Chief Health Officer visits Monash Health SEPHU

Last week, Monash Health’s South East Public Health Unit (SEPHU) had the pleasure of welcoming Dr Tarun Weeramanthri, Victoria’s Chief Health Officer, and senior leaders from the Department of Health to its headquarters.

With a shared mission of protecting and improving the community’s health, safety and wellbeing, the visit was a wonderful opportunity to discuss SEPHU’s ongoing collaboration with the Chief Health Officer and Department of Health.

At the end of last year, Monash Health SEPHU released its strategy for 2024-2029 following a collaborative consultation process.

‘Our commitments for the next six years are grounded in a robust understanding of our community’s needs, evidence-based interventions and ongoing engagement with our stakeholders, partners and the community to align our efforts with their aspirations for a healthier future,’ said SEPHU Director Professor Rhonda Stuart.

‘Together with partner organisations, we aspire to deliver coordinated public health care in rapidly growing and diverse communities across 11 local government areas of over 1.8 million people.’

SEPHU is one of nine Local Public Health Units in Victoria. SEPHU is responsible for the management of more than 80 notifiable infectious diseases and works with the community to ensure a rapid response to outbreaks.

To read more about the SEPHU Strategy 2024-2029, please visit the Monash Health SEPHU website.