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| The LINKIN Health Study provides the opportunity to research the health of the people living in Port Lincoln and examines how this population accesses health services. This research will inform national health reform debate. | |
| Aboriginal Health – community consultation organised by the Port Lincoln Aboriginal Health Service (PLAHS) | |
The LINKIN Health Study welcomes the opportunity to speak with Aboriginal people in Port Lincoln about health services and community health needs. Elizabeth Hoon and Kathryn Powell will be speaking on 28th February 2012 in Port Lincoln as part of the PLAHS Strategic Planning consultations. This is part of the LINKIN approach to exchange information to build a knowledge base with which to work towards improving health services in Port Lincoln. For further information about these consultations, please contact PLAHS on 8683 0162. For further information about the LINKIN Health Study, please contact Kathryn on 8313 3466 or Elizabeth on 8313 1567. |
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LINKIN Newsletter 2
The second LINKIN newsletter will be delivered to all households in Port Lincoln in the next few weeks so keep an eye on your letterbox. Or, you can click HERE to download a copy of the second LINKIN newsletter - read about the next stage of the LINKIN Health Study and how you can be involved. |
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LINKIN Newsletter 1 Click HERE to download a copy of the first LINKIN newsletter - read about the preliminary findings from the LINKIN Health Census results. |
| Key Questions driving the project | |
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What is the current health status of people in Port Lincoln and how do they currently use health services locally and elsewhere? |
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Are there variations in patterns of health care for different people in Port Lincoln? And if so where and why? |
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Where and for whom are there instances of unmet need for health care or duplication and how might delivery of care be re-modelled to improve services? |
| What is the point of looking at these things? | |
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There is no Australian population-wide view of how health systems are used, by whom and with what effect on health. |
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The complexity and interplay of health care processes and how individuals in the community interact with these processes is not well understood. |
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Demographic changes and health policy imperatives require effective reform in health care delivery models. |
| Why Port Lincoln? | |
| Size and location | |
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At 14,000, sizable community |
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Discrete community through its location and function |
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Practical number of health care providers |
| Demographic and Economic makeup | |
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Stable and demographically mixed |
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A significant Aboriginal population, & sizeable retiree population |
| University links to the community | |
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Long term commitment by the University to have a presence in the Port Lincoln community |
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Opportunity to develop established community links in the pursuit of improving health services for people in Port Lincoln as well as inform national health reform debate |
| Who is managing the project? | |
| Project Team: 8 key researchers from the Disciplines of Allied Health, Nursing, Aboriginal Health, General Practice, Public Health & Health Economics at the University of Adelaide. | |
| Funded by: The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) | |
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