The effectiveness of systems-based intervention in increasing health assessments in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1132839

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Access to health checks is an important part of Closing the Gap in health between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non-Indigenous Australians. Health checks benefits patients by increasing preventive health opportunities and detecting chronic disease. Despite these benefits, few Aborignal people undergo health checks. This research will examine the effect of an intervention in increasing the prevalence of Aboriginal people receving health checks in Aboriginal Medical Services.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2018

End Date: 01-01-2019

Funding Scheme: Translating Research into Practice Fellowships

Funding Amount: $177,197.00

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 | clinical practice | prevention | primary care | risk assessment

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