Indigenous Australians' Health Programme: Trachoma Health Promotion Project

Overview

The Trachoma Health Promotion Project is funded under the Indigenous Australians’ Health Programme (IAHP), which was established by the Australian Government on 1 July 2014. The Trachoma Health Promotion Project supports the Targeted Health Activities theme under the IAHP, which aims to improve the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through targeted responses to particular health issues and activities across the life course. Activities under this theme include those that target eye health. The objectives of the Trachoma Health Promotion Project are to: support current activities being undertaken by jurisdictions with trachoma, by undertaking trachoma health promotion activities, based on the Surgery, Antibiotics, Facial cleanliness, and Environmental factors (SAFE) Strategy, to help eliminate trachoma; and increase awareness in endemic communities of the importance of facial cleanliness for trachoma control, and increase the inclusion of facial cleanliness into other hygiene messages. The activities for the Project complement and support a range of trachoma control activities by relevant jurisdictions. They include community based activities, community capacity building, resource development, hygiene hardware and evaluation of the impact of health promotion activities. The intended outcomes of the grant opportunity are to: improve eye health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; and eliminate the risk and spread of trachoma in Indigenous communities. Please select the red "GO Documents" button on the left hand side to view the Grant Opporutnity Guidelines.