987-1998

      History

      The Community Health Branch was created in March, 1987 within the Ministry of Health. It assumed most of its functions from the former Community Health Programs Branch. It formed part of the newly created Community Health Programs Division.

      In 1998, the Community Health Branch was replaced with the Community Health Promotion Branch.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Community Health Branch promoted and supported community-based health programs in Ontario, particularly those providing alternatives to institutional care for the elderly. The branch also administered the Health Service Organization and Community Health Centre program, the Comprehensive Health Organization program, the Midwifery program and the Northern Diabetes Health Network.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Health (1972-1999)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA42

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Health controls Ontario. Community Health Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1987-1998

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Community Health Programs Branch (1982-1987)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1518

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Community Health Programs Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Community Health Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Health. Community Support Services Division (1990-1992)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1718

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Health. Community Support Services Division is the successor of Ontario. Community Health Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Alternative Payment Programs Branch (1999-)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA2145

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Health Care Programs Division (1999-2002)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA2313

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Health Care Programs Division is the successor of Ontario. Community Health Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1546

      Institution identifier

      Rules and/or conventions used

      RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

      Status

      Approved

      Level of detail

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

      Language(s)

        Script(s)

          Sources

          Ministry of Health Annual Reports.

          Maintenance notes

          Not found in Canadiana.


          Archivist(s):
          Bob Krawczyk