Extend support for research and data collection activities that support women and girls' health outcomes.
The Government will provide $53.4 million over 5 years from 2022-23 (and $0.4 million ongoing) for preventive and other health initiatives. Funding includes:
* $26.4 million over 4 years from 2023-24 to extend support for research and data collection activities that support women and girls' health outcomes
* $10.9 million over two years from 2023-24 to continue support for Men's Sheds and existing national men's health research and data collection initiatives, in line with the National Men's Health Strategy 2020-2030
* $6.3 million over 3 years from 2023-24 to continue the Australian Burden of Disease Study and initiatives to monitor and improve the evidence base of health and wellbeing outcomes, in line with the National Preventive Health Strategy 2021-2030
* $4.3 million over two years from 2023-24 to continue research that supports prevention and early intervention initiatives for chronic conditions
* $3.2 million over 3 years from 2023-24 to fund the Australian Branded Food Database, Healthy Food Partnership and contribute to the ongoing implementation of the Health Star Rating system in collaboration with the states and territories
* $2.2 million over 5 years from 2022-23 (and $0.4 million ongoing) to continue, and implement changes to, the Creutzeldt-Jakob Disease scheme. The cost of this measure will be partially met from within the existing resourcing of the Department of Health and Aged Care. This measure will be partially offset by redirecting funding from the 2023-24 Budget measure titled Reinvesting in Health and Aged Care Programs.