About Us

We partner with people and communities to deliver health and wellbeing services and promote equity.

Your Community Health has been helping people in Melbourne’s north reach their health and wellbeing goals for over 45 years. Though we are Darebin’s community health provider, we also operate across the surrounding areas through partnerships, outreach, centre-based activities and co-located services. 

We deliver a wide range of services including medical, dental, allied health, social support programs, and COVID-19 response. We partner with people and communities to deliver these services in a way that’s right for them, while also advocating for and supporting equitable health outcomes.   

We are committed to providing inclusive and accessible health centres where people and communities of all identities and backgrounds (including but not limited to, ethnicity, faith, socio-economic circumstance, sexual orientation, gender identity, ability, bodies, migration status, age and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent) are accepted, safe and celebrated.

We offer priority access and specialised programs:

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
• LGBTIQA+ peoples.
• Newly arrived Refugees and Asylum Seekers.
• Children under 12 (with support to their parents and carers).
• Adults aged 65 or over.
• People who are socioeconomically disadvantaged.
• People with chronic or complex conditions.
• People who live in unsafe or insecure environments.
• People living with a disability.

Our work is guided by our Strategic Plan 2022-2026:

Your Community Health is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee. It is registered as a Community Health Service under Section (48) of the Victorian Health Services Act.  Our Constitution governs our operations.

Our Values 

Courage

• We are progressive
• We are creative and resourceful
• We challenge the status quo for the benefit of our communities 

Empathy 

• We are caring and inclusive 
• We celebrate and value diversity 
• We work collaboratively and respectfully 

Integrity 

• We are ethical, honest, reliable and fair
• We listen and are accountable to our communities 
• We earn and build trust 

Achievement 

• We are outcomes-focused 
• We are adaptable and always learning
• We continuously improve

Funding

We acknowledge the financial support received from the Victorian Government’s Department of Health, and the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing. Your Community Health also receives vital and valued support from the Australian Government Department of Health. Visit the Department of Health for more details.

Although funding for some of Your Community Health services has been provided by the Australian Government, the material contained within this website does not necessarily represent the views or policies of the Australian Government.

We also acknowledge the support and ongoing partnership with the City of Darebin Council.

We are grateful for public donations and fundraising from our community supporters.

Partners

We are proud to work in partnership with a diverse range of partners, including but not limited to:

• Austin Hospital
• Australian Hearing
• Australian College of Optometry
• Banyule Community Health
• Ballarat Community Health
• Better Health North East Melbourne (BHNEM)
• Centre Against Sexual Assault
• City of Darebin
• Darebin Community Legal Centre
• Dental Health Service Victoria
• Department of Health (Commonwealth)
• Department of Health and Human Services (State)
• Gambler’s Help
• HealthAbility
• Melbourne City Mission
• Merri Health
• Neami
• North East Primary Care Partnership
• North Richmond Community Health
• Northern Health
• Star Health Group
• St Vincent’s Hospital
• Reservoir Leisure Centre
• Reservoir Neighbourhood House
• Thorne Harbour Health

To discuss partnership opportunities, please email Kent Burgess, Chief Executive Officer on [email protected].