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Community Health is a broad term which relates to health outcomes within populations and community groups. Community Health programs and services involve preventative health care, education, analysis of community needs, and coordination and delivery of programs and services that are accessible and targeted to the community. A core part of Community Health is the facilitation of access to services and information, especially for marginalised and vulnerable communities. Community Health services are aimed at improving wellbeing, health status and quality of life for individuals and groups in the community – including families, the elderly, children, and people with disabilities, addiction, chronic health conditions, and other needs. Community Health is relevant to Public Health medicine, general practice and primary care medicine, sexual and reproductive community health, and paediatrics. It is also relevant to social work, allied health, nursing, mental health and health care support work. Community Health services are provided by multi-disciplinary teams, made up of Doctors, Nurses, Dentists, Educators, Allied Health professionals and frontline Community Health workers.

Community Health Jobs

Community Health Workers provide individual, holistic and therapeutic support to people in the community. They work with people who have specific needs or challenging behaviours, including those with mental health conditions, disabilities, or unstable housing. They provide personal care, and assist with daily tasks such as meal preparation, shopping, and attending appointments. They help their clients develop autonomy and independent living skills and help them participate in social and community-based activities. They keep patient records and communicate with stakeholders to provide support within a wider health and caregiving team. Community Health Workers work in correctional facilities, aged care residences, women’s health and sexual health clinics, and other primary health and community health settings, including out-reach clinics and visiting people in their own homes. Some roles may have clinical responsibilities, similar to a Health Care Support Worker.

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Nurses (Primary Care)

Nurses who work in community health work in a range of community health settings, providing specialised, integrated and primary nursing care to people in the community. They work in community health residences and clinics, and may provide out-reach nursing services, or individual support and nursing care to people in their own homes. Nursing roles in community health include those in nursing home and geriatric care, women’s health, child and family health, disability services, mental health services, alcohol and drugs services, correctional services, among other community health, allied health, social, well-being and support services.

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