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Purchasing Prevention: Making every cent count |
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Australia's approach to funding illness prevention came under the microscope in this Roundtable. Discussion focused on how Australia could do a better job of financing and funding programs to prevent future ill-health. Delegates agreed that there is an urgent need for increased funding for prevention programs.
Date: Tuesday 8 August, 2006
Location: PriceWaterhouse Coopers, Melbourne
Facilitated by: Dr Norman Swan, Presenter, The Health Report (ABC Radio National)
Speakers:
Mr Jeff Kennett (beyondblue)
Dr Joan Stieber (US Department of Health and Human Services)
Dr Rob Montefiore-Gardner (Australian Government Department of Treasury)
Associate Professor Theo Vos (The University of Queensland)
Dr Rob Moodie (VicHealth)
Dr Sharon Wilcox (Health Policy Solutions)
Event flyer and program
Presentations
Discussion Paper
The discussion paper - Purchasing Prevention - was prepared for AIHPS by Dr Sharon Willcox. This paper was made available to all participants prior to the Roundtable.
Event Summary
Event Participants
Research Stream: This Roundtable falls under AIHPS's second research stream Financing for prevention
Roundtable in the news
PHC RIS infonet (Primary Health Care Research and Information Service) - October 2006 (Vol 11, Issue 1) Purchasing prevention: Making every cent count - an overview of the event written by Libby Kalucy.
Life Matters - 9 August, 2006, ABC Radio National, presented by Richard Aedy. Financing prevention through private health insurance - a discussion with Dr Sharon Willcox about the proactive suggestion that private health insurance companies should help to pay for disease prevention and health promotion initiatives.
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