Discovery Grant Scheme
VicHealth's Discovery Grant Scheme 2008 is intended to foster emerging ideas and conceptual research within the following areas:
- The prevention of chronic disease
- Workplace health promotion
- Alcohol harm reduction
- Economics of health promotion
- Application of information technologies to health promotion
VicHealth has offered one-year grants through this scheme to promote collaboration across disciplines, sectors and areas of expertise. These grants are specifically designed to support early exploration of novel research that has the potential for improving population health in Victoria.
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Recipients of research project grants up to $75,000
Prof Hurriyet Babacan, Victoria University
Project: Using Information communication technology in culturally and linguistically diverse communities to communicate health and wellbeing messages
Dr Campbell Aitken, Burnet Institute
Project: Using text messaging to promote health issues to young people
Dr Carolyn Whitzman, University of Melbourne
Project: Vertical living: the independent mobility of children living in high rise buildings
Prof Brian Oldenburg, Monash University
Project: Listening to citizens’ views about chronic disease prevention and health promotion
Dr Andre Renzaho, Deakin University
Project: Obesity and its risk factors among African migrant adolescents
Prof Anthony Jorm, Orygen Research Centre
Project: Guidelines for parents on dealing with underage drinking
Dr Jane Mallick, Australian Drug Foundation
Project: evaluating community interventions to reduce alcohol-related harm
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Recipients of small grants up to $5000
A/Prof David Dunstan, International Diabetes Institute
Project: Stand Up Australia to improve health and productivity
Prof Helen Keleher of Monash University, Victorian Healthcare Association
Project: Understanding the whole picture: identifying and sharing skills to reduce chronic diseases
Prof Geraldine Naughton, Australian Catholic University
Project: Our Space: a pilot school holiday program for disadvantaged adolescent families
Sarah Pollock, Wesley Mission Melbourne
Project: Talking it up: Aboriginal voices in health policy that works
Dr Dennis Wollersheim, LaTrobe University
Project: Speakeasy: piloting technology to share information among immigrant groups
Dr Shane McIvor, LaTrobe University
Project: How weight-loss might be maintained: the development of a web-based survey
Dr Andrew Joyce, Southern Health
Project: Health promotion in the workplace