Ageing and dementia in Aboriginal Australians: promoting vitality, identifying decline and supporting communities

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1103312

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Dementia is a growing concern and burden on communities for Aboriginal Australians. This fellowship will develop effective, culturally appropriate, and accessible strategies to promote healthy brain ageing and prevent dementia in Aboriginal communities. It will also investigate better ways to assess memory and thinking in this population, in order to identify changes as early as possible for enhanced dementia research and treatment prospects.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2016

End Date: 01-01-2020

Funding Scheme: Targeted Calls

Funding Amount: $603,411.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Aboriginal health | assessment | cognitive decline | neuropsychology | prevention

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