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Current Application Round 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 to be closed on 14 November 2011 are: Public health theme Smoking Identification of factors and evaluation of methods to prevent the uptake of smoking by specific target groups Effectiveness of methods to encourage smokers to cease smoking Evaluation of tobacco control policies, in particular pre- and post-intervention studies Effectiveness of new media on publicity and smoking cessation interventions Mental Health Effectiveness of treatment models, in particular those in a community setting Health needs assessment of the mentally ill and ex-mentally ill Risk factors for mental disorders and protective factors for mental well-being in Hong Kong Effectiveness of interventions to promote mental well-being Mental health literacy of the general public in Hong Kong Injury and poisoning Identification of risk factors for injury and poisoning Effectiveness and efficacy of methods to prevent injury and poisoning Alcohol-related harm Identification of factors that influence drinking behaviour Feasibility, effectiveness, cost-effectiveness of interventions to reduce alcohol-related harm Public health impact of alcohol tax change Major non-communicable diseases (NCD), e.g. cancer, cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular diseases Identification of factors that influence health behaviour (especially modifiable lifestyle factors, e.g. those leading to overweight & obesity) Effectiveness of strategies and interventions to tackle NCD, e.g. cancer, cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular diseases and their contributing risk factors Environmental pollution Epidemiology of exposure to environmental pollutants Identification and quantification of environmental pollutants in the general population in Hong Kong Impact of environmental pollution on health Health services theme Enhanced primary care Multidisciplinary approaches in primary care health service models The degree of adoption of the reference framework for hypertension and diabetes care in primary care settings and identification of the associated enabling factors and/or barriers Effectiveness of enhanced primary care programmes Reducing avoidable hospitalisation Identification of ambulatory care sensitive conditions Community partnership models Effectiveness of programmes to reduce avoidable hospitalization Chronic disease prevention and management Service delivery model for chronic disease management Effectiveness of chronic disease management programmes Enhanced elderly care Identification of risk factors of dementia, especially Alzheimer's Disease Effectiveness of structured fall prevention programme to prevent fall for elderly population in the community Effectiveness of end-of-life programmes in residential care homes for the elderly Health systems research Evaluating integrated and multidisciplinary approaches to health care delivery in Hong Kong Chinese medicine theme Establishing 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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