Elaine Gregory is a Board Member of Heartbeat Victoria and an active member of the Heartbeat Sunraysia branch.
She recently received an Appreciation Award from La Trobe University for her work with the Be Smart, Check Your Heart project. The award was presented at a lunch function by Katrina Unback (pictured with Elaine). This is the first project of this type in Australia, and is only available in the Sunraysia area.
This statement is from the La Trobe University website:
- Led by La Trobe University researchers, the Heart Health Check Community Project will enable eligible residents to assess their cardiovascular risk from home, or at their local pharmacy or community health centre using kits co-designed with rural clinicians and health consumers.
- The project will launch on 1 May across north-west Victoria and far west New South Wales.
- It aims to address major gaps in heart disease screening by trialling accessible pathways that reduce common barriers, including long wait times, travel distances and out-of-pocket expenses, that can prevent people from obtaining routine heart health checks.
To learn more, please visit the Heart Health Check Community Project website.