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Defence Health Services Division was redesignated as Joint Health Command (JHC) with effect 04 August 2008.
As part of the Defence Support Group, JHC provides health care and, from the health perspective, ensures the preparedness of ADF personnel for operations, as well as preparing deployable elements of JHC for deployment in support of operations. To effect this, JHC
develops strategic health policy, provides strategic level
health advice and exercises technical and financial control
of ADF health units. The Joint
Health Support Agency (JHSA) coordinates the provision
of high quality health support within the National Support
Area. Health staff within Joint Operations Command (JOC) and
the environmental commands are responsible for health aspects
of deployable capability.
This site was
last updated on
4 September, 2008
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