Inventory of Federal, Provincial and Territorial Environmental and Occupational Health Data
Sources and Surveillance Activities

Inventory of Data Sources

Lotus Notes R5 Database (British Columbia)

Contact
John Harper
Development Co-ordinator
Health Protection and Environmental Services Software Application
Vancouver Island Health Authority
201-777-1 Vernon Avenue
Victoria, BC
V8X 5A7
Tel: (250) 475-5127
E-mail: john.harper@caphealth.org

Organization Maintaining the Database
1) Health Space Solutions -- Hope, British Columbia
2) Vancouver Island Health Authority
3) Health Protection and Environmental Services Software Application, Vancouver Island Health Authority (John Harper is the software coordinator and analyst)

Purpose of Database
To collect and store data on environmental inspections and permit approvals.

Content
Provincial data on indoor air quality, drinking water quality, other water quality, food contaminants, hazardous waste, contaminated sites, and human waste. Geolocators: municipal codes, postal codes, longitudinal or latitudinal coordinates, land title, legal description.

Year Database Established
1999

Coverage Period
2000 to present

Data Updates
Live data

Data Provider
Vancouver Island Health Authority

Data Availability
The main users of the information in the database are administrative support personnel, officers, managers, vendors, and Health Space Solutions (see website:www.HealthSpace.ca)

Reports
Custom in-house Crystal Reports^TM