INK 10_Eight Things to Know About Australian Rotary Health
{01} What It Is
• A national, not-for-profit organisation which funds health research and provides community education about health in Australia
• A project of the Rotary Districts of Australia
• Supported by Australian Rotary clubs
{02} What it isn’t
• Not an “official” or structured program of Rotary International
{03} What Is Its Mission?
• Supporting healthier minds, bodies and communities through research, awareness and education
{04} What does ARH do?
• One of largest providers of mental health research in Australia
• Provides Scholarships for Rural medical and nursing students
• Provides scholarships in health fields for indigenous young people
• Provides funding for health projects not usually funded in other ways
{05} What is the History of ARH?
• ARH was founded by Ian Scott, a member of the Rotary Club of Mornington in 1981
• Scott was moved by the impact of SIDS on parents and set up a fund to support research in that area
• Originally called “Australian Rotary Health Research Fund”
{06} How Is It Funded?
• Mainly donations from Rotarians
• ARH launched “Hat Day” in 2011 to seek funds from the general public
• The latest version of this program is called “Lift the Lid” on Mental Health Issues
{07} Why Hat Day?
• Hats help heads
• Hat day funds go directly to research helping the one in five Australians affected by depression, anxiety, schizophrenia and many other illnesses.
{08} Who are the key people?
• CEO: Joy Gillett OAM
• Chairman of the Board: Jeff Crofts
• Patrons: Glen Kinross AO, Rotary International President 1997-98; Sir Clem Renouf AM, Rotary International President 1978-79; His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd)
• A national, not-for-profit organisation which funds health research and provides community education about health in Australia
• A project of the Rotary Districts of Australia
• Supported by Australian Rotary clubs
{02} What it isn’t
• Not an “official” or structured program of Rotary International
{03} What Is Its Mission?
• Supporting healthier minds, bodies and communities through research, awareness and education
{04} What does ARH do?
• One of largest providers of mental health research in Australia
• Provides Scholarships for Rural medical and nursing students
• Provides scholarships in health fields for indigenous young people
• Provides funding for health projects not usually funded in other ways
{05} What is the History of ARH?
• ARH was founded by Ian Scott, a member of the Rotary Club of Mornington in 1981
• Scott was moved by the impact of SIDS on parents and set up a fund to support research in that area
• Originally called “Australian Rotary Health Research Fund”
{06} How Is It Funded?
• Mainly donations from Rotarians
• ARH launched “Hat Day” in 2011 to seek funds from the general public
• The latest version of this program is called “Lift the Lid” on Mental Health Issues
{07} Why Hat Day?
• Hats help heads
• Hat day funds go directly to research helping the one in five Australians affected by depression, anxiety, schizophrenia and many other illnesses.
{08} Who are the key people?
• CEO: Joy Gillett OAM
• Chairman of the Board: Jeff Crofts
• Patrons: Glen Kinross AO, Rotary International President 1997-98; Sir Clem Renouf AM, Rotary International President 1978-79; His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd)