What is Prevention, Early Intervention and Primary Health Care?
Queensland Health offers a range of community and primary care services aimed at preventing the onset of diseases and ensuring timely access to essential health care. These services include childhood immunisation programs, routine and preventative oral health care, and the provision of residential aged care facilities across the state.
Prevention in Queensland
To learn more about how Queensland Health continues to innovate prevention and early intervention services, read the Chief Health Officer report.
Measuring performance in Prevention, Early Intervention
and Primary Health Care
Queensland Health is committed to providing all patients with timely, effective and world-class health care. The Queensland Health Performance and Accountability Framework is designed to ensure that Queensland’s public health services are monitored effectively to improve the healthcare system, optimise resources and provide better experiences and outcomes for patients.
Given the breadth and diversity of services under Prevention, Early Intervention and Primary Health Care, Queensland Health evaluates performance by monitoring and analysing a spectrum of efficiency, effectiveness and equity measures that are tailored to the delivery of care in each area.
To view the performance reporting for the following services, click the links below:
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Aged Care
Queensland Health provides residential aged care to eligible Queenslanders in facilities across the state.
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Immunisation
Queensland Health provides a range of vaccinations and immunisation services to protect Queenslanders from contagious diseases in our communities.
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Oral Health Services
Queensland Health offers a free dental care services to eligible patients at a range of facilities including mobile, school and community dental clinics.