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The optimal location-allocation of health resources is one of the most impoytant tasks of regional planning in contemporary Japan. In this paper, the present states of community healtli level and the distributien of health resources in Hokkaiclo are examined as a fundamental analysis for future regional health planning. Cornmunity health level is examined by means of principal component analysis for twenty eight indices by 212 communities. These indices contaln those on met and potential health care demands. The distribution of health resources is described by means of the coecacient of centrality by each health resource such as physicians and dentists as human resources, and medical establishments and beds as physical resources. As a result of those examinations, community health level and the distribution pattern are illustrated on the maps・