Building The Evidence Base Of First 1000 Days Australia: An Evaluation Of Implementation Outcomes
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$836,504.00
Summary
This project aims to evaluate the implementation of a coordinated, community-based approach to service engagement, conceived of and led by Indigenous people, designed to foster resilience, leadership and innovation in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families by focusing service systems on the early period of child development, from preconception to the age of two: the First 1000 Days.
Population Health Planning For Rural Medicare Locals: Evaluating A Community Participation Method For Delivering Outcomes
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$438,587.00
Summary
The study, in six communities, will evaluate whether an evidenced based method of rural community participation from the UK translates to assist healthcare planning by Medicare Locals. Medicare Locals must involve local people in designing services to improve health, but lack methods to do this. The focus of the study is oral health, a major issue in rural areas. The study evaluates whether new services are designed and implemented and whether there is change to health knowledge and behaviours.