Table 1 Community Characteristics, Healthcare Infrastructure & Resources of Indigenous Communities, Regionally and Nationally (N = 84)
|  | British Columbia N = 10 | Alberta N = 7 | Saskatchewan N = 15 | Manitoba N = 18 | Ontario N = 7 | Québec N = 15 | Atlantic N = 12 | National N = 84 |
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Community Characteristics | ||||||||
Average Community Size, n (range) | 1185 (200–3878) | 4354 (250–15,223) | 1579 (185–3900) | 2312 (125–7933) | 2610 (220–9109) | 2102 (270–10,514) | 724 (77–3192) | 1972 (77–15,223) |
Non-or semi-isolated communities (community has road access)*, n (%) | 9 (90) | 7 (100) | 14 (93.3) | 14 (77.8) | 6 (85.7) | 13 (86.7) | 11 (91.7) | 76 (90.5) |
Healthcare Infrastructureb | ||||||||
Nursing Station, n (%) | 1 (10.0) | 1 (14.3) | 1 (6.7) | 4 (22.2) | 1 (14.3) | 3 (20.0) | 0 (0.0) | 11 (13.1) |
Health Office, n (%) | 3 (30.0) | 1 (14.3) | 3 (20.0) | 6 (33.3) | 2 (28.6) | 1 (6.7) | 0 (0.0) | 16 (19.0) |
Health Centre, n (%) | 9 (90.0) | 7 (100) | 15 (100) | 11 (61.1) | 6 (85.7) | 11 (73.3) | 11 (91.7) | 70 (83.3) |
Community Hospital, n (%) | 2 (20.0) | 7 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (6.7) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (3.6) |
No healthcare facility, n (%) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1Â (5.6) | 1 (14.3) | 2 (13.3) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (4.8) |
Resources | ||||||||
Diabetes Registry, n (%) | 5 (50.0) | 4 (57.1) | 3 (20.0) | 8 (44.4) | 1 (14.3) | 10 (66.7) | 3 (25.0) | 34 (40.5) |
Diabetes Surveillance System n (%) | 2 (20.0) | 2 (28.6) | 2 (13.3) | 6 (33.3) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (26.7) | 2 (16.7) | 18 (21.4) |
Access to computer, n (%) | 9 (90.0) | 7 (100) | 15 (100) | 16 (88.9) | 6 (85.7) | 13 (86.7) | 12 (100) | 78 (92.9) |
Access to internet, n (%) | 10 (100) | 7 (100) | 15 (100) | 16 (88.9) | 6 (85.7) | 13 (86.7) | 12 (100) | 79 (94.0) |
Electronic medical record [EMR] for charting, n (%) | 4 (40.0) | 3 (42.9) | 4 (26.7) | 5 (27.8) | 1 (14.3) | 1 (6.7) | 1 (8.3) | 19 (22.6) |