Grampians Public Health Unit
Established in January 2021, the Grampians Public Health Unit (GPHU) serves as one of Victoria's nine designated local public health units within the state-wide public health system. The GPHU operates with a distinct mandate and regional scope to provide comprehensive public health leadership across the Grampians catchment.
As the designated public health unit for the Grampians region, the GPHU is responsible for delivering public health functions across all 11 Local Government Areas within its catchment. This regional responsibility encompasses communicable disease control, health promotion, environmental, and disease prevention for more than 250,000 residents across the 47,000 square kilometre catchment.
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About us
Our purpose
The GPHU's purpose is to promote health, prevent disease and protect the health and wellbeing of all communities throughout our region. We achieve this by leading work to regionalise the response to containing and controlling communicable conditions, as well as promoting health and wellbeing outcomes that matter to people, communities, and the environment across our extensive geographic catchment.
Collaboration
The GPHU works in close collaboration with the Victorian Local Public Health Network and the Department of Health. In fulfilling our comprehensive public health mandate, the GPHU coordinates regional responses to communicable diseases, leads preventative health initiatives, and promotes health and wellbeing across all communities throughout the Grampians region, working alongside diverse stakeholders in every part of our catchment.
Our collaborative approach includes partnerships with leaders from all health services in the region, aged care and disability services, local government authorities, emergency services, community and cultural organisations, businesses and government departments who are motivated to lead health efforts in their own communities. This comprehensive regional approach ensures that public health initiatives reach all communities within the Grampians region through coordinated partnerships with stakeholders across the region.
What we do
Health protection
We lead the surveillance, monitoring, and public health response to diseases that may pose a risk to the general public.
Public Health Protection and Infectious Disease
Prevention and population health
We work to keep our communities healthy by supporting fair, evidence-based, and sustainable initiatives that prevent disease and tackle the root causes of health issues.
Prevention and Population Health
How we can help you
We handle notifications of infectious disease outbreaks, collect and analyse data, collaborate with partners on health initiatives, and assist with preparedness and outbreak management plans.
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