RNH - WellScreen Project
Supported by a GICS grant this project aims to improve health literacy and improve cancer screening rates.
The project is intended to improve health literacy on cancer and improve the overall cancer screening rates in Warracknabeal, Beulah, and Hopetoun through health dissemination via digital screens.
GICS awarded a small grant to Rural Northwest Health (RNH) to undertake this project which involved placing digital screens in high-traffic areas such as libraries, neighbourhood houses and council buildings to reach the maximum population of the project catchment area.
A cancer and cancer screening calendar will be developed, and contents will be prepared in accordance with the respective cancer awareness of the month. Contents will include the importance of screening, warning signs of different cancers, UV index of the area at the specific time, sun protective measures, and where to acquire the self-test iFOBT kit and cervical cancer screening kit.
This project is still underway with a final project report to be made available prior to June 2025.
