Partnerships for Better Health Grants announced
The Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot, has announced that the Federal Government will provide $21 million for the first-ever nationwide Partnerships for Better Health Grants.
Partnerships for Better Health Grants will help researchers to work directly with health organisations so that research results can be better tailored to real world situations.
These new types of grants will help ensure the outcomes of research can be applied immediately to health care practice and policy, helping governments and communities that are seeking to implement effective, innovative and proven strategies.
The $21 million of grants will be provided through the National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia’s peak funding body for health and medical research. Of the 27 projects recipients, a number will benefit older Australians, including:
- Professor Stephen Lord – Implementing falls prevention research into policy and practice, University of New South Wales, $1,499,888.
- Dr Lesley Day – Evidence based targeting of state wide strategies for preventing falls among community dwelling older people in Victoria, Monash University, $400,000.
- Associate Professor Nicholas Graves – Evaluating hand hygiene interventions and their ability to reduce health care associated infection, Queensland University of Technology, $500,000.
A full list of grant recipients and details about the grants program is available from http://www.nhmrc.gov.au
