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Central Area Health Service, Population Health Services

Population Health Services is one of three areas (Tropical, Central, Southern) which provides localised population health services, with offices in the following areas:

Brisbane Northside - Windsor and Redcliffe
Central Queensland
Central West
Sunshine Coast
Wide Bay - Hervey Bay and Bundaberg

Key functions

Develop, coordinate and support population health interventions for priority health issues of statewide and local significance.
Undertake health surveillance including the collation, analysis, monitoring and distribution of information on health status and disease trends to health service districts and other relevant organisations.
Coordinate disease control initiatives across the Area, including response to and notification of disease outbreaks.
Undertake environmental health surveillance and implement legislation, policy and programs.
Provide specialist public health advice and develop the capacity of health services, other sectors and the community to collaboratively plan and implement effective public health programs.

Key partners

Community organisations
Divisions of general practice
Health service districts
Local government
Non-government organisations
Other state government departments
Private health sector providers

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Contacts

Brisbane Northside Population Health Unit
Telephone: +61 7 3624 1111
Facsimile: +61 7 3624 1159
Postal Address: Locked Bag 2, Stafford DC Qld 4053
Street Address: Rosemount, Bryden Street, Windsor Qld 4030

Moreton Bay Office
Telephone: +61 7 3142 1800
Facsimile: +61 7 3142 1824
Postal Address: PO Box 1025, Redcliffe Qld 4020
Street Address: 19 Creek Street, Redcliffe Qld 4020

Central Queensland Population Health Unit
Telephone: +61 7 4920 6980
Facsimile: +61 7 4920 6865
Postal Address: PO Box 946, Rockhampton Qld 4700
Street Address: Community Health Centre, 82-86 Bolsover Street, Rockhampton Qld 4700

Central West Population Health Unit
Telephone: +61 7 4658 0859
Facsimile: +61 7 4658 0869
Postal Address: PO Box 297, Longreach Qld 4730
Street Address: 3 Snipe Street, Longreach Qld 4730

Sunshine Coast Population Health Unit
Telephone: +61 7 5409 6600
Facsimile: +61 7 5443 5488
Postal Address: PO Box 577, Maroochydore Qld 4558
Street Address: 150 Horton Parade, Maroochydore Qld 4558

Wide Bay Population Health Unit
Telephone: +61 7 4120 6000
Facsimile: +61 7 4120 6009
Postal Address: PO Box 724, Pialba Qld 4655
Street Address: Clinics Building, Hervey Bay Hospital, Nissen Street, Hervey Bay Qld 4655

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Last Updated: 08 August 2008
Last Reviewed: 02 April 2007