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Community-Based Childhood Obesity Prevention Initiatives - Putting the lessons learned into practice

Integrated Health Promotion in Action - Players United - Mental Health & Wellbeing

Integrated Health Promotion in Action - Read the Play - Mental Health & Wellbeing

Rural Change & Community Wellbeing Forum Improving the mental health of those living in drought-affected communities 24th June 2009

IHP in Action - NEW IHP Seminar Series

Community and Women's Health (C&WH) reporting requirements 2009-10

Community health counselling - Policy framework and program standards

IHP Planning Directions 2009-2012 Interim Advice

Client services through Medicare: Opportunities and considerations for community health services

Guide to developing an optimal business model for general practice in community health

Statewide bushfires (last updated 09/02/2009)

Grampians Community Health Centre bushfire material

PCP Evaluation Report

Show how Integrated Health Promotion is making a difference: publish your case study.

Review of CHC Governance Arrangements

Chronic disease - Industry Advisor Project

Waiting List Reduction Funding 2006/07 Evaluation Report

Medicare Benefits Schedule Project

Student Placement Project for Community Health Services

Related information

Link and Learn Grants Program for PCP Members' engaging in health promotion

Dental Waiting Times Grants Program 2008-09

Primary Health Branch Policy & Funding Guidelines 2006-07 to 2008-09

Primary Health Funding Approach

Primary Care Partnerships

Women's Health

Dentistry in Victoria

Care in your community

Maternal & Child Health

Health Promotion Gateway

Better Health Channel

Community health

The Department of Human Services funds a range of community based health services via its Community Health Program. Funded services include:

• approximately 100 community health services across Victoria
• women’s health services,
• family planning services
• some statewide specialist services including: Victorian Foundation for the Survivors of Torture; International Diabetes Institute; Centre for Adolescent Health and Centre for Culture Ethnicity and Health.

The Community Health Program also facilitates the delivery of the Innovative Health Services for Homeless Youth Program. This is a Commonwealth / State program that provides funding to community organisations to promote health care for homeless and otherwise at risk young people. For more information, see Homeless youth.

Community health services provide health services for other population groups that may have trouble accessing appropriate health care. Examples of these groups are Aboriginal people, people with disabilities, refugees and people seeking asylum, the homeless and those at risk of homelessness, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and, in some areas, people living in rural communities. For more information, see about Community Health Services.