The Central Hume PCP is a partnership of health and human service organisations across the Alpine, Benalla, Mansfield and Wangaratta local government areas in North East Victoria. The core business of our partners range from primary prevention to acute health, encompassing community wellbeing. Our partners represent the local government, health, aged care, education and social services sectors.
The Central Hume catchment comprises approximately 61,000 people who live, work and play here. The original inhabitants of the Central Hume catchment are the Bpangerang, Yorta Yorta and Taungurung people.
Our Vision
A community where all people enjoy quality of life and are healthy, well, and active.
Our Mission
Working together to strengthen collaboration and partnerships we will drive real improvements in health and wellbeing outcomes that are meaningful in our community.
Our role
- Continue to build a robust and current evidence base.
- Act independently to broker opportunities and build active relationships that advance our priorities.
- Support our partners and active relationships to build their capacity to act to achieve our priorities.
- Measure and celebrate our success, and continuously improve our practice to achieve our priorities.
Principles
The Central Hume PCP will:
- Respect and value the views of all partners.
- Focus on social justice and equity, creating a strong voice for advocacy.
- Listen to the views and experiences of consumers.
- Apply catchment wide and place-based approaches.
- Work collaboratively and collectively, and pool our resources for greatest impact.
Our priority population groups
Our priority population groups include older people, families with young children, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people living with chronic disease, and women and children facing violence.
