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Applications for Health Care and Promotion Fund invited

The Health, Welfare and Food Bureau is inviting applications for the Health Care and Promotion Fund (HCPF).


The application call invites specifically non-research health promotion projects from non-profit-making organisations or registered community groups or groups formed under registered non-profit-making bodies.


A spokesman for the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau said today (May 2) that the HCPF was established by the Government in May, 1995, for the purpose of heightening awareness of the importance of health promotion and disease prevention.


The HCPF supports projects that help people adopt healthier lifestyles by enhancing awareness, changing behaviour or creating an environment that supports good health practices.


"A new feature of this call is the adoption of thematic priorities so as to better target health promotion activities," the spokesman said.


Higher funding priorities will be accorded to the following areas:


* Tobacco control.

* Nutrition and physical activity.

* Injury prevention (traffic and occupational).

* Communicable diseases, and,

* Poisoning (food and drug).


"Applications which fall outside the above priorities will still be considered, although they will have a lower funding preference," the spokesman said.


The closing date of applications is July 29, 2005. All applications will be assessed by the Health Care and Promotion Fund Committee and its sub-committee, namely the Promotion Sub-committee which comprises health care professionals and experts, individuals closely involved in community affairs, and government representatives.


Successful applicants may be awarded full or partial support normally not exceeding $300,000 on a one-off basis.


Guidance notes and application forms (Application Form P for non- research health promotion projects) can be obtained from the Research Fund Secretariat, Health, Welfare and Food Bureau, 18/F, Murray Building, Garden Road, Central or the website at http://www.hwfb.gov.hk/grants. Enquiries can be made by fax at 3150 8993 or by email to rfs@hwfb.gov.hk.




Ends/Monday, May 2, 2005

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