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The Community Quality Use of Medicines (CQUM) Program updateThe Community Quality Use of Medicines (CQUM) Program update
Program targets several specific communities, two of which are people living in rural areas, and people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. To reach these two communities, the CQUM Program uses a range of strategies, including funding grants to relevant groups and community organisations, so they can promote the quality use of medicines in their communities.
Rural grants
In September, 16 organisations in rural areas were awarded grants to help them inform local people about the quality use of medicines. The projects will work with a wide range of rural communities throughout Australia, including Yolngu people in Arnhem Land, recent and older migrants in Broken Hill, Afghani people in South Australia, and seniors in Maryborough, Victoria. The projects will cover a diversity of topics and use a variety of approaches. Some will hold workshops and seminars; some will distribute resources, such as the Medimate and Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) leaflets; and some will give people the opportunity to speak with local pharmacists in a friendly and informal way.
Grants for ethnic organisations
On 19 November, the National Prescribing Service's and the Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils' CQUM Program update of Australia invited organisations to apply for small grants of $300–$500.The grants are designed to help groups and community organisations working with multicultural communities promote the quality use of medicines in their communities. Successful applicants will have access to a plain English resource kit designed to help them run their events, the Medimate booklet, and booklets about medicines in Greek, Italian, Chinese and Vietnamese.
Information about the grants was disseminated to relevant organisations in mid November.
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Date published: 2004-12-01 00:00:00
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