Public Health

There is increased focus in Australia on public health initiatives to improve the health and wellbeing of the community.  Strategies include:

• Encouraging and rewarding prevention
• Promoting evidence-based management of chronic disease
• Supporting and educating patients with chronic disease to manage their condition.

Examples of AHA's public health projects include:

• Evaluation of SAMSIS (OATSIH)
  
• Evaluation of the Psychosocial Response to the 2009 Victorian Bushfire (DH - Victoria)
• Development of a Genetics Strategy for Victoria (DHS)
  
• Independent Review of the National Cord Blood Network (DoHA)
  
• Implementation of National Bowel Cancer Screening Program in Victoria (DHS)
  
• Evaluation of the Clinical Use of MRI in Australia (RANZCR)
• Evaluation of the Transfusion Nurse Program in Victoria (DHS)
• Assessment of the Clinical Benefit and Cost Effectiveness of Insulin Pumps for Diabetics (Diabetes Australia)
• Evaluation of the Promotional Activities Associated with the Drought Counselling Assistance Package (FaHCSIA)
• Evaluation of the Drought and Sugar Counselling Initiatives (FaHCSIA)
• Independent Review of Australians Donate (DoHA)
• Review of the Key Structural Features of Selected Overseas and the Australian Organ and Tissue Donation Sectors (DoHA)
• Evaluation of the National Resource Centre administered by the Alcohol and Other Drug Council of Australia (DoHA)
• Speech Pathology Cost and Service Review (Speech Pathology Australia)
• Monitoring Health Effects of Overseas Deployments: Data Set Development Project (Department of Defence)