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What We Do

Six focus areas. One shared purpose. Better health, together.

From equitable access and patient support to education, innovation and partnership, we bring people together to improve health and quality of life.

A welcoming nurse greeting a patient at a rural Australian community health clinic

Focus area

Improve Access & Equity

Supporting initiatives that reduce barriers to healthcare and improve equitable access to health information, services and support.

Examples

  • Veterans health initiatives
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health partnerships
  • Culturally and linguistically diverse communities
  • LGBTQIA+ communities
  • Rural and regional health initiatives
  • Women's and men's health initiatives
  • Support for people experiencing financial hardship
  • Support for people living with disability or accessibility barriers
  • Support for carers, families and communities
  • Chronic disease support and prevention
  • Healthy ageing initiatives
  • Access to medicines and healthcare services
  • Healthcare navigation and patient support
  • Digital health access and health literacy
  • Improving informed decision-making and patient empowerment
  • Supporting underserved and priority communities
An Australian dragon-boat community team paddling together at sunrise

Focus area

Support Communities

Supporting community-led initiatives that strengthen physical, mental and social wellbeing.

Examples

  • Community health programs
  • Cancer survivorship initiatives
  • Physical activity and healthy lifestyle programs (e.g. community sport, dragon boating)
  • Healthy ageing
  • Mental health and wellbeing
  • Community connection
  • Community-led health initiatives
A supportive peer-support group seated in a warm community room

Focus area

Support Patients

Supporting people to navigate their health journey through education, information, connection and empowerment.

Examples

  • Patient education
  • Navigation
  • Peer support
  • Health information
  • Patient empowerment
  • Community initiatives
A facilitator leading a health literacy workshop with diverse Australian adults

Focus area

Advance Education

Improving health literacy and knowledge for patients, healthcare professionals and communities.

Examples

  • Patient education
  • Healthcare professional education
  • Community education
  • Health literacy initiatives
  • Workshops
  • Resources
Australian researchers reviewing health data on large monitors in a modern research space

Focus area

Enable Research & Innovation

Supporting research, evidence generation, clinical quality improvement and innovation that improves health outcomes.

Examples

  • Clinical Quality Registries
  • Research partnerships
  • Innovation projects
  • Evidence generation
  • Program evaluation
  • Translation of evidence into practice
A collaborative handshake between two professionals in a modern Australian office

Focus area

Build Partnerships

Working collaboratively across sectors to create meaningful change.

We believe better health outcomes are achieved when organisations and communities work together.

We work with

  • Patients
  • Communities
  • Healthcare providers
  • Researchers
  • Universities
  • Government
  • Industry
  • Philanthropy
How We Work

Creating better health through collaboration.

The TrueMed Foundation works collaboratively to identify unmet health needs, bring together the right people and organisations, and support practical initiatives that improve health outcomes and quality of life.

Listen

We listen to patients, communities and partners to better understand unmet health needs, barriers to care and opportunities for improvement.

Collaborate

We connect patients, communities, healthcare professionals, researchers, organisations, industry, government and philanthropy to develop practical, evidence-informed solutions.

Create Impact

Together, we support initiatives that improve health outcomes, strengthen communities and create meaningful public benefit.

See an opportunity to work together?

Together, we can improve health outcomes, address unmet health needs and create meaningful public benefit.