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You may wish to note
that grant applications addressing the following research priorities are
preferred. Applications falling outside these priorities will still be
considered although they will have a lower funding preference.
Thematic priorities
for the Application Round closed on 15 November 2007 are:
Public health theme
Smoking
- Effectiveness of
methods to prevent the uptake of smoking by young people
- Effectiveness of
methods to encourage smokers to cease smoking
- Evaluation of tobacco
control policies, in particular pre- and post-intervention studies
Mental Health
- Studies addressing
the effectiveness of treatment models, particularly those in a community
setting
- Health needs assessment
of the mentally ill and ex-mentally ill
Healthy community
- Efficacy and cost-effectiveness
of health promotion activities
- Engaging the community
to improve its health
- Identifying factors
that influence health behaviour
Child nutrition
Health services
theme
- Early diagnosis
and screening for common cancers at the population level
- Epidemiology and
health needs assessment of cancer, heart disease, cerebrovascular disease,
respiratory disease, injury and poisoning
- Efficacy and cost-effectiveness
of therapeutic interventions for cancer, heart disease, cerebrovascular
disease, respiratory disease, injury and poisoning
- New models of care
delivery
Chinese medicine
theme
- Establish safety
profile of certain Chinese herbs and medicines
- Interactions between
Chinese medicines and Western medicines
- Integrated approaches
in combining Chinese and Western models of care
- Knowledge, attitude
and practice or use of Chinese medicine in the community
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