This health needs assessment highlights multiple and complex priorities for Gippsland’s health system in Victoria, informed both by the community and an advisory panel. It provides health insights for each priority area accompanied by actions.

Priority areas

• Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing
• Healthy ageing
• Alcohol and other drugs
• Mental health and wellbeing, including suicide prevention
• Health workforce
• Connected care
• Growing up healthy (0–25 years)
• Chronic conditions
• Family violence
• Access to primary healthcare for marginalised communities.