Established Practice

• conduct disease, injury and risk factor surveillance
• conduct disease outbreak investigation and control
• screen for selected communicable and non communicable diseases
• implement comprehensive communicable disease control programs including the provision of immunisation
• treat cases of infectious disease
• provide public health laboratory services
• provide veterinary public health services
• enable and encourage communities and individuals to adopt and maintain healthy practices such as appropriate diet, moderate alcohol intake, physical activity, no smoking and improved oral health (including fluoride supplementation)
• provide individual and community education to promote behaviours which reduce the risk of injury
• advocate, legislate for, develop and promote safer products and environments

Emerging Practice

• monitor, research and respond to newly emerging disease threats (eg nosocomial infections including antibiotic resistance)
• address the social and economic determinants of non-communicable diseases
• address risk factors for intentional injuries