Eastern Region
Eastern Metropolitan Region (EMR) is one of eight DHS regions across Victoria. EMR directly provides or funds the full range of DHS services in the region, with the exception of hospital-based services.
This diverse region includes inner suburbs such as Kew and Hawthorn, large outer metropolitan suburbs such as Ringwood and Boronia, and semi-rural townships such as Healesville and Yarra Junction in the Shire of Yarra Ranges.
About 973,000 live in EMR, representing 19.6 per cent of Victoria’s population. At least 18 per cent of the population was born overseas in a non-English speaking country, and 20 per cent speak a language other than English, with Greek, Cantonese, Italian and Mandarin foremost.
Almost 2,500 persons identified as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is nine per cent of the statewide Indigenous population.
EMR comprises seven municipalities:
- Boroondara
- Knox
- Manningham
- Maroondah
- Monash
- Whitehorse
- Yarra Ranges
What's New
"It's All About the Person" Conference August 2008
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Healthy Partnerships April 2008
Public Health responsibilities include health promotion and health protection. The health promotion function includes the Secondary School Nursing Program in schools with disadvantaged young people, and working with primary health services including community and women¿s health services, PCPs, Divisions of General Practice, and local government Municipal Public Health Plans.
Home & Community Care Training
The Eastern Metropolitan Region (EMR) Home and Community Care (HACC) Regional Training Calendar offers a mix of nationally recognised programs for which participants will be expected to undertake assessments to receive a Statement of Attainment, and a range of professional development opportunities for participants wanting to update or renew their skills and knowledge in relation to a particular area of learning.