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Four projects set to increase adult immunisation rates across Australia have received funding through the GSK 2013 Adult Immunisation Grants. The winning applicants identified a need in their local community and submitted a proposal to help raise immunisation rates amongst 鈥渁t risk鈥� populations. The projects cover expectant or new parents and family members, travellers visiting friends and relatives, Korean migrants and local homeless populations. Each winner showcased innovative and creative thinking via their submission. 聽The winners were announced at the National Primary Health Care Conference on the Gold Coast and they each received $20,000 to help implement their proposed adult immunisation project in 2014. The four winning grants in each category were:

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  Rozelle Total Health (General Practice category);


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  Tasmania Medicare Local (Medicare Local, General Practice Network or Division of General Practice category);


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  Korean Australian Medical Society (Council/Local Authority, 黑料吃瓜群网 or Community Organisation category) and;


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  Aboriginal聽 and聽 Torres聽 Strait聽 Islander聽 Community聽 Health 聽Service聽 (ATSICHS)聽 Northgate (Indigenous Health category).

The grant recipients were selected by an independent panel of judges. Dr Peter Eizenberg, 聽Chair of the Grants judging panel, says that the caliber of applications was extremely strong this year and all of them targeted 鈥渁t risk鈥� populations who need the most help. 鈥� Adult Immunisation is an area of very great need and awareness of this need is low. You鈥檝e got people feeling that they are comfortable and safe when they are truly exposed to high risk.聽 Often people think vaccinations are associated with childhood but we need to remember that adults are also exposed,鈥� commented Professor Eizenberg. 鈥淓ach of the winning projects has great potential to improve adult immunisation. We have selected the projects that we believe are the most innovative and likely to meet their objectives,鈥� said Dr Eizenberg. The GSK Adult Immunisation Grants program has been developed to support adult immunisation in Australia. Visit www.immunisationawards.gsk.com.au for more information.