Our work related to preventive health

Everyone should have the chance to lead an active and healthy lifestyle. The Driving Social Inclusion through Sport and Physical Activity Grant Program gives people this chance. It supports those who are generally less likely to play sports and be active.

Reaching out for help and support is an important first step in dealing with the issues drugs and alcohol might be causing in your life, or affecting a friend or family member. Here you will find a number of different resources to help you, or help you support someone you care about.

The Early to Mid-Career Researchers initiative will invest $433.6 million over 10 years from 2024–25 in early to mid-career researchers (EMCRs). The initiative will build and grow research capacity and capability in Australia by supporting EMCRs to continue their health and medical research careers.

The Elder Care Support program will build a workforce to help older First Nations people, their families and carers, to access aged care services to meet their physical and cultural needs.

Learn about how the Medical Benefits Schedule (MBS) Review Advisory Committee (MRAC) is reviewing the 1 August 2020 changes to ECG MBS items.

Electronic prescribing is now widely available in the community setting. It provides an option for healthcare providers and consumers to use an electronic prescription as an alternative to paper prescriptions. Paper prescriptions are still available.

Embrace Multicultural Mental Health provides a national focus on mental health and suicide prevention for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. It provides mental health services and access to culturally accessible resources, services and information.

The Emerging Priorities and Consumer-Driven Research initiative will provide $653.6 million over 10 years from 2024–25. It will support high-quality research that improves patient care, translates new discoveries into practice, and encourages consumers and researchers to work together.

ELDAC provides information, guidance, and resources to health professionals and aged care workers on palliative care and advance care planning to improve the care of older Australians.

End of Life Essentials provides online education, a toolkit and web-based resources for clinicians working in acute settings.