



- Develop a better understanding of both the prevalence and the impact of loneliness in the Geelong region based on existing data sources and using a strength-based approach.
- Collate a list of existing services available in the Geelong region that may be appropriate to address loneliness.
- Identify any gaps in service coverage and propose solutions. Identify opportunities for collaboration between service providers.
- Develop material to promote education and awareness of loneliness in the public realm (for example, possible targets could include workplaces, schools, universities, Barwon Health, City of Greater Geelong, Geelong Cats etc.
- Identify a pathway to extend the impact of this project beyond its life time by embedding the work in community and research organisations who can continue to implement our findings.
- Disseminate our findings across key stakeholders including a report of actionable findings to Barwon Health.
- A healthier and more socially-connected community.
- A proactive approach to mental health rather than being reactive.
- Better targeted resource allocation for services in the community to address loneliness.
- Breaking the cycle of concomitant health issues enabled through loneliness, allowing health providers such as Barwon Health to reduce the number of acute care patients.
- Ultimately, improved physical and mental health outcomes, including lower suicide rates in the Geelong region.
- Download and share our new two-minute video, “Rotary Inspires Leaders in Global Health,” (see link below). In it, global health leaders like U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Co-Chair Bill Gates, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta H. Fore, and World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus talk about what Rotary has achieved in the fight to end polio.
- Post graphics and other content from Rotary’s World Immunization Week Toolkit on social media with the hashtags #EndPolio and #VaccinesWork.



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