2005 Awards for Innovation & Excellence
in Primary Health Care
Abstracts

 
 

Direct Care Category

Winner: Community Asthma Project


Dianella Community Health

Finalist:
Homeless and Drug Dependency Trial
A partnership between Hanover Welfare Services, the Salvation Army & St Vincent de Paul Aged Care and Community Services
Finalist: La Trobe Communication Clinic Stuttering Program School of Human Communications, La Trobe University

Nominees
 
Access Health Salvation Army Crisis Services
Addressing Family Violence Programs Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital Mental Health Service
Drop-In Clinic: Improving Access to Services for People Who Are Homeless North Yarra Community Health
Enhanced Primary Health Program: No. 10 Inkerman Street Inner South Community Health Service
Macedon Ranges Aged Care and Disability Planning and Advisory Network, Care Coordination Meeting: non-case-management services initiating multi-disciplinary teams Kyneton District Health Service
Next Door Primary Health Unit Next Door Primary Health Facility
Post Natal Dilemmas Ranges Community Health Service
School Readiness Program for Preschool Children Frankston Community Health Service
The Gippsland Centre Against Sexual Assault Sexualised Children's Initiative Program An initiative between the Department of Human Services, Department of Justice and the Gippsland Centre Against Sexual Assault

 

Health Promotion Category

Winner: Sustainable Farm Families

Western District Health Service, Hamilton

 

Finalist: Frankston Community Kitchens Project

Frankston Community Health Service

 

Finalist: Our Rainbow Place Overview

Partnership between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities living in the City of Phillip and the Inner South Community Health Service

Finalist: Same Sex Attracted Young People's Support Project

Nillumbik Community Health Service

 

Nominees  
A Healthy Tick for Bruthen ' Walking Trails Project'
Gippsland Lakes Community Health
Active Living for Seniors in Cardinia and Casey Cardinia-Casey Community Health Service
Aged Care Disability Services Respite Program City of Moonee Valley
Danger - Spikers at Work Gippsland Centre Against Sexual Assault
Doing it Together Hume Region Public Tenants Participation Framework Development Rural Housing Network Limited Wodonga
Enterprising Women Women's Health in the North
Fresh Kids Western Region Health Centre
From 1:1 Physiotherapy to Transition Gym Gippsland Lakes Community Health
Get Into It! Community Festival St Luke's Anglicare
Girltalk Hepburn Health Service
Grandmothering Across Cultures: A model for Supporting the Health and Wellbeing of Older CALD Women who Grandmother Women's Health in the North
Indigenous Diabetes Project South West Primary Care Partnership
Inside Out Outside In North Yarra Community Health
Koori Bubs Swim Program Gippsland Lakes Community Health
Koo Wee Rup Community Peer Support Program Cardinia-Casey Community Health Service in conjunction with Koo Wee Rup Rregional Health Service and others
One Step Ahead - A Lifestyle Program for People with Diabetes Hume Moreland Primary Care Partnership
Power On Program Women's Health West
Senior Citizens' Multicultural Program and Let Everyone Actively Participate (LEAP) Program Whittlesea City Council
Smiles 4 Miles - Pilot Program Barwon Health
Steroid Education Program: A Needle & Syringe Program for Steroid Users Darebin Community Health
Survival Across the Ages Women's Health in the South East
The Collingwood Community Gym North Yarra Community Health
What's The Deal North Yarra Community Health
WHealth - Women's Health Loddon Mallee News Journal Women's Health Loddon Mallee
Willaura Harvest Cut Out East Grampians Health Service
Young Mums Rock! Women's Health West

 

 
Outstanding Contribution to Primary & Community Health

Winner: The Medicare Campaign Rod Wilson & Team Victorian Medicare Action Group

 

Organisational Development & Innovation

Winner: Service Coordination System

Whitehorse Community Health Service

Finalist: Combined Services After Hours Project Ballarat Health Services

Finalist: Implementation of Single Session Work in a
Community Health Counselling/Casework team

 

Nillumbik Community Health Service
Nominees
Community Health And Growth Enhancement Program (CHANGE) Upper Hume Community Health Service
A systems approach to improve the care of people with type 2 diabetes Westbay Alliance / Western HARP Consortium
Clinical Pathways in Facilitated Transfer and Discharge Werribee Mercy
"each and everyone" - Organisational Health and Workplace Stress Management Eastern Access Community Health
Evaluation of a Transitional Strength Training Program Bendigo Health Care Group
Gambler's Help Client Satisfaction and Outcome Survey Banyule Community Health Service
Integrated Maternal and Child Health and Family Support Service City of Yarra
Integration of Aged Services Mitchell Community Health Services
Loddon Mallee Service Coordination Protocols Loddon Mallee PCP Consortium
MYHEALTH: A co-located primary health services as Youth Substance Abuse Service Youth Substance Abuse Service
Reward and Recognition Porgram Inner South Community Health Service
Royal District Nursing Service Box Hill's Care and Assessment Centre Royal District Nursing Service - Box Hill Centre