The effectiveness of systems-based intervention in increasing health assessments in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services [ 2018 - ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Dr Megan Freund (Principal investigator)

Brief description 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.

Funding Amount $177,197.00

Funding Scheme Translating Research into Practice Fellowships

Notes Translating Research into Practice Fellowships