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Primary & community health

Primary medical care is provided to the community by a number of different health professionals, including general practitioners, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, allied health and mental health providers, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioners.

Victoria's community health services (CHSs) play an important role in delivering state-funded, population-focused and community-based health services.This includes the Community Health Program, which provides health promotion, general counselling, allied health and community nursing services. Many CHSs also deliver services funded by the Commonwealth and other sources.

The Department of Health funds Dental Health Services Victoria to provide public dental care services to eligible Victorians under the Dental Health Program.

Local Public Health Units

Local Public Health Units support Victoria’s public health strategy within local communities, including prevention and population health, health protection and public health response activities.

Primary care

Information about primary care, working with general practice and private providers including Emergency Response planning,

Integrated care

Information about delivering care that crosses the boundaries between primary, community, acute health and social care, including the Bilateral Agreement on Coordinated Care, HealthLinks: Chronic Care, the Chronic Care Guide, and service coordination practice.

Community health

Primary care is often the first point of contact people have with the health system.

Dental health

Information about public dental care in Victoria, including eligibility and access, fees, waiting lists, and data reporting.

Maternal and Child Health Service

Information about the Victorian Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Service, including professional development information, resources, reporting data and the MCH framework.

Reviewed 28 March 2025

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