The Department of Health (the department) provides funding for a range of community health activities and programs. As a condition of funding, service providers are required to report back to the department about the services they deliver.
The department uses community health data for a variety of purposes, including performance monitoring, service planning and policy development.
The Community Health Minimum Data Set (CHMDS) is the primary data collection and reporting tool for community health activities and programs. The CHMDS is used to collect data about service provision to clients for the following programs:
- 28091 Community Asthma Program
- 28086 Community Health Program
- 28015 FARREP
- 28068 Family Planning
- 28080 Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies
- 28066 Innovative Health Services for Homeless Youth
- 28072 Integrated Chronic Disease Management
- 28048 Community Health Language Services
- 28090 MDC Community Health Nurse
- 28076 Refugee Health Program
In some instances, additional reporting is required for specific programs and activities. Service providers should refer to their funding agreement with the department, as well as the relevant program guidelines to understand all applicable reporting requirements.
Contact community.health@health.vic.gov.au for more information.
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