Vision and mission
Healthtalk Australia is dedicated to improving the health of Australians by harnessing the power of patient /service user, carer and health professional stories. Their mission is to understand and improve health and social care for all Australians.
Healthtalk Australia is the only research-based digital repository of health and illness experiences in Australia.
Healthtalk Australia is also a member of DIPEx International, a network of researchers and digital content creators across 14 countries and 12 languages using the same approach to create research-based digital resources on over 200 health conditions.
How Healthtalk Australia can help
Healthtalk Australia use their findings to produce multi-media digital resources that provide insights to people’s personal experiences of their health condition, including what it’s like to receive a diagnosis, dealing with medicines and treatments, telling family and friends, communicating with health professionals. Their findings provide information and support and can assist with informed decision making.
