Pilot study at the Box Hill Family Planning Centre - the participating families. Back to Top Risk Factor Screening for North-Eastern Melbourne Chinese Elderly Group Mr. Ah Choy CHAN taking blood pressure. Hypertension is a major risk factor for stroke. Chinese is known to have a high prevalence of undiagnosed hypertension, particularly among the eldelry. The Foundation's Risk Factor Screening for the North-Eastern Melbourne Elderly Group provide services, such as blood pressure measurements and provision of healthy eating to maintain appropriate body weight, aiming at raising awareness of hypertension as risk factor for heart disease and stroke.
Breast screening provides early detection and protection of breast cancer.
Its service is free for women over the age of 50 years. The 1990 national statistics showed a relative low participation in breast screening or regular mammogram tests amongst women of non-English speaking background. The aims of this project is to raise awareness of breast screening services and to assess socio-cultural barriers in access to mainstream services. A variety of mass media were used to raise community awareness in breast screening services. The project also undertook to survey 150 women and assess women's knowledge about breast cancer, utilisation of mammogram services, and attitudes toward breast disease and prevention.