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Chronic disease
Anticipatory Care: A place-based and proactive approach to reducing chronic disease in Tasmanian communities
The University of Tasmania, through the Institute for Social Change, has been a research partner on the Tasmanian Government’s Anticipatory Care project. The project has seen four communities around Tasmania try out new ways of delivering anticipatory care. The four communities are Ulverstone, Flinders Island, Northern suburbs of Launceston, and Clarence. The research component of […]

The Tasmania Project Initial Findings: Report 1
The Tasmania Project invited survey responses from Tasmanian residents aged 18 and over and conducted 50 in-depth interviews. Topics covered by the survey and interviews include: adjusting to COVID-19; sources of information; compliance with official responses; changes to food, housing and employment; and opinions re recovery and beyond. To access the full initial findings report, please […]

Health workforce and COVID-19
The north west of Tasmania is currently experiencing the strictest COVID-19 lock down of any part of the nation. Between 1,000 and 1,200 hospital staff are quarantined with their households (a total of probably 5,000 people), and only essential activities allowed across the region. Several of the people infected are health workers, a group that […]

Joining forces to combat chronic disease
Helping Tasmanians of all ages to prevent chronic disease is the focus of a collaboration called the Anticipatory Care Project. The Institute for the Study for Social Change (ISC) is working with a range of partners and four Tasmanian communities to develop strategies to prevent chronic disease and promote healthy living. University of Tasmania Senior […]
Preventing chronic disease: Anticipatory Care Project newsletter
The Institute for the Study for Social Change is thrilled to be working with a range of partners and four Tasmanian communities to develop strategies to prevent chronic disease. Take a look at the first Anticipatory Care Project newsletter (PDF 616KB). Anticipatory care is a population approach to health care. It identifies and supports people […]