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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2002 Week 3 Hansard (7 March) . . Page.. 778 ..

The Integrated Health Program, delivered through ACT Community Care has committed $120,000 on health promotion activities in 2001-02. Approximately 90% of health promotion activities are targeted at people over the age of fifty years. The Program is also delivering a community based falls prevention program with expenditure to 31 December 2001 being $84,000.

In addition to the above initiatives, a range of services provided through the Home and Community Care (HACC) Program, although not specifically funded for health promotion, provide services which encourage safe and healthy living in elderly people. Such activities include assisting elderly people to participate in the community, dietary and nutrition advice from allied health services, providing home maintenance and modification services to ensure elderly people are living safely in the home, and providing counselling/support, information and advocacy services.

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