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Australian Rotary Health Australian Rotary Health. Who are we? The - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Australian Rotary Health Australian Rotary Health. Who are we? The - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Towards a happier, healthier Australia Australian Rotary Health Australian Rotary Health. Who are we? The largest non-government provider of Medical Research funds in Australia Australian Rotary Health. What do we do? Raise Funds to support
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Australian Rotary Health.
Who are we? The largest non-government provider of Medical Research funds in Australia
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Australian Rotary Health.
What do we do? Raise Funds to support Research. Provided over $2 million in 2012.
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Australian Rotary Health.
How did ARH begin? Initiated by Rtn Ian Scott in 1981 Research into Sudden Infant Death
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Australian Rotary Health.
Research into Sudden Infant Death reduced the incidence greatly!
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Australian Rotary Health.
Australian Rotary Health has provided more than $30,000,000 for Medical Research since 1983
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Australian Rotary Health.
Some Examples from 2012 Funding for Mental Health research =$975,000 Research into any health area =$100,865
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Australian Rotary Health.
Total Funds provided in 2012 More than $2,000,000
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Australian Rotary Health.
Why is Research so important? Research leads us closer and closer to a cure.
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Australian Rotary Health.
Why is it so important? Often it runs up a blind alley, but...
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Australian Rotary Health.
Why is it so important? It pays off!!
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Australian Rotary Health.
Research is... Kidney treatment Successful organ transplants Heart disease treatments Diabetes drugs HIV treatment Psychotic therapies Mental Health outcomes.......
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Australian Rotary Health.
2012 Medical Research Grants we have given... 14 Mental Health Research Grants.... $657,568 2 Funding Partner Research Grants.. $169,84 32 Funding Partner PhD Scholarships$498.999 8 BowelScan PhD Scholarships.... $232,000
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Australian Rotary Health.
Some Funding Partner examples. Indigenous Medical Scholarships Club $2,500-Matched by $2,500 ARH contributes administration fees
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Australian Rotary Health.
Some Funding Partner examples.
- Phd. Research Scholarships
Club $30,000-over 3 years Matched by $30,000 from University and $27,000 from ARH
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Australian Rotary Health.
Medical grants are decided by the Research Committee which recommends applications.
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Australian Rotary Health.
How do we Fund all this? By Donation from Clubs and Individuals.
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Australian Rotary Health.
Individuals become a Friend with $100, a Diamond Friend with $2500, a Companion at $5000, and a Diamond Companion $100,000 Clubs help by donations each year.
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Australian Rotary Health.
There is a Fund. Interest from this pays the running costs of ARH, and maintains the value of the Fund. It sometimes allows some extra expenditure on Research as well.
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Australian Rotary Health.
In 2012, donations were $1.5m
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Australian Rotary Health.
Yet, we paid out over $2m and the demand was much more than TWICE that amount!!!
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Australian Rotary Health.
We could fund about 20% of the need!!
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Australian Rotary Health.
We need your Financial help to make this dream continue!
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Australian Rotary Health.
Hat Day..a community programme similar to “Worlds Biggest Morning Tea”
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Australian Rotary Health.
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Australian Rotary Health.
Well, no, its not in May any longer! Now it’s in October, in Mental Health week. Wear a hat and raise some funds. It’s a fun day.
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Australian Rotary Health.
Help us to make Australia a happier and healthier place. Rotarians: consider applying to be a member of ARH ($50 to join and $10 per annum) Make a Club donation.
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