Community Health Workers Extending Care In The Community
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,004,341.00
Summary
Community Health Workers (CHW) have an important potential role in bridging the transition between hospital and community. With consumer co-researchers and our partners, we will co-design a model of CHW follow up and support care following hospitalisation. We will then conduct a trial to evaluate their implementation and impact on hospital readmission, health outcomes and value for money. With our partners, we will then translate them into policy, and practice.
Be Healthy: Implementing Culturally Secure Programs For Obesity And Chronic Disease Prevention With Remote Aboriginal Communities And Families
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,499,972.00
Summary
Environments cultivated in recent decades encouraging physical inactivity and poor diet have disproportionately affected Aboriginal people. Appropriate lifestyle modification programs substantially improves outcomes. We have co-designed, piloted and refined the 'Be Healthy' program with Derby Aboriginal people. This project aims to show how this program can be scaled up and transferred to other Aboriginal communities, leading to reduced rates of obesity, and improved health and quality of life.
Working It Out Together! Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Led Co-design For A Strong And Deadly Health Workforce
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$904,772.00
Summary
High primary health care (PHC) workforce turnover and few Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff in rural/remote areas affects community trust and cultural safety. This impacts health care quality and costs. This Indigenous-led project sees local communities in four rural/remote areas driving new workforce plans with PHC services and partners. Implementation with continuous evaluation and adaption will increase workforce stability, trust, engagement and health improvements.
Improving Physical Activity And Screen Time In Outside School Hours Care Through Evidence-based Guidelines: An Effectiveness-implementation Hybrid Trial
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,398,570.00
Summary
This study aims to lift the standards of physical activity and screen time offerings in Out of School Hours Care services throughout Australia, by implementing and evaluating newly developed Australian OSHC physical activity and screen time guidelines. The guidelines will be evaluated in a rigorous trial in OSHC services in SA, NSW and WA, prior to national release and evaluation Australia-wide.
Prostate Cancer Survivorship Essentials For Men With Prostate Cancer On Androgen Deprivation Therapy: Transforming Care To Improve Outcomes
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,133,942.00
Summary
Up to half of all men diagnosed with prostate cancer will undergo androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) as part of their treatment at some point. Although ADT is effective in treating prostate cancer, many men will experience considerable side effects that negatively impact their quality of life. This research study will identify if a nurse-led survivorship care intervention, delivered by phone or video-call, improves the quality of life for men with prostate cancer who are receiving ADT.